Arab World vs Malta: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre

Arab World
549.21 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre
in 2023
Malta
140,625 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre
in 2023
Arab World rank
4th
Malta rank
4th

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

  • Arab World
  • Malta
050.0k100.0k150.0k196119922023

How they compare

Malta currently reports 140,625 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre against 549.21 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre in Arab World, a difference of 140,076 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre.

That makes Malta's figure about 256.0 times Arab World's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Arab World ahead.

Arab World ranks 4th and Malta ranks 4th of 43 groups.

Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Arab World Malta Difference Ahead
1970s 807.21 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 8,333 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 7,526 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Malta
1980s 1,063 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 3,125 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 2,062 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Malta
1990s 442.08 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 12,500 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 12,058 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Malta
2000s 290.25 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 16,250 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 15,960 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Malta
2010s 713.75 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 27,083 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 26,370 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Malta
2020s 549.21 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 140,625 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 140,076 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Malta

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre, Arab World or Malta?
Malta, at 140,625 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre against 549.21 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre in Arab World as of 2023.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre between Arab World and Malta?
140,076 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Arab World and Malta?
21 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2023.
How do Arab World and Malta rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre?
Arab World ranks 4th and Malta ranks 4th 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.