Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) vs Netherlands: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
453.17 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre
in 2023
Netherlands
11,048 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre
in 2023
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
9th
Netherlands rank
10th

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

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
  • Netherlands
010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k196119922023

How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 11,048 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre against 453.17 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 10,595 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre.

That makes Netherlands's figure about 24.4 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Netherlands ahead.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 9th and Netherlands ranks 10th of 43 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Netherlands Difference Ahead
1960s 297.04 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 16,071 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 15,774 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Netherlands
1970s 1,007 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 13,673 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 12,666 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Netherlands
1980s 1,028 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 25,234 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 24,206 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Netherlands
1990s 323.59 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 6,330 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 6,006 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Netherlands
2000s 281.05 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 5,533 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 5,252 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Netherlands
2010s 532.89 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 5,432 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 4,899 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Netherlands
2020s 344.18 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 16,276 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 15,931 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) or Netherlands?
Netherlands, at 11,048 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre against 453.17 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Netherlands?
10,595 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Netherlands?
62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Netherlands rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 9th and Netherlands ranks 10th of 43 groups.
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.