Afghanistan vs United States of America: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre

Afghanistan
99.66 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre
in 2021
United States of America
86.58 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
91st
United States of America rank
93rd

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

  • Afghanistan
  • United States of America
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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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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.