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
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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About this data
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.