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

Egypt
1,156 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa
30.58 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre
in 2023
Egypt rank
37th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
36th

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

  • Egypt
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
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How they compare

Egypt currently reports 1,156 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre against 30.58 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 1,125 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre.

That makes Egypt's figure about 37.8 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Egypt ahead.

Egypt ranks 37th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 36th of 170 countries.

Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 1,195 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 28.58 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 1,166 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Egypt
1970s 1,252 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 76.39 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 1,176 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Egypt
1980s 1,276 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 87 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 1,189 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Egypt
1990s 1,104 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 19.56 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 1,085 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Egypt
2000s 574.78 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 39.14 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 535.64 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Egypt
2010s 845.99 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 42.37 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 803.63 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Egypt
2020s 951.33 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 27.44 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 923.88 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Egypt

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre, Egypt or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Egypt, at 1,156 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre against 30.58 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre between Egypt and Sub-Saharan Africa?
1,125 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Sub-Saharan Africa?
48 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2023.
How do Egypt and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre?
Egypt ranks 37th 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.