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
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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About this data
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.