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
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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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.