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

Kenya
0.3012 SIPRI trend indicator values per person
in 2024
Syria
0.3236 SIPRI trend indicator values per person
in 2021
Kenya rank
148th
Syria rank
145th

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

  • Kenya
  • Syria
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How they compare

Syria currently reports 0.3236 SIPRI trend indicator values per person against 0.3012 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in Kenya, a difference of 0.0224 SIPRI trend indicator values per person.

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

The two have swapped places 4 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Syria ahead.

Kenya ranks 148th and Syria ranks 145th of 172 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Syria Difference Ahead
1960s 0.8154 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 93.5 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 92.68 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Syria
1970s 3.01 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 211.12 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 208.11 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Syria
1980s 3.89 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 156.37 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 152.48 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Syria
1990s 1.45 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 21.41 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 19.95 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Syria
2000s 0.54 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 5.06 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 4.52 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Syria
2010s 0.7186 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 10.61 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 9.89 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Syria
2020s 0.7174 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 2.06 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 1.34 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Syria

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 Syria?
Syria, at 0.3236 SIPRI trend indicator values per person against 0.3012 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in Kenya as of 2021.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita between Kenya and Syria?
0.0224 SIPRI trend indicator values per person, with Syria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Syria?
44 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2021.
How do Kenya and Syria rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita?
Kenya ranks 148th and Syria ranks 145th 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.