Israel vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre

Israel
39,880 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre
in 2023
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
831.08 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre
in 2023
Israel rank
6th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
3rd

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

  • Israel
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k100.0k196119922023

How they compare

Israel currently reports 39,880 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre against 831.08 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 39,049 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre.

That makes Israel's figure about 48.0 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Israel has been ahead every year.

Israel ranks 6th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 3rd of 170 countries.

Israel has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Israel Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Difference Ahead
1960s 23,501 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 292.79 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 23,208 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Israel
1970s 60,559 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 975.95 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 59,583 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Israel
1980s 35,527 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 1,066 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 34,461 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Israel
1990s 33,156 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 553.36 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 32,603 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Israel
2000s 26,821 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 381.71 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 26,439 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Israel
2010s 17,560 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 808.59 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 16,751 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Israel
2020s 29,101 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 811.46 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 28,290 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Israel

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre, Israel or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
Israel, at 39,880 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre against 831.08 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre between Israel and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
39,049 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre, with Israel ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Israel and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre?
Israel ranks 6th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 3rd 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.