Bahamas vs Nicaragua: Arms imports
Arms imports over time
- Bahamas
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 13.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values against 12.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values in Bahamas, a difference of 1.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values.
That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.1 times Bahamas's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 9 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Bahamas ranks 101st and Nicaragua ranks 99th of 172 countries.
Nicaragua has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 13.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 2.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Nicaragua |
| 1980s | 33.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 91.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 58.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Nicaragua |
| 1990s | 2.50 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 54.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 51.50 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 1.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 15.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 14.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 19.50 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 30.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 10.50 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arms imports, Bahamas or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 13.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values against 12.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values in Bahamas as of 2019.
- What is the difference in arms imports between Bahamas and Nicaragua?
- 1.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Nicaragua?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2017.
- How do Bahamas and Nicaragua rank globally for arms imports?
- Bahamas ranks 101st and Nicaragua ranks 99th of 172 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Arms Transfers Programme, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), published as Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Arms transfers (imports) cover the volume of transfers of major arms through sales and gifts, and those made through manufacturing licenses. Data cover major conventional weapons such as aircraft, armored vehicles, artillery, radar systems, missiles, and ships. Figures are SIPRI Trend Indicator Values (TIVs). A '0' indicates that the volume of deliveries is between 0 and 0.5 million SIPRI TIV.