Ghana vs Nigeria: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita
Ghana
0.3195 SIPRI trend indicator values per person
in 2024
Nigeria
0.2879 SIPRI trend indicator values per person
in 2024
Ghana rank
147th
Nigeria rank
150th
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita over time
- Ghana
- Nigeria
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 0.3195 SIPRI trend indicator values per person against 0.2879 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0316 SIPRI trend indicator values per person.
That makes Ghana's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 22 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Ghana ahead.
Ghana ranks 147th and Nigeria ranks 150th of 172 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 5 and Nigeria in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.55 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 0.7919 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 3.75 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | Ghana |
| 1970s | 1.87 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 2.04 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 0.1655 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 1.7 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 3.78 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 2.08 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 0.3275 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 0.2492 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 0.0783 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | Ghana |
| 2000s | 0.4482 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 0.2339 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 0.2144 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | Ghana |
| 2010s | 0.9016 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 0.5446 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 0.357 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | Ghana |
| 2020s | 0.5191 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 0.3338 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 0.1853 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 Nigeria?
- Ghana, at 0.3195 SIPRI trend indicator values per person against 0.2879 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in Nigeria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita between Ghana and Nigeria?
- 0.0316 SIPRI trend indicator values per person, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Nigeria?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Ghana and Nigeria rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita?
- Ghana ranks 147th and Nigeria ranks 150th 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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About this data
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.