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