Nigeria vs United States: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre over time
- Nigeria
- United States
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, a difference of 15.53 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.2 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 25 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1961 it was United States ahead.
Nigeria ranks 90th and United States ranks 93rd of 170 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 5 and United States in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | United States | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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?
- Nigeria, at 102.11 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre against 86.58 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre in United States as of 2023.
- What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre between Nigeria and United States?
- 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?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Nigeria and United States rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre?
- Nigeria ranks 90th and United States 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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About this data
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.