Nigeria vs Somalia: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita

Nigeria
0.2879 SIPRI trend indicator values per person
in 2024
Somalia
0.2104 SIPRI trend indicator values per person
in 2024
Nigeria rank
150th
Somalia rank
153rd

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

  • Nigeria
  • Somalia
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How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 0.2879 SIPRI trend indicator values per person against 0.2104 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in Somalia, a difference of 0.0775 SIPRI trend indicator values per person.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.4 times Somalia's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Somalia ahead.

Nigeria ranks 150th and Somalia ranks 153rd of 172 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 2 and Somalia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Somalia Difference Ahead
1960s 0.894 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 6.46 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 5.56 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Somalia
1970s 1.95 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 27.24 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 25.29 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Somalia
1980s 4.71 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 8.77 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 4.06 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Somalia
1990s 0.1853 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 2.26 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 2.07 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Somalia
2010s 0.3509 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 0.2156 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 0.1353 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Nigeria
2020s 0.5971 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 0.1661 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 0.431 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita, Nigeria or Somalia?
Nigeria, at 0.2879 SIPRI trend indicator values per person against 0.2104 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in Somalia as of 2024.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita between Nigeria and Somalia?
0.0775 SIPRI trend indicator values per person, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Somalia?
33 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Nigeria and Somalia rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita?
Nigeria ranks 150th and Somalia ranks 153rd 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.