Ghana vs Kenya: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita

Ghana
0.3195 SIPRI trend indicator values per person
in 2024
Kenya
0.3012 SIPRI trend indicator values per person
in 2024
Ghana rank
147th
Kenya rank
148th

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

  • Ghana
  • Kenya
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How they compare

Ghana currently reports 0.3195 SIPRI trend indicator values per person against 0.3012 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in Kenya, a difference of 0.0183 SIPRI trend indicator values per person.

That makes Ghana's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.

The two have swapped places 16 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Ghana ahead.

Ghana ranks 147th and Kenya ranks 148th of 172 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 3 and Kenya in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Kenya Difference Ahead
1960s 3.34 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 1.11 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 2.23 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Ghana
1970s 1.87 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 3.41 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 1.53 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Kenya
1980s 1.7 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 5.43 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 3.73 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Kenya
1990s 0.3112 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 1.45 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 1.14 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Kenya
2000s 0.323 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 0.54 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 0.217 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Kenya
2010s 0.9016 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 0.76 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 0.1416 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Ghana
2020s 0.6133 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 0.5598 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 0.0535 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita, Ghana or Kenya?
Ghana, at 0.3195 SIPRI trend indicator values per person against 0.3012 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in Kenya as of 2024.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita between Ghana and Kenya?
0.0183 SIPRI trend indicator values per person, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Kenya?
35 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2024.
How do Ghana and Kenya rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita?
Ghana ranks 147th and Kenya ranks 148th 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.