Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre over time
- Afghanistan
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 99.66 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre against 80.83 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre in Sri Lanka, a difference of 18.83 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.2 times Sri Lanka's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 91st and Sri Lanka ranks 94th of 170 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 3 and Sri Lanka in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 113.46 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 15.95 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 97.51 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 235.35 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 279.06 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 43.72 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 1,034 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 619.63 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 414.4 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 2,243 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 1,491 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 752.08 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 149.23 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 1,029 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 879.31 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 548.23 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 591.77 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 43.54 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 99.66 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 872.94 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 773.28 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
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 Sri Lanka?
- Afghanistan, at 99.66 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre against 80.83 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre in Sri Lanka as of 2021.
- What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre between Afghanistan and Sri Lanka?
- 18.83 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Sri Lanka?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2021.
- How do Afghanistan and Sri Lanka rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre?
- Afghanistan ranks 91st and Sri Lanka ranks 94th 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.