Jamaica vs Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre

Jamaica
923.36 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre
in 2023
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
19.32 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre
in 2023
Jamaica rank
39th
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
41st

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

  • Jamaica
  • Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
01.0k2.0k3.0k196119922023

How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 923.36 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre against 19.32 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 904.04 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre.

That makes Jamaica's figure about 47.8 times Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Jamaica ahead.

Jamaica ranks 39th and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 41st 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
1960s 61.56 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 17.75 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 43.81 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Jamaica
1970s 435.3 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 114.4 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 320.9 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Jamaica
1980s 277.01 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 96.97 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 180.04 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Jamaica
1990s 923.36 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 50.2 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 873.16 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Jamaica
2000s 677.13 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 82.18 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 594.95 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Jamaica
2010s 831.02 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 60.79 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 770.23 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Jamaica
2020s 1,508 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 32.59 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 1,476 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Jamaica, at 923.36 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre against 19.32 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2023.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre between Jamaica and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
904.04 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
27 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2023.
How do Jamaica and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre?
Jamaica ranks 39th and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 41st 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.