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
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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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.