Argentina vs Somalia: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre

Argentina
7.67 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre
in 2023
Somalia
6.38 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre
in 2023
Argentina rank
149th
Somalia rank
151st

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

  • Argentina
  • Somalia
0100200300400500196119922023

How they compare

Argentina currently reports 7.67 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre against 6.38 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre in Somalia, a difference of 1.29 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre.

That makes Argentina's figure about 1.2 times Somalia's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Argentina ahead.

Argentina ranks 149th and Somalia ranks 151st of 170 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 5 and Somalia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina Somalia Difference Ahead
1960s 54.08 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 34.67 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 19.41 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Argentina
1970s 135.02 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 186.1 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 51.09 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Somalia
1980s 230.83 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 85.39 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 145.44 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Argentina
1990s 79.48 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 13.55 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 65.93 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Argentina
2010s 10.89 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 5.1 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 5.79 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Argentina
2020s 12.79 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 4.25 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 8.54 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Argentina

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre, Argentina or Somalia?
Argentina, at 7.67 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre against 6.38 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre in Somalia as of 2023.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre between Argentina and Somalia?
1.29 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre, with Argentina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Somalia?
33 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Argentina and Somalia rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre?
Argentina ranks 149th and Somalia ranks 151st 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.