European Union vs Qatar: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre

European Union
1,195 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre
in 2023
Qatar
174,064 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre
in 2023
European Union rank
1st
Qatar rank
3rd

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

  • European Union
  • Qatar
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How they compare

Qatar currently reports 174,064 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre against 1,195 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre in European Union, a difference of 172,869 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre.

That makes Qatar's figure about 145.6 times European Union's.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1968 it was European Union ahead.

European Union ranks 1st and Qatar ranks 3rd of 2 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, European Union averaged higher in 2 and Qatar in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade European Union Qatar Difference Ahead
1960s 1,549 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 215.33 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 1,334 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre European Union
1970s 2,127 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 2,104 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 23.16 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre European Union
1980s 1,658 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 10,112 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 8,454 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Qatar
1990s 1,063 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 7,916 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 6,852 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Qatar
2000s 955.07 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 9,073 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 8,118 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Qatar
2010s 445.41 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 43,441 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 42,996 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Qatar
2020s 833.02 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 187,772 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 186,939 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Qatar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre, European Union or Qatar?
Qatar, at 174,064 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre against 1,195 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre in European Union as of 2023.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre between European Union and Qatar?
172,869 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre, with Qatar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for European Union and Qatar?
46 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2023.
How do European Union and Qatar rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre?
European Union ranks 1st and Qatar ranks 3rd of 2 groups.
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.