Lesotho vs Zambia: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled

Lesotho
1.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values
in 2019
Zambia
1.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values
in 2024
Lesotho rank
157th
Zambia rank
157th

Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled over time

  • Lesotho
  • Zambia
0100.0M200.0M300.0M196419942024

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 1.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values against 1.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values in Zambia, a difference of 0 SIPRI trend indicator values.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Zambia ahead.

Lesotho ranks 157th and Zambia ranks 157th of 172 countries.

Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Zambia Difference Ahead
1970s 3.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values 29.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values 26.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values Zambia
1980s 1.70 million SIPRI trend indicator values 96.10 million SIPRI trend indicator values 94.40 million SIPRI trend indicator values Zambia
1990s 5.17 million SIPRI trend indicator values 29.88 million SIPRI trend indicator values 24.71 million SIPRI trend indicator values Zambia
2000s 3.10 million SIPRI trend indicator values 14.21 million SIPRI trend indicator values 11.12 million SIPRI trend indicator values Zambia
2010s 1.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values 44.50 million SIPRI trend indicator values 43.50 million SIPRI trend indicator values Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), gaps filled, Lesotho or Zambia?
Lesotho, at 1.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values against 1.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values in Zambia as of 2019.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), gaps filled between Lesotho and Zambia?
0 SIPRI trend indicator values, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Zambia?
20 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2019.
How do Lesotho and Zambia rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), gaps filled?
Lesotho ranks 157th and Zambia ranks 157th of 172 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled. 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), gaps filled
Unit
SIPRI trend indicator values
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
217 places, 10,599 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) with 1,179 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.