Costa Rica vs Honduras: Arms imports
Arms imports over time
- Costa Rica
- Honduras
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 8.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values against 7.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values in Honduras, a difference of 1.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Honduras's.
Across all 12 years both countries report, Honduras has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 120th and Honduras ranks 122nd of 172 countries.
Honduras has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Honduras | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 SIPRI trend indicator values | 6.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 6.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Honduras |
| 1970s | 3.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 18.75 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 15.75 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Honduras |
| 1980s | 800,000 SIPRI trend indicator values | 33.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 32.20 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Honduras |
| 2010s | 4.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 12.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 8.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Honduras |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arms imports, Costa Rica or Honduras?
- Costa Rica, at 8.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values against 7.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values in Honduras as of 2019.
- What is the difference in arms imports between Costa Rica and Honduras?
- 1.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Honduras?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2019.
- How do Costa Rica and Honduras rank globally for arms imports?
- Costa Rica ranks 120th and Honduras ranks 122nd of 172 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Arms Transfers Programme, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), published as Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Arms transfers (imports) cover the volume of transfers of major arms through sales and gifts, and those made through manufacturing licenses. Data cover major conventional weapons such as aircraft, armored vehicles, artillery, radar systems, missiles, and ships. Figures are SIPRI Trend Indicator Values (TIVs). A '0' indicates that the volume of deliveries is between 0 and 0.5 million SIPRI TIV.