Japan vs Upper middle income: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre over time
- Japan
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Japan currently reports 2,625 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre against 176.55 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre in Upper middle income, a difference of 2,448 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre.
That makes Japan's figure about 14.9 times Upper middle income's.
Across all 62 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 21st and Upper middle income ranks 23rd of 170 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,824 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 108.91 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 1,715 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | Japan |
| 1970s | 2,315 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 278.52 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 2,036 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | Japan |
| 1980s | 4,823 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 256.85 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 4,566 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | Japan |
| 1990s | 4,653 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 130.75 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 4,522 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2000s | 1,522 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 140.76 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 1,381 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2010s | 1,298 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 168.55 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 1,130 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2020s | 3,135 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 122.24 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 3,013 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 Upper middle income?
- Japan, at 2,625 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre against 176.55 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre in Upper middle income as of 2023.
- What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre between Japan and Upper middle income?
- 2,448 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Upper middle income?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Upper middle income rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre?
- Japan ranks 21st and Upper middle income ranks 23rd 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.