Kuwait vs Netherlands: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre over time
- Kuwait
- Netherlands
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 27,890 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre against 11,048 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre in Netherlands, a difference of 16,842 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 2.5 times Netherlands's.
The two have swapped places 17 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Netherlands ahead.
Kuwait ranks 7th and Netherlands ranks 10th of 170 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 3 and Netherlands in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,878 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 16,097 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 13,219 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 10,706 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 15,123 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 4,417 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 11,083 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 25,234 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 14,151 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 28,176 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 6,330 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 21,846 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 3,799 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 5,365 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 1,566 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 9,815 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 5,432 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 4,383 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 51,880 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 16,276 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 35,604 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 Netherlands?
- Kuwait, at 27,890 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre against 11,048 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre in Netherlands as of 2023.
- What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre between Kuwait and Netherlands?
- 16,842 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Netherlands?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2023.
- How do Kuwait and Netherlands rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre?
- Kuwait ranks 7th and Netherlands ranks 10th 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.