Peru vs Suriname: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre

Peru
17.19 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre
in 2023
Suriname
18.69 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre
in 2015
Peru rank
135th
Suriname rank
134th

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

  • Peru
  • Suriname
0200400600800196119922023

How they compare

Suriname currently reports 18.69 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre against 17.19 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre in Peru, a difference of 1.5 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre.

That makes Suriname's figure about 1.1 times Peru's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Peru ahead.

Peru ranks 135th and Suriname ranks 134th of 170 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Peru averaged higher in 4 and Suriname in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Peru Suriname Difference Ahead
1970s 484.64 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 31.15 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 453.48 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Peru
1980s 367.34 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 21.18 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 346.16 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Peru
1990s 73.44 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 143.29 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 69.86 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Suriname
2000s 14.06 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 12.46 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 1.6 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Peru
2010s 60.16 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 20.77 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 39.39 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, Peru or Suriname?
Suriname, at 18.69 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre against 17.19 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre in Peru as of 2015.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre between Peru and Suriname?
1.5 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre, with Suriname ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Suriname?
13 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2015.
How do Peru and Suriname rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre?
Peru ranks 135th 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.