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

Afghanistan
99.66 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre
in 2021
Nigeria
102.11 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
91st
Nigeria rank
90th

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

  • Afghanistan
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 102.11 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre against 99.66 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre in Afghanistan, a difference of 2.45 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 91st and Nigeria ranks 90th of 170 countries.

Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Nigeria Difference Ahead
1960s 165.42 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 45.26 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 120.15 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Afghanistan
1970s 242.82 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 138.21 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 104.61 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Afghanistan
1980s 865.49 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 309.52 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 555.97 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Afghanistan
1990s 2,243 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 12.08 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 2,231 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Afghanistan
2000s 168.96 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 39.97 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 128.99 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Afghanistan
2010s 509.48 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 102.44 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 407.04 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Afghanistan
2020s 226.91 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 202.03 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 24.89 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 Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 102.11 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre against 99.66 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre in Afghanistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre between Afghanistan and Nigeria?
2.45 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Nigeria?
46 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2021.
How do Afghanistan and Nigeria rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre?
Afghanistan ranks 91st and Nigeria ranks 90th 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
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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.