Japan vs Middle income: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre
Japan
2,625 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre
in 2023
Middle income
224.76 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan rank
21st
Middle income rank
19th
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre over time
- Japan
- Middle income
How they compare
Japan currently reports 2,625 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre against 224.76 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre in Middle income, a difference of 2,400 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre.
That makes Japan's figure about 11.7 times Middle income's.
Across all 62 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 21st and Middle income ranks 19th of 170 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,824 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 124.59 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 1,700 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | Japan |
| 1970s | 2,315 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 265.01 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 2,049 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | Japan |
| 1980s | 4,823 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 299.23 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 4,524 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | Japan |
| 1990s | 4,653 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 152.05 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 4,501 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2000s | 1,522 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 158.52 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 1,363 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2010s | 1,298 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 234.99 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 1,063 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2020s | 3,135 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 185.62 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 2,949 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre, Japan or Middle income?
- Japan, at 2,625 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre against 224.76 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre in Middle income as of 2023.
- What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre between Japan and Middle income?
- 2,400 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Middle income?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Middle income rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre?
- Japan ranks 21st and Middle income ranks 19th 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.