Cuba vs Malaysia: GDP (current US$), per square kilometre

Cuba
1.03 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2020
Malaysia
1.22 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Cuba rank
86th
Malaysia rank
83rd

GDP (current US$), per square kilometre over time

  • Cuba
  • Malaysia
0250.0k500.0k750.0k1.0M1.2M196119922023

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 1.22 million current US$ per square kilometre against 1.03 million current US$ per square kilometre in Cuba, a difference of 183,100 current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.2 times Cuba's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Cuba ahead.

Cuba ranks 86th and Malaysia ranks 83rd of 210 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 4 and Malaysia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cuba Malaysia Difference Ahead
1970s 112,280 current US$ per square kilometre 30,854 current US$ per square kilometre 81,426 current US$ per square kilometre Cuba
1980s 217,974 current US$ per square kilometre 93,082 current US$ per square kilometre 124,892 current US$ per square kilometre Cuba
1990s 242,810 current US$ per square kilometre 223,586 current US$ per square kilometre 19,224 current US$ per square kilometre Cuba
2000s 403,004 current US$ per square kilometre 442,921 current US$ per square kilometre 39,917 current US$ per square kilometre Malaysia
2010s 801,520 current US$ per square kilometre 966,197 current US$ per square kilometre 164,677 current US$ per square kilometre Malaysia
2020s 1.03 million current US$ per square kilometre 1.03 million current US$ per square kilometre 7,110 current US$ per square kilometre Cuba

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdp (current us$), per square kilometre, Cuba or Malaysia?
Malaysia, at 1.22 million current US$ per square kilometre against 1.03 million current US$ per square kilometre in Cuba as of 2023.
What is the difference in gdp (current us$), per square kilometre between Cuba and Malaysia?
183,100 current US$ per square kilometre, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Malaysia?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Cuba and Malaysia rank globally for gdp (current us$), per square kilometre?
Cuba ranks 86th and Malaysia ranks 83rd of 210 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as GDP (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
GDP (current US$), per square kilometre
Unit
current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
258 places, 13,774 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

GDP (current US$) 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.