Bahamas vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre

Bahamas
1,199 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre
in 2017
Sub-Saharan Africa
30.58 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre
in 2023
Bahamas rank
35th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
36th

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

  • Bahamas
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
01.0k2.0k3.0k196219922023

How they compare

Bahamas currently reports 1,199 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre against 30.58 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 1,168 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre.

That makes Bahamas's figure about 39.2 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

Across all 9 years both countries report, Bahamas has been ahead every year.

Bahamas ranks 35th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 36th of 170 countries.

Bahamas has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bahamas Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 1,099 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 152.18 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 946.72 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Bahamas
1980s 3,297 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 95.53 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 3,201 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Bahamas
1990s 249.75 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 17.78 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 231.97 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Bahamas
2000s 1,698 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 29.51 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 1,669 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Bahamas
2010s 2,198 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 31.38 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 2,166 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Bahamas

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre, Bahamas or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Bahamas, at 1,199 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre against 30.58 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2017.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre between Bahamas and Sub-Saharan Africa?
1,168 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre, with Bahamas ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Sub-Saharan Africa?
9 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2016.
How do Bahamas and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre?
Bahamas ranks 35th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 36th 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
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
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.