Malta vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre

Malta
140,625 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre
in 2023
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
831.08 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre
in 2023
Malta rank
4th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
3rd

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

  • Malta
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
050.0k100.0k150.0k196119922023

How they compare

Malta currently reports 140,625 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre against 831.08 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 139,794 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre.

That makes Malta's figure about 169.2 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ahead.

Malta ranks 4th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 3rd of 170 countries.

Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malta Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Difference Ahead
1970s 8,333 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 1,057 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 7,277 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Malta
1980s 3,125 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 1,155 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 1,970 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Malta
1990s 12,500 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 511.44 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 11,989 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Malta
2000s 16,250 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 350.85 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 15,899 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Malta
2010s 27,083 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 855.34 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 26,228 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Malta
2020s 140,625 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 831.08 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 139,794 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, Malta or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
Malta, at 140,625 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre against 831.08 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre between Malta and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
139,794 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
21 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2023.
How do Malta and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre?
Malta ranks 4th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 3rd 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.