Jamaica vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre over time
- Jamaica
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 923.36 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre against 19.76 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 903.6 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre.
That makes Jamaica's figure about 46.7 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Jamaica ahead.
Jamaica ranks 39th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 39th of 170 countries.
Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 115.42 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 46.38 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 69.04 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | Jamaica |
| 1970s | 435.3 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 127.56 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 307.74 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 277.01 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 116.19 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 160.82 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 923.36 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 44.46 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 878.9 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 677.13 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 50.72 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 626.42 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 831.02 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 54.32 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 776.7 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 1,508 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 26.63 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 1,482 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre, Jamaica or Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Jamaica, at 923.36 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre against 19.76 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2023.
- What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre between Jamaica and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 903.6 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2023.
- How do Jamaica and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre?
- Jamaica ranks 39th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 39th 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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About this data
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.