Israel vs United Arab Emirates: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre

Israel
39,880 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre
in 2023
United Arab Emirates
13,348 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre
in 2023
Israel rank
6th
United Arab Emirates rank
9th

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

  • Israel
  • United Arab Emirates
020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k100.0k196119922023

How they compare

Israel currently reports 39,880 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre against 13,348 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 26,532 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre.

That makes Israel's figure about 3.0 times United Arab Emirates's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1968 it was Israel ahead.

Israel ranks 6th and United Arab Emirates ranks 9th of 170 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Israel United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1960s 52,934 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 183.05 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 52,751 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Israel
1970s 60,559 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 1,805 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 58,754 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Israel
1980s 35,527 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 3,426 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 32,101 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Israel
1990s 33,156 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 6,966 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 26,191 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Israel
2000s 26,821 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 12,142 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 14,679 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Israel
2010s 17,560 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 15,121 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 2,439 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Israel
2020s 29,101 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 10,036 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 19,065 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 United Arab Emirates?
Israel, at 39,880 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre against 13,348 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre in United Arab Emirates as of 2023.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre between Israel and United Arab Emirates?
26,532 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre, with Israel ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and United Arab Emirates?
56 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2023.
How do Israel and United Arab Emirates rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre?
Israel ranks 6th and United Arab Emirates ranks 9th 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.