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
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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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.