Papua New Guinea vs Peru: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre

Papua New Guinea
19.87 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre
in 2023
Peru
17.19 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre
in 2023
Papua New Guinea rank
132nd
Peru rank
135th

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

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Peru
0200400600800196119922023

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 19.87 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre against 17.19 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre in Peru, a difference of 2.68 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.2 times Peru's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Peru ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 132nd and Peru ranks 135th of 170 countries.

Peru has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Peru Difference Ahead
1970s 27.23 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 582.29 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 555.06 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Peru
1980s 12.62 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 290.4 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 277.78 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Peru
1990s 12.15 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 131.64 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 119.5 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Peru
2010s 8.1 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 73.96 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 65.86 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Peru
2020s 25.39 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 32.81 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 7.42 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Peru

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre, Papua New Guinea or Peru?
Papua New Guinea, at 19.87 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre against 17.19 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre in Peru as of 2023.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre between Papua New Guinea and Peru?
2.68 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Peru?
21 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2023.
How do Papua New Guinea and Peru rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre?
Papua New Guinea ranks 132nd and Peru ranks 135th 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.