Bahrain vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre

Bahrain
367,500 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre
in 2023
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
831.08 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre
in 2023
Bahrain rank
2nd
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
3rd

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

  • Bahrain
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
0200.0k400.0k600.0k196119922023

How they compare

Bahrain currently reports 367,500 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre against 831.08 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 366,669 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre.

That makes Bahrain's figure about 442.2 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ahead.

Bahrain ranks 2nd and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 3rd of 170 countries.

Bahrain has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bahrain Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Difference Ahead
1970s 6,625 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 1,030 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 5,595 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Bahrain
1980s 129,565 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 1,066 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 128,499 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Bahrain
1990s 128,398 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 563.4 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 127,835 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Bahrain
2000s 87,740 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 373.27 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 87,367 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Bahrain
2010s 46,521 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 808.59 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 45,712 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Bahrain
2020s 241,296 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 811.46 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 240,485 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Bahrain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre, Bahrain or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
Bahrain, at 367,500 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre against 831.08 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre between Bahrain and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
366,669 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre, with Bahrain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
49 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do Bahrain and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre?
Bahrain ranks 2nd and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 3rd 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.