Egypt vs Libya: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita

Egypt
0.6178 SIPRI trend indicator values per person
in 2024
Libya
0.6774 SIPRI trend indicator values per person
in 2024
Egypt rank
120th
Libya rank
117th

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

  • Egypt
  • Libya
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How they compare

Libya currently reports 0.6774 SIPRI trend indicator values per person against 0.6178 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in Egypt, a difference of 0.0596 SIPRI trend indicator values per person.

That makes Libya's figure about 1.1 times Egypt's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Libya ahead.

Egypt ranks 120th and Libya ranks 117th of 172 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 5 and Libya in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Libya Difference Ahead
1960s 32.87 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 16.19 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 16.68 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Egypt
1970s 33.85 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 646.29 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 612.44 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Libya
1980s 25.99 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 343.05 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 317.06 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Libya
1990s 8.43 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 1.81 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 6.62 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Egypt
2000s 6.22 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 2.3 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 3.92 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Egypt
2010s 8.68 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 7.09 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 1.59 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Egypt
2020s 7.83 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 1.78 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 6.05 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Egypt

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita, Egypt or Libya?
Libya, at 0.6774 SIPRI trend indicator values per person against 0.6178 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in Egypt as of 2024.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita between Egypt and Libya?
0.0596 SIPRI trend indicator values per person, with Libya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Libya?
46 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Egypt and Libya rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita?
Egypt ranks 120th and Libya ranks 117th 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.