Botswana vs Pakistan: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita

Botswana
4.36 SIPRI trend indicator values per person
in 2024
Pakistan
3.91 SIPRI trend indicator values per person
in 2024
Botswana rank
67th
Pakistan rank
70th

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

  • Botswana
  • Pakistan
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How they compare

Botswana currently reports 4.36 SIPRI trend indicator values per person against 3.91 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in Pakistan, a difference of 0.45 SIPRI trend indicator values per person.

That makes Botswana's figure about 1.1 times Pakistan's.

The two have swapped places 15 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Pakistan ahead.

Botswana ranks 67th and Pakistan ranks 70th of 172 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 4 and Pakistan in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Pakistan Difference Ahead
1970s 3.4 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 7.02 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 3.62 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Pakistan
1980s 12.37 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 7.11 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 5.27 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Botswana
1990s 12.77 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 4.55 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 8.22 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Botswana
2000s 9.43 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 3.32 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 6.1 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Botswana
2010s 3.15 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 5.33 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 2.18 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Pakistan
2020s 9.61 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 5.32 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 4.29 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Botswana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita, Botswana or Pakistan?
Botswana, at 4.36 SIPRI trend indicator values per person against 3.91 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in Pakistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita between Botswana and Pakistan?
0.45 SIPRI trend indicator values per person, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Pakistan?
34 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
How do Botswana and Pakistan rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita?
Botswana ranks 67th and Pakistan ranks 70th 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.