Kuwait vs South Asia: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre

Kuwait
27,890 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre
in 2023
South Asia
467.61 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre
in 2023
Kuwait rank
7th
South Asia rank
6th

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

  • Kuwait
  • South Asia
050.0k100.0k150.0k196119922023

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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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.