Ethiopia vs Kenya: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre

Ethiopia
1.77 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre
in 2023
Kenya
1.72 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre
in 2022
Ethiopia rank
161st
Kenya rank
163rd

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

  • Ethiopia
  • Kenya
0100200300400196419932023

How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 1.77 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre against 1.72 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre in Kenya, a difference of 0.05 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Kenya ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 161st and Kenya ranks 163rd of 170 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 2 and Kenya in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Kenya Difference Ahead
1990s 69 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 107.18 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 38.18 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Kenya
2000s 114 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 26.36 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 87.64 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Ethiopia
2010s 63.44 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 56.07 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 7.37 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Ethiopia
2020s 25.4 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 43.61 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 18.21 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre, Ethiopia or Kenya?
Ethiopia, at 1.77 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre against 1.72 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre in Kenya as of 2023.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre between Ethiopia and Kenya?
0.05 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Kenya?
15 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2022.
How do Ethiopia and Kenya rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre?
Ethiopia ranks 161st and Kenya ranks 163rd 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.