Congo vs Niger: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre

Congo
8.78 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre
in 2021
Niger
11.84 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre
in 2023
Congo rank
146th
Niger rank
145th

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

  • Congo
  • Niger
050100150196119922023

How they compare

Niger currently reports 11.84 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre against 8.78 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre in Congo, a difference of 3.06 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre.

That makes Niger's figure about 1.3 times Congo's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Congo ahead.

Congo ranks 146th and Niger ranks 145th of 170 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 6 and Niger in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo Niger Difference Ahead
1960s 24.4 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 1.05 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 23.35 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Congo
1970s 60.91 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 11.84 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 49.07 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Congo
1980s 57.1 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 8.29 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 48.81 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Congo
1990s 65.89 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 6.71 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 59.18 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Congo
2000s 17.57 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 2.76 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 14.81 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Congo
2010s 26.94 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 4.89 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 22.05 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Congo
2020s 8.78 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 12.63 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 3.85 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Niger

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre, Congo or Niger?
Niger, at 11.84 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre against 8.78 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre in Congo as of 2023.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre between Congo and Niger?
3.06 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre, with Niger ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Niger?
22 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2021.
How do Congo and Niger rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre?
Congo ranks 146th and Niger ranks 145th 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
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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.