Malawi vs Zimbabwe: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita

Malawi
0.9237 SIPRI trend indicator values per person
in 2022
Zimbabwe
1.22 SIPRI trend indicator values per person
in 2023
Malawi rank
104th
Zimbabwe rank
101st

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

  • Malawi
  • Zimbabwe
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How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 1.22 SIPRI trend indicator values per person against 0.9237 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in Malawi, a difference of 0.2963 SIPRI trend indicator values per person.

That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.3 times Malawi's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Zimbabwe ahead.

Malawi ranks 104th and Zimbabwe ranks 101st of 172 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 1 and Zimbabwe in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1970s 0.6602 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 2.35 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 1.69 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Zimbabwe
1980s 0.781 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 6.01 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 5.23 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Zimbabwe
1990s 1.05 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 0.1973 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 0.8503 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita, Malawi or Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe, at 1.22 SIPRI trend indicator values per person against 0.9237 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in Malawi as of 2023.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita between Malawi and Zimbabwe?
0.2963 SIPRI trend indicator values per person, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Zimbabwe?
11 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 1990.
How do Malawi and Zimbabwe rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita?
Malawi ranks 104th and Zimbabwe ranks 101st 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.