Switzerland vs Turkey: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre over time
- Switzerland
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 882.24 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre against 835.24 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre in Switzerland, a difference of 47 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre.
That makes Turkey's figure about 1.1 times Switzerland's.
The two have swapped places 17 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Switzerland ahead.
Switzerland ranks 43rd and Turkey ranks 42nd of 170 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Switzerland averaged higher in 6 and Turkey in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Switzerland | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4,214 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 692.25 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 3,521 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 3,532 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 999.83 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 2,532 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 6,777 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 1,033 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 5,744 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 7,863 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 2,279 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 5,584 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 2,204 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 889.65 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 1,314 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 522 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 1,006 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 483.67 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | Turkey |
| 2020s | 607.45 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 561.96 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 45.49 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre, Switzerland or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 882.24 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre against 835.24 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre in Switzerland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre between Switzerland and Turkey?
- 47 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Switzerland and Turkey?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Switzerland and Turkey rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre?
- Switzerland ranks 43rd and Turkey ranks 42nd 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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About this data
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.