Israel vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita

Israel
21.1 SIPRI trend indicator values per person
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
0.5808 SIPRI trend indicator values per person
in 2023
Israel rank
32nd
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
35th

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

  • Israel
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Israel currently reports 21.1 SIPRI trend indicator values per person against 0.5808 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 20.52 SIPRI trend indicator values per person.

That makes Israel's figure about 36.3 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 49 years both countries report, Israel has been ahead every year.

Israel ranks 32nd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 35th of 172 countries.

Israel has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Israel Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1960s 195.47 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 2.02 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 193.45 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Israel
1970s 389.72 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 4.52 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 385.2 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Israel
1980s 186.67 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 4 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 182.66 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Israel
1990s 86.11 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 0.7098 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 85.4 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Israel
2000s 78.51 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 1.05 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 77.45 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Israel
2010s 39.99 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 1.01 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 38.98 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Israel
2020s 88.23 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 0.5269 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 87.7 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Israel

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita, Israel or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Israel, at 21.1 SIPRI trend indicator values per person against 0.5808 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2024.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita between Israel and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
20.52 SIPRI trend indicator values per person, with Israel ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
49 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Israel and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita?
Israel ranks 32nd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 35th 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.