Malaysia vs Sierra Leone: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita

Malaysia
0.1993 SIPRI trend indicator values per person
in 2023
Sierra Leone
0.2776 SIPRI trend indicator values per person
in 2016
Malaysia rank
154th
Sierra Leone rank
151st

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

  • Malaysia
  • Sierra Leone
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How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 0.2776 SIPRI trend indicator values per person against 0.1993 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in Malaysia, a difference of 0.0783 SIPRI trend indicator values per person.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.4 times Malaysia's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Malaysia ahead.

Malaysia ranks 154th and Sierra Leone ranks 151st of 172 countries.

Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1970s 20.1 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 3.58 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 16.53 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Malaysia
1980s 16.53 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 4.67 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 11.87 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Malaysia
1990s 22.99 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 2.41 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 20.58 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Malaysia
2000s 6.96 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 1.6 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 5.36 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Malaysia
2010s 3.13 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 0.1763 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 2.96 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita, Malaysia or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 0.2776 SIPRI trend indicator values per person against 0.1993 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in Malaysia as of 2016.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita between Malaysia and Sierra Leone?
0.0783 SIPRI trend indicator values per person, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Sierra Leone?
18 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2016.
How do Malaysia and Sierra Leone rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita?
Malaysia ranks 154th and Sierra Leone ranks 151st 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.