Somalia vs Zambia: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre

Somalia
6.38 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre
in 2023
Zambia
6.73 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre
in 2023
Somalia rank
151st
Zambia rank
150th

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

  • Somalia
  • Zambia
0100200300400500196119922023

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 6.73 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre against 6.38 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre in Somalia, a difference of 0.35 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre.

That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Somalia's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Somalia ahead.

Somalia ranks 151st and Zambia ranks 150th of 170 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 2 and Zambia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Somalia Zambia Difference Ahead
1960s 45.16 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 17.94 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 27.23 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Somalia
1970s 186.1 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 50.61 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 135.49 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Somalia
1980s 117.56 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 151.33 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 33.77 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Zambia
2010s 5.18 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 49.77 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 44.59 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Zambia
2020s 4.25 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 12.56 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 8.3 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre, Somalia or Zambia?
Zambia, at 6.73 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre against 6.38 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre in Somalia as of 2023.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre between Somalia and Zambia?
0.35 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Zambia?
22 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
How do Somalia and Zambia rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre?
Somalia ranks 151st and Zambia ranks 150th 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.