Malta vs South Asia: Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre over time
- Malta
- South Asia
How they compare
Malta currently reports 140,625 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre against 467.61 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre in South Asia, a difference of 140,157 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre.
That makes Malta's figure about 300.7 times South Asia's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1972 it was South Asia ahead.
Malta ranks 4th and South Asia ranks 6th of 170 countries.
Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | South Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8,333 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 453.01 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 7,880 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | Malta |
| 1980s | 3,125 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 548.55 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 2,576 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | Malta |
| 1990s | 12,500 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 394.02 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 12,106 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | Malta |
| 2000s | 16,250 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 526.87 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 15,723 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | Malta |
| 2010s | 27,083 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 1,060 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 26,023 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | Malta |
| 2020s | 140,625 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 467.61 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 140,157 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 South Asia?
- Malta, at 140,625 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre against 467.61 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre in South Asia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre between Malta and South Asia?
- 140,157 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and South Asia?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2023.
- How do Malta and South Asia rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), per square kilometre?
- Malta ranks 4th and South Asia ranks 6th 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.