Bahrain vs Qatar: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita

Bahrain
533.78 SIPRI trend indicator values per person
in 2024
Qatar
403.1 SIPRI trend indicator values per person
in 2024
Bahrain rank
1st
Qatar rank
2nd

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

  • Bahrain
  • Qatar
05001.0k1.5k196819962024

How they compare

Bahrain currently reports 533.78 SIPRI trend indicator values per person against 403.1 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in Qatar, a difference of 130.68 SIPRI trend indicator values per person.

That makes Bahrain's figure about 1.3 times Qatar's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Qatar ahead.

Bahrain ranks 1st and Qatar ranks 2nd of 172 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Bahrain averaged higher in 1 and Qatar in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bahrain Qatar Difference Ahead
1970s 18.02 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 121.56 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 103.54 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Qatar
1980s 202.4 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 349.18 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 146.79 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Qatar
1990s 166.65 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 175.46 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 8.81 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Qatar
2000s 247.47 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 13.5 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 233.97 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Bahrain
2010s 26.95 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 207.77 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 180.82 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Qatar
2020s 206.41 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 735.42 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 529.02 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Qatar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita, Bahrain or Qatar?
Bahrain, at 533.78 SIPRI trend indicator values per person against 403.1 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in Qatar as of 2024.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita between Bahrain and Qatar?
130.68 SIPRI trend indicator values per person, with Bahrain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Qatar?
40 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do Bahrain and Qatar rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita?
Bahrain ranks 1st and Qatar ranks 2nd 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.