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

Kenya
0.3012 SIPRI trend indicator values per person
in 2024
Nigeria
0.2879 SIPRI trend indicator values per person
in 2024
Kenya rank
148th
Nigeria rank
150th

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

  • Kenya
  • Nigeria
051015196119922024

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 0.3012 SIPRI trend indicator values per person against 0.2879 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0133 SIPRI trend indicator values per person.

The two have swapped places 18 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Kenya ahead.

Kenya ranks 148th and Nigeria ranks 150th of 172 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 5 and Nigeria in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Nigeria Difference Ahead
1960s 0.8154 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 1.14 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 0.3202 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Nigeria
1970s 3.01 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 1.61 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 1.4 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Kenya
1980s 3.89 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 3.82 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 0.07 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Kenya
1990s 1.45 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 0.2785 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 1.17 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Kenya
2000s 0.54 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 0.3635 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 0.1765 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Kenya
2010s 0.7186 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 0.5106 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 0.2079 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Kenya
2020s 0.4386 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 0.5555 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 0.1169 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita, Kenya or Nigeria?
Kenya, at 0.3012 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 Kenya and Nigeria?
0.0133 SIPRI trend indicator values per person, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Nigeria?
46 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2024.
How do Kenya and Nigeria rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita?
Kenya ranks 148th 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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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.