Egypt vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre over time
- Egypt
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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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About this data
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.