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

Kuwait
27,890 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre
in 2023
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
453.25 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre
in 2023
Kuwait rank
7th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank
8th

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

  • Kuwait
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
050.0k100.0k150.0k196119922023

How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 27,890 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre against 453.25 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), a difference of 27,437 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre.

That makes Kuwait's figure about 61.5 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)'s.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Kuwait ahead.

Kuwait ranks 7th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 8th of 170 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Kuwait Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) Difference Ahead
1960s 2,878 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 296.03 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 2,582 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Kuwait
1970s 10,706 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 998.85 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 9,707 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Kuwait
1980s 11,083 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 1,029 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 10,054 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Kuwait
1990s 28,176 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 323.64 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 27,853 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Kuwait
2000s 4,209 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 281.03 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 3,928 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Kuwait
2010s 9,815 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 533.14 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 9,282 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Kuwait
2020s 51,880 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 344.34 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 51,536 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Kuwait

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre, Kuwait or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
Kuwait, at 27,890 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre against 453.25 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) as of 2023.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre between Kuwait and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
27,437 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
59 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2023.
How do Kuwait and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre?
Kuwait ranks 7th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 8th 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.