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
050.0k100.0k150.0k196219922023

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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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.