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Military > Weapon holdings per 1000: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.

CONTENTS

#
COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
1 IsraelIsrael 2,482.53 2001
2 DominicaDominica 1,033.59 2001
3 LibyaLibya 918.29 2001
4 BahrainBahrain 830.05 2001
5 North KoreaNorth Korea 765.25 2001
6 CyprusCyprus 718.68 2001
7 SyriaSyria 712.83 2001
8 BulgariaBulgaria 603.22 2001
9 JordanJordan 581.45 2001
10 BelarusBelarus 579.77 2001
11 QatarQatar 565.54 2001
12 LebanonLebanon 558.43 2001
13 MongoliaMongolia 557.93 2001
Middle Eastern and North Africa averageMiddle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) 517.09 2001
14 United Arab EmiratesUAE 502.54 2001
15 GreeceGreece 501.19 2001
16 AlbaniaAlbania 459.21 2001
17 TurkmenistanTurkmenistan 441.81 2001
18 FinlandFinland 435.62 2001
19 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina 391.04 2001
20 SingaporeSingapore 390.77 2001
21 KuwaitKuwait 379.18 2001
22 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 336.38 2001
OPEC countries averageOPEC countries average (profile) 297.67 2001
23 IraqIraq 296.37 2001
24 CroatiaCroatia 263.74 2001
25 HungaryHungary 234.4 2001
26 DenmarkDenmark 233.08 2001
27 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 230.24 2001
High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile) 227.93 2001
28 OmanOman 224.65 2001
29 CubaCuba 222.81 2001
Muslim countries averageMuslim countries average (profile) 222.46 2001
30 SwedenSweden 221.45 2001
31 KazakhstanKazakhstan 218.87 2001
32 South KoreaSouth Korea 217.56 2001
European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile) 200.94 2001
33 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 196.96 2001
34 UkraineUkraine 195.55 2001
Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile) 185.89 2001
35 RomaniaRomania 182.32 2001
NATO countries averageNATO average (profile) 176.11 2001
36 EgyptEgypt 167.42 2001
37 SlovakiaSlovakia 166.95 2001
38 ArmeniaArmenia 157.19 2001
39 TurkeyTurkey 156.77 2001
40 AustriaAustria 151.45 2001
41 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 144.12 2001
42 NorwayNorway 135.81 2001
43 United StatesUnited States 135.24 2001
44 AngolaAngola 132.64 2001
45 NetherlandsNetherlands 126.14 2001
46 AlgeriaAlgeria 117.39 2001
47 SloveniaSlovenia 109.43 2001
48 MoldovaMoldova 106.57 2001
49 PolandPoland 106.49 2001
50 NigerNiger 105.82 2001
Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile) 103.46 2001
51 BotswanaBotswana 99.81 2001
South and Central Asia averageSouth and Central Asia average (profile) 99.3 2001
52 FranceFrance 97.79 2001
53 UruguayUruguay 93.18 2001
54 NicaraguaNicaragua 92.92 2001
Former French colonies averageFormer French colonies average (profile) 92.16 2001
55 ItalyItaly 92.02 2001
Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile) 88.71 2001
56 IranIran 88.26 2001
57 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 87.73 2001
58 SpainSpain 87.18 2001
59 GeorgiaGeorgia 85.95 2001
60 VietnamVietnam 84.94 2001
61 AfghanistanAfghanistan 82.44 2001
62 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau 77.59 2001
Religious countries averageReligious countries average (profile) 77.38 2001
63 BelgiumBelgium 77.09 2001
64 MoroccoMorocco 75.36 2001
65 PortugalPortugal 73.45 2001
66 ChileChile 71.81 2001
Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 68.02 2001
67 UzbekistanUzbekistan 61.37 2001
68 CambodiaCambodia 61.09 2001
69 AustraliaAustralia 61.09 2001
70 SudanSudan 60.42 2001
71 TunisiaTunisia 60.06 2001
