Nigeria vs United States of America: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre

Nigeria
102.11 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre
in 2023
United States of America
86.58 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria rank
90th
United States of America rank
93rd

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

  • Nigeria
  • United States of America
0200400600800196119922023

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 102.11 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre against 86.58 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre in United States of America, a difference of 15.53 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.2 times United States of America's.

The two have swapped places 25 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1961 it was United States of America ahead.

Nigeria ranks 90th and United States of America ranks 93rd of 170 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 5 and United States of America in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria United States of America Difference Ahead
1960s 45.26 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 18.61 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 26.65 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Nigeria
1970s 113.97 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 49.35 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 64.62 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Nigeria
1980s 309.52 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 94.34 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 215.17 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Nigeria
1990s 32.25 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 73.11 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 40.86 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre United States of America
2000s 37.09 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 72.86 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 35.77 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre United States of America
2010s 102.44 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 76.84 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 25.6 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Nigeria
2020s 141.36 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 88.28 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 53.09 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre, Nigeria or United States of America?
Nigeria, at 102.11 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre against 86.58 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre in United States of America as of 2023.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre between Nigeria and United States of America?
15.53 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and United States of America?
60 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Nigeria and United States of America rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre?
Nigeria ranks 90th and United States of America ranks 93rd 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
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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.