Cameroon vs Somalia: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre

Cameroon
4.23 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre
in 2023
Somalia
6.38 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre
in 2023
Cameroon rank
152nd
Somalia rank
151st

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

  • Cameroon
  • Somalia
0100200300400500196119922023

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 6.38 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre against 4.23 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre in Cameroon, a difference of 2.15 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre.

That makes Somalia's figure about 1.5 times Cameroon's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Somalia ahead.

Cameroon ranks 152nd and Somalia ranks 151st of 170 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 3 and Somalia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Somalia Difference Ahead
1960s 4.23 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 45.96 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 41.73 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Somalia
1970s 50.35 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 148.56 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 98.22 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Somalia
1980s 105.07 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 67.21 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 37.85 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Cameroon
1990s 12.69 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 13.55 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 0.8565 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Somalia
2010s 77.43 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 5.1 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 72.32 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Cameroon
2020s 5.64 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 4.25 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 1.39 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre, Cameroon or Somalia?
Somalia, at 6.38 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre against 4.23 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre in Cameroon as of 2023.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre between Cameroon and Somalia?
2.15 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Somalia?
27 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Cameroon and Somalia rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre?
Cameroon ranks 152nd and Somalia ranks 151st 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.