Burkina Faso vs Iraq: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre

Burkina Faso
69.44 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre
in 2023
Iraq
66.8 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre
in 2023
Burkina Faso rank
98th
Iraq rank
101st

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

  • Burkina Faso
  • Iraq
02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k196119922023

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 69.44 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre against 66.8 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre in Iraq, a difference of 2.64 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Iraq ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 98th and Iraq ranks 101st of 170 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Iraq Difference Ahead
1960s 1.83 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 704.97 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 703.14 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Iraq
1970s 24.12 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 1,689 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 1,665 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Iraq
1980s 23.76 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 7,208 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 7,184 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Iraq
2000s 21.02 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 697.88 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 676.87 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Iraq
2010s 29.24 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 1,866 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 1,837 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Iraq
2020s 40.2 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 68.34 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 28.13 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Iraq

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre, Burkina Faso or Iraq?
Burkina Faso, at 69.44 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre against 66.8 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre in Iraq as of 2023.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre between Burkina Faso and Iraq?
2.64 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Iraq?
34 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Burkina Faso and Iraq rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre?
Burkina Faso ranks 98th and Iraq ranks 101st 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.