Panama vs South Africa: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre

Panama
26.9 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre
in 1989
South Africa
24.73 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre
in 2023
Panama rank
124th
South Africa rank
126th

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

  • Panama
  • South Africa
0200400600800196219922023

How they compare

Panama currently reports 26.9 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre against 24.73 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre in South Africa, a difference of 2.17 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre.

That makes Panama's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1964 it was South Africa ahead.

Panama ranks 124th and South Africa ranks 126th of 170 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Panama averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Panama South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 13.45 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 200.04 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 186.59 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre South Africa
1970s 156.38 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 311.39 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 155.02 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre South Africa
1980s 100.89 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 76.97 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 23.91 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Panama

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre, Panama or South Africa?
Panama, at 26.9 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre against 24.73 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre in South Africa as of 1989.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre between Panama and South Africa?
2.17 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre, with Panama ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and South Africa?
19 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 1989.
How do Panama and South Africa rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre?
Panama ranks 124th and South Africa ranks 126th 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.