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

Sierra Leone
0.2776 SIPRI trend indicator values per person
in 2016
Somalia
0.2104 SIPRI trend indicator values per person
in 2024
Sierra Leone rank
151st
Somalia rank
153rd

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

  • Sierra Leone
  • Somalia
0204060196019922024

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 0.2776 SIPRI trend indicator values per person against 0.2104 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in Somalia, a difference of 0.0672 SIPRI trend indicator values per person.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.3 times Somalia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 10 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Somalia ahead.

Sierra Leone ranks 151st and Somalia ranks 153rd of 172 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Sierra Leone averaged higher in 2 and Somalia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sierra Leone Somalia Difference Ahead
1970s 3.58 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 31.67 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 28.09 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Somalia
1980s 4.66 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 8.87 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 4.21 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Somalia
1990s 3.01 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 0.1178 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 2.89 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Sierra Leone
2010s 0.1895 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 0.1483 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 0.0412 SIPRI trend indicator values per person Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita, Sierra Leone or Somalia?
Sierra Leone, at 0.2776 SIPRI trend indicator values per person against 0.2104 SIPRI trend indicator values per person in Somalia as of 2016.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita between Sierra Leone and Somalia?
0.0672 SIPRI trend indicator values per person, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Somalia?
10 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2016.
How do Sierra Leone and Somalia rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per capita?
Sierra Leone ranks 151st 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.