Italy vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre

Italy
1,640 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre
in 2023
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1,951 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre
in 2023
Italy rank
28th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
25th

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

  • Italy
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k196119922023

How they compare

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland currently reports 1,951 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre against 1,640 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre in Italy, a difference of 311 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre.

That makes United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's figure about 1.2 times Italy's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Italy ahead.

Italy ranks 28th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 25th of 170 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 1 and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1960s 2,162 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 3,337 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 1,175 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1970s 3,130 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 950.27 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 2,180 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Italy
1980s 807.52 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 1,833 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 1,025 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1990s 728.3 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 2,418 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 1,690 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2000s 1,029 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 2,537 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 1,508 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2010s 982.02 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 1,934 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 952.01 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2020s 958.68 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 2,955 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 1,997 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, at 1,951 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre against 1,640 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre in Italy as of 2023.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre between Italy and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
311 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre, with United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Italy and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre?
Italy ranks 28th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 25th 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
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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.