Ecuador vs Lesotho: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre

Ecuador
28.18 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre
in 2023
Lesotho
32.94 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre
in 2019
Ecuador rank
121st
Lesotho rank
120th

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

  • Ecuador
  • Lesotho
05001.0k1.5k2.0k196319932023

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 32.94 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre against 28.18 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre in Ecuador, a difference of 4.76 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.2 times Ecuador's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 14 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Ecuador ahead.

Ecuador ranks 121st and Lesotho ranks 120th of 170 countries.

Ecuador has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ecuador Lesotho Difference Ahead
1970s 1,250 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 98.81 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 1,151 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Ecuador
1980s 520.16 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 144.93 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 375.23 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Ecuador
1990s 308.04 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 148.22 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 159.82 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Ecuador
2000s 177.16 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 115.28 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 61.88 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Ecuador
2010s 37.58 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 32.94 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 4.64 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Ecuador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre, Ecuador or Lesotho?
Lesotho, at 32.94 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre against 28.18 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre in Ecuador as of 2019.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre between Ecuador and Lesotho?
4.76 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Lesotho?
14 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2019.
How do Ecuador and Lesotho rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre?
Ecuador ranks 121st and Lesotho ranks 120th 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.