Benin vs Nigeria: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre

Benin
97.55 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria
102.11 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre
in 2023
Benin rank
92nd
Nigeria rank
90th

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

  • Benin
  • Nigeria
0200400600800196119922023

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 102.11 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre against 97.55 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre in Benin, a difference of 4.56 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Benin ahead.

Benin ranks 92nd and Nigeria ranks 90th of 170 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Nigeria Difference Ahead
1960s 13.3 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 46.66 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 33.36 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Nigeria
1970s 62.08 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 62.15 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 0.0665 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Nigeria
1980s 22.8 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 282.81 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 260 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Nigeria
2000s 32.52 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 48.68 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 16.16 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Nigeria
2010s 40.79 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 88.94 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 48.14 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Nigeria
2020s 44.34 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 84.91 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 40.57 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre, Benin or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 102.11 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre against 97.55 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre in Benin as of 2023.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre between Benin and Nigeria?
4.56 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Nigeria?
27 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Benin and Nigeria rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre?
Benin ranks 92nd and Nigeria ranks 90th 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.