Cuba vs Laos: Arms imports
Arms imports over time
- Cuba
- Laos
How they compare
Cuba currently reports 8.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values against 7.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values in Laos, a difference of 1.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values.
That makes Cuba's figure about 1.1 times Laos's.
Across all 28 years both countries report, Cuba has been ahead every year.
Cuba ranks 119th and Laos ranks 121st of 171 countries.
Cuba has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 339.40 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 9.70 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 329.70 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Cuba |
| 1970s | 358.33 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 35.22 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 323.11 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Cuba |
| 1980s | 509.38 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 39.50 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 469.88 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Cuba |
| 1990s | 169.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 8.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 161.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Cuba |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arms imports, Cuba or Laos?
- Cuba, at 8.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values against 7.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values in Laos as of 2004.
- What is the difference in arms imports between Cuba and Laos?
- 1.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Laos?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 1990.
- How do Cuba and Laos rank globally for arms imports?
- Cuba ranks 119th and Laos ranks 121st of 171 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.