South Asia vs United Arab Emirates: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre

South Asia
467.61 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre
in 2023
United Arab Emirates
13,348 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre
in 2023
South Asia rank
6th
United Arab Emirates rank
9th

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

  • South Asia
  • United Arab Emirates
010.0k20.0k30.0k196119922023

How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 13,348 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre against 467.61 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre in South Asia, a difference of 12,880 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre.

That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 28.5 times South Asia's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1968 it was South Asia ahead.

South Asia ranks 6th and United Arab Emirates ranks 9th of 43 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, South Asia averaged higher in 1 and United Arab Emirates in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Asia United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1960s 474.21 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 183.05 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 291.17 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre South Asia
1970s 465.12 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 1,805 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 1,340 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre United Arab Emirates
1980s 941.66 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 3,426 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 2,484 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre United Arab Emirates
1990s 449.66 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 6,966 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 6,516 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre United Arab Emirates
2000s 585.45 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 12,142 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 11,556 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre United Arab Emirates
2010s 1,088 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 15,121 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 14,033 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre United Arab Emirates
2020s 843.81 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 10,036 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 9,192 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre United Arab Emirates

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre, South Asia or United Arab Emirates?
United Arab Emirates, at 13,348 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre against 467.61 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre in South Asia as of 2023.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre between South Asia and United Arab Emirates?
12,880 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Asia and United Arab Emirates?
56 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2023.
How do South Asia and United Arab Emirates rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre?
South Asia ranks 6th and United Arab Emirates ranks 9th of 43 groups.
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.