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

Bahrain
367,500 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre
in 2023
Malta
140,625 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre
in 2023
Bahrain rank
2nd
Malta rank
4th

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

  • Bahrain
  • Malta
0200.0k400.0k600.0k197119972023

How they compare

Bahrain currently reports 367,500 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre against 140,625 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre in Malta, a difference of 226,875 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre.

That makes Bahrain's figure about 2.6 times Malta's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Bahrain ahead.

Bahrain ranks 2nd and Malta ranks 4th of 170 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Bahrain averaged higher in 5 and Malta in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bahrain Malta Difference Ahead
1970s 9,179 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 8,333 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 845.4 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Bahrain
1980s 31,884 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 3,125 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 28,759 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Bahrain
1990s 103,944 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 12,500 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 91,444 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Bahrain
2000s 127,902 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 16,250 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 111,652 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Bahrain
2010s 21,254 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 27,083 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 5,829 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Malta
2020s 367,500 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 140,625 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 226,875 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Bahrain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre, Bahrain or Malta?
Bahrain, at 367,500 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre against 140,625 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre in Malta as of 2023.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre between Bahrain and Malta?
226,875 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre, with Bahrain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Malta?
21 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2023.
How do Bahrain and Malta rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre?
Bahrain ranks 2nd and Malta ranks 4th 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.