Namibia vs Syria: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre

Namibia
42.51 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre
in 2017
Syria
38.12 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre
in 2021
Namibia rank
110th
Syria rank
113th

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

  • Namibia
  • Syria
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How they compare

Namibia currently reports 42.51 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre against 38.12 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre in Syria, a difference of 4.39 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre.

That makes Namibia's figure about 1.1 times Syria's.

Across all 17 years both countries report, Syria has been ahead every year.

Namibia ranks 110th and Syria ranks 113th of 170 countries.

Syria has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Namibia Syria Difference Ahead
1990s 4.86 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 148.28 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 143.42 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Syria
2000s 33 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 687 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 654 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Syria
2010s 19.09 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 1,561 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 1,542 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Syria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre, Namibia or Syria?
Namibia, at 42.51 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre against 38.12 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre in Syria as of 2017.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre between Namibia and Syria?
4.39 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Syria?
17 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2017.
How do Namibia and Syria rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre?
Namibia ranks 110th and Syria ranks 113th 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.