Afghanistan vs Benin: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre

Afghanistan
99.66 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre
in 2021
Benin
97.55 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
91st
Benin rank
92nd

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

  • Afghanistan
  • Benin
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How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 99.66 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre against 97.55 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre in Benin, a difference of 2.11 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 91st and Benin ranks 92nd of 170 countries.

Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Benin Difference Ahead
1960s 142.97 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 13.3 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 129.67 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Afghanistan
1970s 286.71 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 75.38 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 211.33 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Afghanistan
1980s 1,012 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 22.8 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 988.89 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Afghanistan
2000s 204.43 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 32.52 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 171.91 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Afghanistan
2010s 594.58 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 40.79 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 553.78 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Afghanistan
2020s 354.17 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 8.87 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 345.3 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre, Afghanistan or Benin?
Afghanistan, at 99.66 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre against 97.55 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre in Benin as of 2021.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre between Afghanistan and Benin?
2.11 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Benin?
24 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2020.
How do Afghanistan and Benin rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre?
Afghanistan ranks 91st and Benin ranks 92nd of 170 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre. 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 square kilometre
Unit
SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
215 places, 8,996 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.