Malaysia vs Papua New Guinea: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre over time
- Malaysia
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 21.31 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre against 19.87 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 1.44 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Malaysia ahead.
Malaysia ranks 131st and Papua New Guinea ranks 132nd of 170 countries.
Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 307.41 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 27.23 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 280.18 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | Malaysia |
| 1980s | 356.98 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 12.62 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 344.36 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 571.6 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 12.81 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 558.79 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 368.29 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 8.1 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 360.19 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 213.06 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 25.39 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 187.66 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre, Malaysia or Papua New Guinea?
- Malaysia, at 21.31 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre against 19.87 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre between Malaysia and Papua New Guinea?
- 1.44 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Papua New Guinea?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2023.
- How do Malaysia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre?
- Malaysia ranks 131st and Papua New Guinea ranks 132nd 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.