Kuwait vs South Asia: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre over time
- Kuwait
- South Asia
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 27,890 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre against 467.61 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre in South Asia, a difference of 27,422 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 59.6 times South Asia's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 7th and South Asia ranks 6th of 170 countries.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | South Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,878 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 311.16 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 2,567 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | Kuwait |
| 1970s | 10,706 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 469.4 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 10,236 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 11,083 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 941.66 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 10,141 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 28,176 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 449.66 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 27,727 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 3,799 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 585.45 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 3,214 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 9,815 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 1,088 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 8,727 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 51,880 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 843.81 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 51,036 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 South Asia?
- Kuwait, at 27,890 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre against 467.61 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre in South Asia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre between Kuwait and South Asia?
- 27,422 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and South Asia?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2023.
- How do Kuwait and South Asia rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre?
- Kuwait ranks 7th and South Asia ranks 6th 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.