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

New Zealand
1,538 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre
in 2023
Rwanda
1,500 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre
in 2023
New Zealand rank
30th
Rwanda rank
31st

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

  • New Zealand
  • Rwanda
05001.0k1.5k2.0k2.5k196119922023

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 1,538 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre against 1,500 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre in Rwanda, a difference of 38 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Rwanda ahead.

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

Across the 7 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 3 and Rwanda in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand Rwanda Difference Ahead
1960s 34.18 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 222.94 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 188.76 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Rwanda
1970s 173.43 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 47.29 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 126.14 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre New Zealand
1980s 167.74 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 128.36 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 39.38 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre New Zealand
1990s 409.62 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 272.16 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 137.46 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre New Zealand
2000s 138.62 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 425.62 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 287 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Rwanda
2010s 150.65 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 459.4 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 308.75 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Rwanda
2020s 774.75 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 1,513 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 738.56 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Rwanda

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 Rwanda?
New Zealand, at 1,538 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre against 1,500 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre in Rwanda as of 2023.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre between New Zealand and Rwanda?
38 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Rwanda?
34 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2023.
How do New Zealand and Rwanda rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre?
New Zealand ranks 30th and Rwanda 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
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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.