Italy vs Rwanda: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre

Italy
1,640 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre
in 2023
Rwanda
1,500 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre
in 2023
Italy rank
28th
Rwanda rank
31st

Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre over time

  • Italy
  • Rwanda
02.0k4.0k6.0k196119922023

How they compare

Italy currently reports 1,640 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre against 1,500 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre in Rwanda, a difference of 140 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre.

That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times Rwanda's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Italy ahead.

Italy ranks 28th and Rwanda ranks 31st of 170 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 6 and Rwanda in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Rwanda Difference Ahead
1960s 3,122 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 148.63 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 2,974 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Italy
1970s 3,705 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 47.29 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 3,658 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Italy
1980s 767.29 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 128.36 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 638.93 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Italy
1990s 689.25 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 272.16 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 417.08 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Italy
2000s 934.67 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 462.1 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 472.57 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Italy
2010s 862.79 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 440.1 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 422.7 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Italy
2020s 1,052 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 1,513 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 461.64 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre, Italy or Rwanda?
Italy, at 1,640 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre against 1,500 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre in Rwanda as of 2023.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre between Italy and Rwanda?
140 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Rwanda?
37 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2023.
How do Italy and Rwanda rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre?
Italy ranks 28th and Rwanda ranks 31st of 170 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre
Unit
SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
215 places, 8,996 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.