Afghanistan vs Nicaragua: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre over time
- Afghanistan
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 108.03 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre against 99.66 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre in Afghanistan, a difference of 8.37 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre.
That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 91st and Nicaragua ranks 88th of 170 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 128.79 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 33.24 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 95.55 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 254.82 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 83.1 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 171.72 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 901.35 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 687.87 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 213.49 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 2,243 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 448.73 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 1,794 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 280.58 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 120.49 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 160.08 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 380.85 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 221.04 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 159.81 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 Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 108.03 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre against 99.66 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre in Afghanistan as of 2019.
- What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre between Afghanistan and Nicaragua?
- 8.37 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Nicaragua?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
- How do Afghanistan and Nicaragua rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre?
- Afghanistan ranks 91st and Nicaragua ranks 88th 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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About this data
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.