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

Kuwait
102.71 SIPRI trend indicator values per person
in 2024
Seychelles
191.42 SIPRI trend indicator values per person
in 2021
Kuwait rank
5th
Seychelles rank
3rd

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

  • Kuwait
  • Seychelles
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How they compare

Seychelles currently reports 191.42 SIPRI trend indicator values per person against 102.71 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in Kuwait, a difference of 88.71 SIPRI trend indicator values per person.

That makes Seychelles's figure about 1.9 times Kuwait's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Kuwait ahead.

Kuwait ranks 5th and Seychelles ranks 3rd of 172 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 3 and Seychelles in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kuwait Seychelles Difference Ahead
1970s 271.09 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 159.64 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 111.45 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Kuwait
1980s 75.96 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 108.29 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 32.33 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Seychelles
1990s 193.49 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 193.49 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Kuwait
2000s 5.36 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 181.03 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 175.67 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Seychelles
2010s 62.19 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 113.13 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 50.93 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Seychelles
2020s 203.86 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 191.42 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 12.44 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Kuwait

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 Seychelles?
Seychelles, at 191.42 SIPRI trend indicator values per person against 102.71 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in Kuwait as of 2021.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita between Kuwait and Seychelles?
88.71 SIPRI trend indicator values per person, with Seychelles ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Seychelles?
15 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2021.
How do Kuwait and Seychelles rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita?
Kuwait ranks 5th and Seychelles ranks 3rd 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.