Central Europe and the Baltics vs Malta: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre

Central Europe and the Baltics
2,166 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre
in 2023
Malta
140,625 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre
in 2023
Central Europe and the Baltics rank
1st
Malta rank
4th

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

  • Central Europe and the Baltics
  • Malta
050.0k100.0k150.0k196119922023

How they compare

Malta currently reports 140,625 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre against 2,166 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre in Central Europe and the Baltics, a difference of 138,459 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre.

That makes Malta's figure about 64.9 times Central Europe and the Baltics's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Central Europe and the Baltics ahead.

Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 1st and Malta ranks 4th of 43 groups.

Across the 6 decades both report, Central Europe and the Baltics averaged higher in 1 and Malta in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Central Europe and the Baltics Malta Difference Ahead
1970s 3,226 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 8,333 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 5,108 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Malta
1980s 3,497 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 3,125 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 372.16 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Central Europe and the Baltics
1990s 376.88 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 12,500 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 12,123 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Malta
2000s 523.54 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 16,250 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 15,726 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Malta
2010s 287.08 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 28,750 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 28,463 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Malta
2020s 2,166 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 140,625 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 138,459 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, Central Europe and the Baltics or Malta?
Malta, at 140,625 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre against 2,166 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre in Central Europe and the Baltics as of 2023.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre between Central Europe and the Baltics and Malta?
138,459 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central Europe and the Baltics and Malta?
20 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2023.
How do Central Europe and the Baltics and Malta rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre?
Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 1st 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.