East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) vs Malta: Military expenditure (current USD), per square kilometre

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
20,397 current USD per square kilometre
in 2023
Malta
351,991 current USD per square kilometre
in 2023
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank
10th
Malta rank
8th

Military expenditure (current USD), per square kilometre over time

  • East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
  • Malta
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How they compare

Malta currently reports 351,991 current USD per square kilometre against 20,397 current USD per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), a difference of 331,594 current USD per square kilometre.

That makes Malta's figure about 17.3 times East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Malta has been ahead every year.

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 10th and Malta ranks 8th of 41 groups.

Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) Malta Difference Ahead
1980s 1,110 current USD per square kilometre 66,590 current USD per square kilometre 65,480 current USD per square kilometre Malta
1990s 1,597 current USD per square kilometre 85,859 current USD per square kilometre 84,262 current USD per square kilometre Malta
2000s 4,400 current USD per square kilometre 130,271 current USD per square kilometre 125,872 current USD per square kilometre Malta
2010s 12,953 current USD per square kilometre 186,778 current USD per square kilometre 173,825 current USD per square kilometre Malta
2020s 19,498 current USD per square kilometre 285,854 current USD per square kilometre 266,355 current USD per square kilometre Malta

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure (current usd), per square kilometre, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) or Malta?
Malta, at 351,991 current USD per square kilometre against 20,397 current USD per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in military expenditure (current usd), per square kilometre between East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Malta?
331,594 current USD per square kilometre, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Malta?
35 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2023.
How do East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Malta rank globally for military expenditure (current usd), per square kilometre?
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 10th and Malta ranks 8th of 41 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Military expenditure (current USD), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Military expenditure (current USD), per square kilometre
Unit
current USD per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
210 places, 10,125 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Military expenditure (current USD) 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.