72 South AfricaSouth Africa 59.47 2001
73 CanadaCanada 57.08 2001
74 DjiboutiDjibouti 50.43 2001
75 GabonGabon 47.8 2001
76 MalaysiaMalaysia 46.31 2001
77 NamibiaNamibia 46.08 2001
78 ZimbabweZimbabwe 44.01 2001
Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile) 43.35 2001
79 EcuadorEcuador 42.41 2001
80 ThailandThailand 40.64 2001
81 LaosLaos 39.12 2001
82 ArgentinaArgentina 38.69 2001
83 PakistanPakistan 36.82 2001
84 PeruPeru 35.95 2001
85 New ZealandNew Zealand 34.53 2001
86 VenezuelaVenezuela 34.38 2001
South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile) 33.32 2001
87 IrelandIreland 28.97 2001
88 ChinaChina 26.95 2001
89 El SalvadorEl Salvador 26.57 2001
90 JapanJapan 26.01 2001
91 BoliviaBolivia 24.11 2001
92 ZambiaZambia 23.84 2001
93 LithuaniaLithuania 23.27 2001
94 BurundiBurundi 21.64 2001
95 MozambiqueMozambique 21.13 2001
96 Sri LankaSri Lanka 20.16 2001
97 TajikistanTajikistan 19.24 2001
98 Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea 18.71 2001
99 ChadChad 17.63 2001
100 BurmaBurma 15.26 2001
101 HondurasHonduras 13.98 2001
102 EthiopiaEthiopia 13.79 2001
103 TogoTogo 13.02 2001
104 ParaguayParaguay 13 2001
105 LesothoLesotho 12.82 2001
106 GuatemalaGuatemala 12.63 2001
107 MaliMali 12.59 2001
108 RwandaRwanda 12.21 2001
109 BrazilBrazil 12.17 2001
110 MexicoMexico 11.72 2001
111 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 11.61 2001
112 UgandaUganda 11.4 2001
113 TanzaniaTanzania 11.09 2001
114 PhilippinesPhilippines 10.01 2001
115 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 9.96 2001
116 IndiaIndia 9.95 2001
117 BeninBenin 9.62 2001
118 NigeriaNigeria 9.57 2001
119 ColombiaColombia 9.2 2001
120 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 8.18 2001
121 GuyanaGuyana 8.03 2001
122 KenyaKenya 7.81 2001
123 CameroonCameroon 6.97 2001
124 IndonesiaIndonesia 5.5 2001
125 JamaicaJamaica 4.99 2001
126 SenegalSenegal 4.74 2001
127 MadagascarMadagascar 4.37 2001
128 BangladeshBangladesh 4.06 2001
129 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 3.94 2001
130 GhanaGhana 3.89 2001
131 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 2.62 2001
132 MalawiMalawi 0.774 2001
133 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 0.698 2001
134 NepalNepal 0.592 2001
135 GermanyGermany 0.0 2001

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Military > Weapon holdings per 1000: Countries Compared Map

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Interesting observations about Military > Weapon holdings per 1000

  • Libya ranked first for weapon holdings per 1000 amongst Muslim countries in 2001.
  • Israel ranked first for weapon holdings per 1000 amongst High income OECD countries in 2001.
  • Dominica ranked first for weapon holdings per 1000 amongst Christian countries in 2001.
  • Iraq ranked first for weapon holdings per 1000 amongst Religious countries in 2001.
  • Bulgaria ranked first for weapon holdings per 1000 amongst Emerging markets in 2001.
  • North Korea ranked first for weapon holdings per 1000 amongst Cold countries in 2001.
  • Cyprus ranked first for weapon holdings per 1000 amongst Europe in 2001.
  • 33 of the bottom 38 countries by weapon holdings per 1000 are Hot countries.
  • Belarus ranked first for weapon holdings per 1000 amongst Landlocked countries in 2001.
  • Angola ranked first for weapon holdings per 1000 amongst Sub-Saharan Africa in 2001.
  • Cuba ranked first for weapon holdings per 1000 amongst Former Spanish colonies in 2001.
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