Libya vs Papua New Guinea: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre

Libya
19.32 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
19.87 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre
in 2023
Libya rank
133rd
Papua New Guinea rank
132nd

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

  • Libya
  • Papua New Guinea
05001.0k1.5k2.0k2.5k196119922023

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 19.87 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre against 19.32 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre in Libya, a difference of 0.55 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 12 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Libya ahead.

Libya ranks 133rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 132nd of 170 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Libya averaged higher in 2 and Papua New Guinea in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Libya Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1970s 1,692 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 27.23 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 1,665 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Libya
1980s 604.38 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 12.62 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 591.76 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Libya
1990s 6.25 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 8.83 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 2.58 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
2020s 19.32 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 19.87 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 0.5505 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre, Libya or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 19.87 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre against 19.32 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre in Libya as of 2023.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre between Libya and Papua New Guinea?
0.55 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Papua New Guinea?
12 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2023.
How do Libya and Papua New Guinea rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre?
Libya ranks 133rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 132nd 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.