Afghanistan vs Philippines: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita

Afghanistan
1.62 SIPRI trend indicator values per person
in 2021
Philippines
2.05 SIPRI trend indicator values per person
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
92nd
Philippines rank
89th

Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Philippines
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How they compare

Philippines currently reports 2.05 SIPRI trend indicator values per person against 1.62 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.43 SIPRI trend indicator values per person.

That makes Philippines's figure about 1.3 times Afghanistan's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 92nd and Philippines ranks 89th of 172 countries.

Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Philippines Difference Ahead
1960s 9.9 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 1.2 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 8.71 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Afghanistan
1970s 12.21 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 2.82 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 9.39 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Afghanistan
1980s 50.99 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 0.781 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 50.21 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Afghanistan
1990s 120.64 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 0.5266 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 120.12 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Afghanistan
2000s 3.68 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 0.1246 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 3.55 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Afghanistan
2010s 10.32 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 0.985 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 9.34 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Afghanistan
2020s 3.77 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 3.02 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 0.7441 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita, Afghanistan or Philippines?
Philippines, at 2.05 SIPRI trend indicator values per person against 1.62 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in Afghanistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita between Afghanistan and Philippines?
0.43 SIPRI trend indicator values per person, with Philippines ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Philippines?
47 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2021.
How do Afghanistan and Philippines rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita?
Afghanistan ranks 92nd and Philippines ranks 89th of 172 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita. 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), per capita
Unit
SIPRI trend indicator values per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
217 places, 9,420 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.