Kuwait vs United Arab Emirates: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita

Kuwait
102.71 SIPRI trend indicator values per person
in 2024
United Arab Emirates
84.83 SIPRI trend indicator values per person
in 2024
Kuwait rank
5th
United Arab Emirates rank
6th

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

  • Kuwait
  • United Arab Emirates
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How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 102.71 SIPRI trend indicator values per person against 84.83 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 17.88 SIPRI trend indicator values per person.

That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.2 times United Arab Emirates's.

The two have swapped places 16 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1968 it was Kuwait ahead.

Kuwait ranks 5th and United Arab Emirates ranks 6th of 172 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 3 and United Arab Emirates in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kuwait United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1960s 141.78 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 59.72 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 82.06 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Kuwait
1970s 157.02 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 226.86 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 69.84 SIPRI trend indicator values per person United Arab Emirates
1980s 106.87 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 180.38 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 73.51 SIPRI trend indicator values per person United Arab Emirates
1990s 302.52 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 200.56 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 101.96 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Kuwait
2000s 30.76 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 177.55 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 146.79 SIPRI trend indicator values per person United Arab Emirates
2010s 47.23 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 133.02 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 85.79 SIPRI trend indicator values per person United Arab Emirates
2020s 182.67 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 74.31 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 108.36 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 United Arab Emirates?
Kuwait, at 102.71 SIPRI trend indicator values per person against 84.83 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in United Arab Emirates as of 2024.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita between Kuwait and United Arab Emirates?
17.88 SIPRI trend indicator values per person, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and United Arab Emirates?
56 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2024.
How do Kuwait and United Arab Emirates rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita?
Kuwait ranks 5th and United Arab Emirates ranks 6th 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.