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

Ethiopia
1.77 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre
in 2023
Yemen
1.89 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre
in 2022
Ethiopia rank
161st
Yemen rank
160th

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

  • Ethiopia
  • Yemen
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How they compare

Yemen currently reports 1.89 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre against 1.77 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.12 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 8 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Ethiopia ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 161st and Yemen ranks 160th of 170 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Yemen Difference Ahead
1990s 180 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 50.19 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 129.81 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Ethiopia
2000s 129.94 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 496.71 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 366.77 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Yemen
2010s 63.21 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 90.49 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 27.29 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Yemen
2020s 39.88 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 1.89 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 37.98 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 Yemen?
Yemen, at 1.89 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre against 1.77 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre in Ethiopia as of 2022.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre between Ethiopia and Yemen?
0.12 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre, with Yemen ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Yemen?
16 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2022.
How do Ethiopia and Yemen rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre?
Ethiopia ranks 161st and Yemen ranks 160th 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.