Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) vs Ukraine: 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
Ukraine
7,406 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre
in 2023
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
9th
Ukraine rank
12th

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

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
  • Ukraine
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How they compare

Ukraine currently reports 7,406 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 6,953 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre.

That makes Ukraine's figure about 16.3 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 10 shared years of data; in 2014 it was Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ahead.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 9th and Ukraine ranks 12th of 43 groups.

Across the 2 decades both report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) averaged higher in 1 and Ukraine in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Ukraine Difference Ahead
2010s 543.57 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 37.4 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 506.17 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
2020s 344.18 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 3,142 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 2,798 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Ukraine

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 Ukraine?
Ukraine, at 7,406 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 Ukraine?
6,953 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre, with Ukraine ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Ukraine?
10 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2023.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Ukraine rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 9th and Ukraine ranks 12th 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.