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