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

Botswana
1.76 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre
in 2023
Yemen
1.89 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre
in 2022
Botswana rank
162nd
Yemen rank
160th

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

  • Botswana
  • Yemen
02505007501.0k197720002023

How they compare

Yemen currently reports 1.89 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre against 1.76 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre in Botswana, a difference of 0.13 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre.

That makes Yemen's figure about 1.1 times Botswana's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Yemen ahead.

Botswana ranks 162nd and Yemen ranks 160th of 170 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 1 and Yemen in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Yemen Difference Ahead
1990s 16.32 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 169.99 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 153.67 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Yemen
2000s 28.82 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 354.82 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 326 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Yemen
2010s 12 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 128.04 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 116.04 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Yemen
2020s 19.41 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 1.89 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 17.52 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 Yemen?
Yemen, at 1.89 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre against 1.76 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre in Botswana as of 2022.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre between Botswana and Yemen?
0.13 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre, with Yemen ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Yemen?
16 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Botswana and Yemen rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre?
Botswana ranks 162nd and Yemen ranks 160th 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.