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

Ethiopia
1.77 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre
in 2023
Mauritania
1.94 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre
in 2023
Ethiopia rank
161st
Mauritania rank
158th

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

  • Ethiopia
  • Mauritania
050100150200196119922023

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 1.94 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre against 1.77 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.17 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre.

That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.1 times Ethiopia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Ethiopia ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 161st and Mauritania ranks 158th of 170 countries.

Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Mauritania Difference Ahead
1990s 138.5 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 5.82 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 132.68 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Ethiopia
2000s 102.67 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 21.02 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 81.65 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Ethiopia
2010s 56.6 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 13.58 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 43.02 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Ethiopia
2020s 7.98 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 3.88 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 4.09 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Ethiopia

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 Mauritania?
Mauritania, at 1.94 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre against 1.77 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre in Ethiopia as of 2023.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre between Ethiopia and Mauritania?
0.17 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Mauritania?
15 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2023.
How do Ethiopia and Mauritania rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre?
Ethiopia ranks 161st and Mauritania ranks 158th 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.