Namibia vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita

Namibia
17.82 SIPRI trend indicator values per person
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa
0.5807 SIPRI trend indicator values per person
in 2023
Namibia rank
36th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
36th

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

  • Namibia
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
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How they compare

Namibia currently reports 17.82 SIPRI trend indicator values per person against 0.5807 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 17.24 SIPRI trend indicator values per person.

That makes Namibia's figure about 30.7 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 12 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Namibia ahead.

Namibia ranks 36th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 36th of 172 countries.

Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Namibia Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 2.12 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 0.8189 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 1.3 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Namibia
2000s 17.1 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 0.9681 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 16.13 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Namibia
2010s 5.66 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 1.09 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 4.57 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita, Namibia or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Namibia, at 17.82 SIPRI trend indicator values per person against 0.5807 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita between Namibia and Sub-Saharan Africa?
17.24 SIPRI trend indicator values per person, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Sub-Saharan Africa?
12 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2016.
How do Namibia and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita?
Namibia ranks 36th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 36th 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.