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