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

Papua New Guinea
19.87 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre
in 2023
Suriname
18.69 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre
in 2015
Papua New Guinea rank
132nd
Suriname rank
134th

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

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Suriname
050100150197519992023

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 19.87 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre against 18.69 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre in Suriname, a difference of 1.18 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Suriname's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 7 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 132nd and Suriname ranks 134th of 170 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 1 and Suriname in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Suriname Difference Ahead
1970s 38.64 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 31.15 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 7.49 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Papua New Guinea
1980s 12.37 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 21.18 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 8.82 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Suriname

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 Suriname?
Papua New Guinea, at 19.87 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre against 18.69 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre in Suriname as of 2023.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre between Papua New Guinea and Suriname?
1.18 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 Suriname?
7 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 1987.
How do Papua New Guinea and Suriname rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre?
Papua New Guinea ranks 132nd and Suriname ranks 134th 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.