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

Malta
140,625 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre
in 2023
Seychelles
41,304 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre
in 2021
Malta rank
4th
Seychelles rank
5th

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

  • Malta
  • Seychelles
050.0k100.0k150.0k197219972023

How they compare

Malta currently reports 140,625 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre against 41,304 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre in Seychelles, a difference of 99,321 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre.

That makes Malta's figure about 3.4 times Seychelles's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Seychelles ahead.

Malta ranks 4th and Seychelles ranks 5th of 170 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 2 and Seychelles in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malta Seychelles Difference Ahead
1980s 3,125 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 13,044 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 9,918 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Seychelles
2000s 56,250 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 32,609 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 23,641 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre Malta
2010s 27,083 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 23,188 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 3,895 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 Seychelles?
Malta, at 140,625 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre against 41,304 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre in Seychelles as of 2023.
What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre between Malta and Seychelles?
99,321 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Seychelles?
5 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2016.
How do Malta and Seychelles rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre?
Malta ranks 4th and Seychelles ranks 5th 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.