Romania vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre

Romania
1,495 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
30.58 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre
in 2023
Romania rank
32nd
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
35th

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

  • Romania
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
01.0k2.0k3.0k196119922023

How they compare

Romania currently reports 1,495 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre against 30.58 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 1,464 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre.

That makes Romania's figure about 48.9 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Romania ahead.

Romania ranks 32nd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 35th of 170 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Romania Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1960s 1,727 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 28.58 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 1,699 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Romania
1970s 2,152 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 76.3 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 2,075 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Romania
1980s 1,500 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 86.83 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 1,413 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Romania
1990s 691.41 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 19.56 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 671.85 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Romania
2000s 252.99 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 39.14 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 213.85 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Romania
2010s 265.12 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 42.11 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 223.01 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Romania
2020s 1,152 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 27.45 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 1,124 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Romania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre, Romania or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Romania, at 1,495 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre against 30.58 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre between Romania and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
1,464 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre, with Romania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
48 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2023.
How do Romania and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre?
Romania ranks 32nd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 35th 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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Romania vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre. Statizoid, drawing on Statizoid (derived). Retrieved 14 September 2026, from https://public-sector.statizoid.com/compare/arms-imports-sipri-trend-indicator-values-per-square-kilometre/romania/sub-saharan-africa-excluding-high-income/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page; please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://public-sector.statizoid.com/compare/arms-imports-sipri-trend-indicator-values-per-square-kilometre/romania/sub-saharan-africa-excluding-high-income/">Romania vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre</a> — Statizoid

About this data

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.