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

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
831.08 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre
in 2023
Qatar
174,064 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre
in 2023
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
3rd
Qatar rank
3rd

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

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
  • Qatar
0100.0k200.0k300.0k196119922023

How they compare

Qatar currently reports 174,064 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre against 831.08 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 173,233 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre.

That makes Qatar's figure about 209.4 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1968 it was Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ahead.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 3rd and Qatar ranks 3rd of 43 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan averaged higher in 1 and Qatar in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Qatar Difference Ahead
1960s 502 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 215.33 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 286.67 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
1970s 988.32 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 2,104 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 1,116 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Qatar
1980s 1,066 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 10,112 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 9,046 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Qatar
1990s 553.36 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 7,916 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 7,362 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Qatar
2000s 383.9 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 9,073 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 8,689 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Qatar
2010s 808.59 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 43,441 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 42,633 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Qatar
2020s 811.46 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 187,772 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 186,961 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Qatar

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 or Qatar?
Qatar, at 174,064 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre against 831.08 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Qatar?
173,233 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre, with Qatar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Qatar?
46 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2023.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Qatar rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 3rd and Qatar ranks 3rd 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.