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

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
7.55 SIPRI trend indicator values per person
in 2024
Norway
62.63 SIPRI trend indicator values per person
in 2024
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
11th
Norway rank
12th

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

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
  • Norway
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How they compare

Norway currently reports 62.63 SIPRI trend indicator values per person against 7.55 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 55.08 SIPRI trend indicator values per person.

That makes Norway's figure about 8.3 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Norway ahead.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 11th and Norway ranks 12th of 43 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan averaged higher in 1 and Norway in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Norway Difference Ahead
1960s 18.4 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 91.38 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 72.99 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Norway
1970s 51.38 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 15.38 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 35.99 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
1980s 42.74 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 79.17 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 36.43 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Norway
1990s 16.36 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 45.6 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 29.24 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Norway
2000s 8.69 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 58.98 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 50.3 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Norway
2010s 14.84 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 48.88 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 34.04 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Norway
2020s 12.06 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 80.9 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 68.84 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Norway

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 or Norway?
Norway, at 62.63 SIPRI trend indicator values per person against 7.55 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Norway?
55.08 SIPRI trend indicator values per person, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Norway?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Norway rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 11th and Norway ranks 12th 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.