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

North America
48.39 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre
in 2023
Rwanda
1,500 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre
in 2023
North America rank
31st
Rwanda rank
31st

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

  • North America
  • Rwanda
05001.0k1.5k2.0k2.5k196119922023

How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 1,500 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre against 48.39 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre in North America, a difference of 1,452 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre.

That makes Rwanda's figure about 31.0 times North America's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Rwanda ahead.

North America ranks 31st and Rwanda ranks 31st of 43 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade North America Rwanda Difference Ahead
1960s 60.49 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 148.63 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 88.14 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Rwanda
1970s 44.01 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 47.29 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 3.28 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Rwanda
1980s 84.95 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 128.36 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 43.41 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Rwanda
1990s 43.1 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 272.16 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 229.07 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Rwanda
2000s 59.47 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 462.1 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 402.63 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Rwanda
2010s 51.67 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 440.1 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 388.43 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Rwanda
2020s 56.81 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 1,513 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 1,456 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, North America or Rwanda?
Rwanda, at 1,500 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 North America and Rwanda?
1,452 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North America and Rwanda?
37 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2023.
How do North America and Rwanda rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre?
North America ranks 31st and Rwanda ranks 31st of 43 groups.
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.