Benin vs Sri Lanka: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre over time
- Benin
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Benin currently reports 97.55 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre against 80.83 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre in Sri Lanka, a difference of 16.72 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre.
That makes Benin's figure about 1.2 times Sri Lanka's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 92nd and Sri Lanka ranks 94th of 170 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17.74 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 17.74 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | Benin |
| 1970s | 124.16 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 318.93 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 194.77 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 8.87 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 720.78 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 711.91 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 32.52 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 823.9 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 791.38 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 5.91 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 255.14 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 249.23 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 62.08 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 64.66 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 2.58 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
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 Sri Lanka?
- Benin, at 97.55 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre against 80.83 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre in Sri Lanka as of 2023.
- What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre between Benin and Sri Lanka?
- 16.72 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Sri Lanka?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2023.
- How do Benin and Sri Lanka rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre?
- Benin ranks 92nd and Sri Lanka ranks 94th 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.