Barbados vs Kuwait: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre

Barbados
23,256 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre
in 2009
Kuwait
27,890 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre
in 2023
Barbados rank
8th
Kuwait rank
7th

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

  • Barbados
  • Kuwait
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How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 27,890 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre against 23,256 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre in Barbados, a difference of 4,634 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre.

That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.2 times Barbados's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Barbados ahead.

Barbados ranks 8th and Kuwait ranks 7th of 170 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 1 and Kuwait in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados Kuwait Difference Ahead
1980s 11,628 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 14,113 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 2,485 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Kuwait
2000s 23,256 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 5,630 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 17,625 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Barbados

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre, Barbados or Kuwait?
Kuwait, at 27,890 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre against 23,256 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre in Barbados as of 2023.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre between Barbados and Kuwait?
4,634 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Kuwait?
5 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2009.
How do Barbados and Kuwait rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre?
Barbados ranks 8th and Kuwait ranks 7th 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.