Kuwait vs Qatar: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita

Kuwait
102.71 SIPRI trend indicator values per person
in 2024
Qatar
403.1 SIPRI trend indicator values per person
in 2024
Kuwait rank
5th
Qatar rank
2nd

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

  • Kuwait
  • Qatar
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How they compare

Qatar currently reports 403.1 SIPRI trend indicator values per person against 102.71 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in Kuwait, a difference of 300.39 SIPRI trend indicator values per person.

That makes Qatar's figure about 3.9 times Kuwait's.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1968 it was Kuwait ahead.

Kuwait ranks 5th and Qatar ranks 2nd of 172 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 4 and Qatar in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kuwait Qatar Difference Ahead
1960s 141.78 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 25.46 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 116.32 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Kuwait
1970s 196.54 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 122.71 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 73.83 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Kuwait
1980s 106.87 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 349.18 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 242.31 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Qatar
1990s 302.52 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 167.87 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 134.65 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Kuwait
2000s 77.77 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 68.25 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 9.52 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Kuwait
2010s 47.23 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 207.77 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 160.54 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Qatar
2020s 182.67 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 735.42 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 552.75 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Qatar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita, Kuwait or Qatar?
Qatar, at 403.1 SIPRI trend indicator values per person against 102.71 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in Kuwait as of 2024.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita between Kuwait and Qatar?
300.39 SIPRI trend indicator values per person, with Qatar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Qatar?
47 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2024.
How do Kuwait and Qatar rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita?
Kuwait ranks 5th and Qatar ranks 2nd 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.