Djibouti vs Malawi: GDP (current US$), per square kilometre

Djibouti
168,182 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Malawi
141,745 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Djibouti rank
154th
Malawi rank
157th

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

  • Djibouti
  • Malawi
050.0k100.0k150.0k198020012023

How they compare

Djibouti currently reports 168,182 current US$ per square kilometre against 141,745 current US$ per square kilometre in Malawi, a difference of 26,437 current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Djibouti's figure about 1.2 times Malawi's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Malawi ahead.

Djibouti ranks 154th and Malawi ranks 157th of 210 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Djibouti averaged higher in 1 and Malawi in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Djibouti Malawi Difference Ahead
1980s 16,387 current US$ per square kilometre 20,393 current US$ per square kilometre 4,006 current US$ per square kilometre Malawi
1990s 21,119 current US$ per square kilometre 29,335 current US$ per square kilometre 8,216 current US$ per square kilometre Malawi
2000s 31,823 current US$ per square kilometre 57,483 current US$ per square kilometre 25,660 current US$ per square kilometre Malawi
2010s 93,963 current US$ per square kilometre 100,113 current US$ per square kilometre 6,150 current US$ per square kilometre Malawi
2020s 150,973 current US$ per square kilometre 132,425 current US$ per square kilometre 18,548 current US$ per square kilometre Djibouti

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdp (current us$), per square kilometre, Djibouti or Malawi?
Djibouti, at 168,182 current US$ per square kilometre against 141,745 current US$ per square kilometre in Malawi as of 2023.
What is the difference in gdp (current us$), per square kilometre between Djibouti and Malawi?
26,437 current US$ per square kilometre, with Djibouti ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Djibouti and Malawi?
38 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do Djibouti and Malawi rank globally for gdp (current us$), per square kilometre?
Djibouti ranks 154th and Malawi ranks 157th of 210 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as GDP (current US$), 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.