Ghana vs Lesotho: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre

Ghana
35.16 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre
in 2023
Lesotho
32.94 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre
in 2019
Ghana rank
118th
Lesotho rank
120th

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

  • Ghana
  • Lesotho
0100200300400500196119922023

How they compare

Ghana currently reports 35.16 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre against 32.94 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre in Lesotho, a difference of 2.22 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre.

That makes Ghana's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 10 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Lesotho ahead.

Ghana ranks 118th and Lesotho ranks 120th of 170 countries.

Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Lesotho Difference Ahead
1970s 30.76 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 164.69 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 133.93 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Lesotho
1980s 65.92 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 120.77 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 54.85 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Lesotho
1990s 4.39 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 131.75 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 127.36 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Lesotho
2000s 71.78 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 87.83 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 16.05 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Lesotho
2010s 4.39 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 32.94 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 28.54 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre, Ghana or Lesotho?
Ghana, at 35.16 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre against 32.94 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre in Lesotho as of 2023.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre between Ghana and Lesotho?
2.22 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Lesotho?
10 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2019.
How do Ghana and Lesotho rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre?
Ghana ranks 118th and Lesotho ranks 120th 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.