New Zealand vs North America: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre

New Zealand
1,538 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre
in 2023
North America
48.39 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre
in 2023
New Zealand rank
30th
North America rank
31st

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

  • New Zealand
  • North America
05001.0k1.5k196119922023

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 1,538 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre against 48.39 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre in North America, a difference of 1,490 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre.

That makes New Zealand's figure about 31.8 times North America's.

The two have swapped places 22 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1961 it was New Zealand ahead.

New Zealand ranks 30th and North America ranks 31st of 170 countries.

New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand North America Difference Ahead
1960s 325.53 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 50.26 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 275.27 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre New Zealand
1970s 213.15 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 41.37 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 171.78 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre New Zealand
1980s 153.18 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 82.93 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 70.25 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre New Zealand
1990s 309.14 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 51.15 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 258 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre New Zealand
2000s 260.62 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 56.52 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 204.1 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre New Zealand
2010s 163.31 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 56.57 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 106.74 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre New Zealand
2020s 719.68 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 57.05 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 662.64 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre, New Zealand or North America?
New Zealand, at 1,538 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre against 48.39 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre in North America as of 2023.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre between New Zealand and North America?
1,490 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and North America?
54 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do New Zealand and North America rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre?
New Zealand ranks 30th and North America ranks 31st 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.