Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) vs Malta: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
979.77 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre
in 2023
Malta
140,625 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre
in 2023
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank
2nd
Malta rank
4th

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

  • Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
  • Malta
050.0k100.0k150.0k196119922023

How they compare

Malta currently reports 140,625 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre against 979.77 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), a difference of 139,645 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre.

That makes Malta's figure about 143.5 times Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ahead.

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 2nd 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 Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) Malta Difference Ahead
1970s 1,302 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 8,333 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 7,031 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Malta
1980s 611.02 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 3,125 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 2,514 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Malta
1990s 366.01 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 13,542 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 13,176 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Malta
2000s 178.93 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 22,917 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 22,738 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Malta
2010s 306.22 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 27,083 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 26,777 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Malta
2020s 979.77 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 140,625 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 139,645 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, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) or Malta?
Malta, at 140,625 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre against 979.77 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre between Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Malta?
139,645 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Malta?
17 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2023.
How do Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Malta rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre?
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 2nd 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.