Japan vs Pakistan: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre

Japan
2,625 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre
in 2023
Pakistan
3,104 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan rank
21st
Pakistan rank
19th

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

  • Japan
  • Pakistan
02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k196119922023

How they compare

Pakistan currently reports 3,104 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre against 2,625 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre in Japan, a difference of 479 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre.

That makes Pakistan's figure about 1.2 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 21st and Pakistan ranks 19th of 170 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 6 and Pakistan in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Pakistan Difference Ahead
1960s 1,723 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 339.01 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 1,384 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Japan
1970s 2,315 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 537.83 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 1,777 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Japan
1980s 4,823 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 858.24 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 3,965 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Japan
1990s 4,653 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 840.99 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 3,812 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Japan
2000s 1,522 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 776.39 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 745.15 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Japan
2010s 1,298 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 1,347 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 48.69 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Pakistan
2020s 3,135 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 1,794 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 1,341 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 Pakistan?
Pakistan, at 3,104 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre against 2,625 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre in Japan as of 2023.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre between Japan and Pakistan?
479 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre, with Pakistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Pakistan?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Japan and Pakistan rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre?
Japan ranks 21st and Pakistan 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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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.