Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan vs Singapore: 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
Singapore
672,702 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre
in 2023
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
3rd
Singapore rank
1st

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

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
  • Singapore
0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M196119922023

How they compare

Singapore currently reports 672,702 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 671,871 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre.

That makes Singapore's figure about 809.4 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.

Across all 58 years both countries report, Singapore has been ahead every year.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 3rd and Singapore ranks 1st of 43 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Singapore Difference Ahead
1960s 408.32 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 57,090 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 56,681 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Singapore
1970s 975.95 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 283,433 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 282,457 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Singapore
1980s 1,066 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 347,761 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 346,695 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Singapore
1990s 553.36 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 528,508 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 527,954 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Singapore
2000s 381.71 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 766,716 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 766,334 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Singapore
2010s 808.59 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 791,076 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 790,268 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Singapore
2020s 811.46 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 470,752 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 469,941 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Singapore

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 Singapore?
Singapore, at 672,702 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 Singapore?
671,871 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre, with Singapore ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Singapore?
58 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Singapore rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 3rd and Singapore ranks 1st 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.