Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) vs Turkmenistan: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
1.87 SIPRI trend indicator values per person
in 2024
Turkmenistan
53.86 SIPRI trend indicator values per person
in 2021
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
20th
Turkmenistan rank
18th

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

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
  • Turkmenistan
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How they compare

Turkmenistan currently reports 53.86 SIPRI trend indicator values per person against 1.87 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 51.99 SIPRI trend indicator values per person.

That makes Turkmenistan's figure about 28.8 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 12 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ahead.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 20th and Turkmenistan ranks 18th of 43 groups.

Across the 3 decades both report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) averaged higher in 1 and Turkmenistan in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Turkmenistan Difference Ahead
2000s 6.18 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 3.87 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 2.31 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
2010s 9.1 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 25.17 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 16.07 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Turkmenistan
2020s 3.87 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 53.86 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 49.99 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Turkmenistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) or Turkmenistan?
Turkmenistan, at 53.86 SIPRI trend indicator values per person against 1.87 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2021.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Turkmenistan?
51.99 SIPRI trend indicator values per person, with Turkmenistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Turkmenistan?
12 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2021.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Turkmenistan rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 20th and Turkmenistan ranks 18th of 43 groups.
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.