Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) vs Poland: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
1.88 SIPRI trend indicator values per person
in 2024
Poland
39.61 SIPRI trend indicator values per person
in 2024
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank
19th
Poland rank
21st

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

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
  • Poland
0204060196019922024

How they compare

Poland currently reports 39.61 SIPRI trend indicator values per person against 1.88 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), a difference of 37.73 SIPRI trend indicator values per person.

That makes Poland's figure about 21.0 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)'s.

The two have swapped places 16 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Poland ahead.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 19th and Poland ranks 21st of 43 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) averaged higher in 4 and Poland in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) Poland Difference Ahead
1960s 15.5 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 30.89 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 15.39 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Poland
1970s 44.24 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 28.39 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 15.85 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
1980s 34.79 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 22.72 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 12.07 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
1990s 8.27 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 2.25 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 6.02 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
2000s 5.51 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 9.17 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 3.66 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Poland
2010s 8.61 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 4.02 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 4.59 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
2020s 4.29 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 18.6 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 14.31 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Poland

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 (IDA & IBRD) or Poland?
Poland, at 39.61 SIPRI trend indicator values per person against 1.88 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) as of 2024.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) and Poland?
37.73 SIPRI trend indicator values per person, with Poland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) and Poland?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) and Poland rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 19th and Poland ranks 21st 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.