Kenya vs Yemen: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre
Kenya
1.72 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre
in 2022
Yemen
1.89 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre
in 2022
Kenya rank
163rd
Yemen rank
160th
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre over time
- Kenya
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 1.89 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre against 1.72 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre in Kenya, a difference of 0.17 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre.
That makes Yemen's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Yemen ahead.
Kenya ranks 163rd and Yemen ranks 160th of 170 countries.
Yemen has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 50.95 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 123.11 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 72.16 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | Yemen |
| 2000s | 35.14 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 144.58 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 109.44 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | Yemen |
| 2010s | 58.85 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 90.49 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 31.65 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | Yemen |
| 2020s | 1.72 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 1.89 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 0.1725 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre, Kenya or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 1.89 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre against 1.72 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre in Kenya as of 2022.
- What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre between Kenya and Yemen?
- 0.17 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Yemen?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Kenya and Yemen rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre?
- Kenya ranks 163rd and Yemen ranks 160th 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.