Botswana vs Kenya: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre

Botswana
1.76 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre
in 2023
Kenya
1.72 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre
in 2022
Botswana rank
162nd
Kenya rank
163rd

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

  • Botswana
  • Kenya
0100200300400196419932023

How they compare

Botswana currently reports 1.76 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre against 1.72 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre in Kenya, a difference of 0.04 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Kenya ahead.

Botswana ranks 162nd and Kenya ranks 163rd of 170 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 2 and Kenya in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Kenya Difference Ahead
1970s 5.29 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 190.35 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 185.05 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Kenya
1980s 16.59 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 173.6 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 157.01 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Kenya
1990s 55.88 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 69.11 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 13.23 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Kenya
2000s 55.58 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 43.05 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 12.53 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Botswana
2010s 12.06 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 64.54 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 52.48 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Kenya
2020s 60.58 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 43.61 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 16.97 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Botswana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre, Botswana or Kenya?
Botswana, at 1.76 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre against 1.72 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre in Kenya as of 2023.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre between Botswana and Kenya?
0.04 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Kenya?
22 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2022.
How do Botswana and Kenya rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre?
Botswana ranks 162nd and Kenya ranks 163rd 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.