Bahrain vs Qatar: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre

Bahrain
367,500 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre
in 2023
Qatar
174,064 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre
in 2023
Bahrain rank
2nd
Qatar rank
3rd

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

  • Bahrain
  • Qatar
0200.0k400.0k600.0k196819952023

How they compare

Bahrain currently reports 367,500 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre against 174,064 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre in Qatar, a difference of 193,436 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre.

That makes Bahrain's figure about 2.1 times Qatar's.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Qatar ahead.

Bahrain ranks 2nd and Qatar 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 Qatar Difference Ahead
1970s 8,696 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 2,175 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 6,521 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Bahrain
1980s 129,565 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 10,112 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 119,453 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Bahrain
1990s 128,398 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 8,211 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 120,187 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Bahrain
2000s 228,564 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 1,292 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 227,272 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Bahrain
2010s 46,521 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 43,441 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 3,080 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Bahrain
2020s 241,296 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 187,772 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 53,524 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 Qatar?
Bahrain, at 367,500 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre against 174,064 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre in Qatar as of 2023.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre between Bahrain and Qatar?
193,436 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre, with Bahrain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Qatar?
39 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do Bahrain and Qatar rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre?
Bahrain ranks 2nd and Qatar 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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Bahrain vs Qatar: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre. Statizoid, drawing on Statizoid (derived). Retrieved 30 August 2026, from https://public-sector.statizoid.com/compare/arms-imports-sipri-trend-indicator-values-per-square-kilometre/bahrain/qatar/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page; please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://public-sector.statizoid.com/compare/arms-imports-sipri-trend-indicator-values-per-square-kilometre/bahrain/qatar/">Bahrain vs Qatar: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre</a> — Statizoid

About this data

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.