Cyprus vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre

Cyprus
1,190 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre
in 2021
Sub-Saharan Africa
30.58 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre
in 2023
Cyprus rank
36th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
36th

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

  • Cyprus
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k196219922023

How they compare

Cyprus currently reports 1,190 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre against 30.58 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 1,159 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre.

That makes Cyprus's figure about 38.9 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

Across all 23 years both countries report, Cyprus has been ahead every year.

Cyprus ranks 36th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 36th of 170 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Cyprus Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 2,164 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 27.48 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 2,137 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Cyprus
1970s 974.03 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 40.76 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 933.26 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Cyprus
1980s 4,099 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 82.74 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 4,016 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Cyprus
1990s 10,433 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 19.56 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 10,413 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Cyprus
2000s 6,006 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 40.75 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 5,966 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Cyprus
2010s 3,283 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 55.14 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 3,228 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Cyprus

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre, Cyprus or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Cyprus, at 1,190 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre against 30.58 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2021.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre between Cyprus and Sub-Saharan Africa?
1,159 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre, with Cyprus ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Sub-Saharan Africa?
23 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2012.
How do Cyprus and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre?
Cyprus ranks 36th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 36th 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.