Kuwait vs Malta: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre
Kuwait
27,890 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre
in 2023
Malta
140,625 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre
in 2023
Kuwait rank
7th
Malta rank
4th
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre over time
- Kuwait
- Malta
How they compare
Malta currently reports 140,625 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre against 27,890 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre in Kuwait, a difference of 112,735 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre.
That makes Malta's figure about 5.0 times Kuwait's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 7th and Malta ranks 4th of 170 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 2 and Malta in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14,983 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 12,500 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 2,483 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 1,964 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 3,125 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 1,161 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | Malta |
| 1990s | 36,498 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 12,500 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 23,998 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 3,692 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 16,250 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 12,558 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | Malta |
| 2010s | 13,449 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 27,083 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 13,634 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | Malta |
| 2020s | 27,890 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 140,625 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 112,735 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, Kuwait or Malta?
- Malta, at 140,625 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre against 27,890 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre in Kuwait as of 2023.
- What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre between Kuwait and Malta?
- 112,735 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Malta?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2023.
- How do Kuwait and Malta rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre?
- Kuwait ranks 7th 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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About this data
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.