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

Malaysia
0.1993 SIPRI trend indicator values per person
in 2023
Somalia
0.2104 SIPRI trend indicator values per person
in 2024
Malaysia rank
154th
Somalia rank
153rd

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

  • Malaysia
  • Somalia
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How they compare

Somalia currently reports 0.2104 SIPRI trend indicator values per person against 0.1993 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in Malaysia, a difference of 0.0111 SIPRI trend indicator values per person.

That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times Malaysia's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Somalia ahead.

Malaysia ranks 154th and Somalia ranks 153rd of 172 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 4 and Somalia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia Somalia Difference Ahead
1960s 5.71 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 6.17 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 0.454 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Somalia
1970s 15.15 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 27.24 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 12.09 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Somalia
1980s 15.33 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 8.77 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 6.56 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Malaysia
1990s 32.14 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 0.1178 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 32.02 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Malaysia
2010s 4.6 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 0.2156 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 4.38 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Malaysia
2020s 1.87 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 0.1513 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 1.72 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 Somalia?
Somalia, at 0.2104 SIPRI trend indicator values per person against 0.1993 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in Malaysia as of 2024.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita between Malaysia and Somalia?
0.0111 SIPRI trend indicator values per person, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Somalia?
33 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Malaysia and Somalia rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita?
Malaysia ranks 154th and Somalia ranks 153rd 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.