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

Israel
39,880 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre
in 2023
Malta
140,625 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre
in 2023
Israel rank
6th
Malta rank
4th

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

  • Israel
  • Malta
050.0k100.0k150.0k196119922023

How they compare

Malta currently reports 140,625 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre against 39,880 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre in Israel, a difference of 100,745 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre.

That makes Malta's figure about 3.5 times Israel's.

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

Israel ranks 6th and Malta ranks 4th of 170 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Israel averaged higher in 4 and Malta in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Israel Malta Difference Ahead
1970s 68,299 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 8,333 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 59,966 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Israel
1980s 57,902 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 3,125 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 54,777 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Israel
1990s 29,076 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 12,500 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 16,576 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Israel
2000s 25,952 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 16,250 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 9,702 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Israel
2010s 20,156 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 27,083 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 6,928 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Malta
2020s 39,880 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 140,625 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 100,745 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, Israel or Malta?
Malta, at 140,625 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre against 39,880 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre in Israel as of 2023.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre between Israel and Malta?
100,745 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Malta?
21 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2023.
How do Israel and Malta rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre?
Israel ranks 6th 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.