Malawi vs Zimbabwe: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled

Malawi
19.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values
in 2022
Zimbabwe
20.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values
in 2023
Malawi rank
86th
Zimbabwe rank
85th

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

  • Malawi
  • Zimbabwe
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How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 20.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values against 19.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values in Malawi, a difference of 1.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values.

That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Zimbabwe ahead.

Malawi ranks 86th and Zimbabwe ranks 85th of 172 countries.

Zimbabwe has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1960s 5.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values 20.25 million SIPRI trend indicator values 15.25 million SIPRI trend indicator values Zimbabwe
1970s 3.25 million SIPRI trend indicator values 14.33 million SIPRI trend indicator values 11.08 million SIPRI trend indicator values Zimbabwe
1980s 6.60 million SIPRI trend indicator values 45.03 million SIPRI trend indicator values 38.43 million SIPRI trend indicator values Zimbabwe
1990s 7.75 million SIPRI trend indicator values 28.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values 20.25 million SIPRI trend indicator values Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), gaps filled, Malawi or Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe, at 20.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values against 19.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values in Malawi as of 2023.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), gaps filled between Malawi and Zimbabwe?
1.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Zimbabwe?
23 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 1993.
How do Malawi and Zimbabwe rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), gaps filled?
Malawi ranks 86th and Zimbabwe ranks 85th 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 β€” these are filled holes, not forecasts.