Afghanistan vs United States of America: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre over time
- Afghanistan
- United States of America
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 99.66 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre against 86.58 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre in United States of America, a difference of 13.08 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.2 times United States of America's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 91st and United States of America ranks 93rd of 170 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 165.42 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 18.61 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 146.81 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 242.82 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 44.74 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 198.08 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 865.49 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 94.34 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 771.15 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 2,243 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 47.93 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 2,195 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 149.23 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 82.28 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 66.95 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 509.48 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 76.84 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 432.64 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 226.91 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 93.2 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 133.72 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 United States of America?
- Afghanistan, at 99.66 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre against 86.58 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre in United States of America as of 2021.
- What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre between Afghanistan and United States of America?
- 13.08 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and United States of America?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2021.
- How do Afghanistan and United States of America rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre?
- Afghanistan ranks 91st and United States of America ranks 93rd 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.