Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) vs Singapore: 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
Singapore
57.65 SIPRI trend indicator values per person
in 2024
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank
19th
Singapore rank
16th

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

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
  • Singapore
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How they compare

Singapore currently reports 57.65 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 55.77 SIPRI trend indicator values per person.

That makes Singapore's figure about 30.6 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)'s.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ahead.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 19th and Singapore ranks 16th of 43 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) averaged higher in 1 and Singapore in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) Singapore Difference Ahead
1960s 21.72 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 18.8 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 2.92 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
1970s 44.24 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 84.38 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 40.13 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Singapore
1980s 34.79 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 86.57 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 51.78 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Singapore
1990s 8.27 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 100.06 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 91.79 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Singapore
2000s 5.51 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 119.99 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 114.48 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Singapore
2010s 8.61 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 103.98 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 95.37 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Singapore
2020s 4.29 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 58.89 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 54.6 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Singapore

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 Singapore?
Singapore, at 57.65 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 Singapore?
55.77 SIPRI trend indicator values per person, with Singapore ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) and Singapore?
58 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) and Singapore rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 19th and Singapore ranks 16th 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.