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

India
1.18 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Malaysia
1.22 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
India rank
84th
Malaysia rank
83rd

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

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

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 1.22 million current US$ per square kilometre against 1.18 million current US$ per square kilometre in India, a difference of 39,830 current US$ per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was India ahead.

India ranks 84th and Malaysia ranks 83rd of 210 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, India averaged higher in 2 and Malaysia in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade India Malaysia Difference Ahead
1960s 16,933 current US$ per square kilometre 8,580 current US$ per square kilometre 8,353 current US$ per square kilometre India
1970s 33,609 current US$ per square kilometre 30,854 current US$ per square kilometre 2,755 current US$ per square kilometre India
1980s 79,515 current US$ per square kilometre 93,082 current US$ per square kilometre 13,568 current US$ per square kilometre Malaysia
1990s 118,899 current US$ per square kilometre 223,586 current US$ per square kilometre 104,687 current US$ per square kilometre Malaysia
2000s 279,289 current US$ per square kilometre 442,921 current US$ per square kilometre 163,631 current US$ per square kilometre Malaysia
2010s 733,574 current US$ per square kilometre 966,197 current US$ per square kilometre 232,623 current US$ per square kilometre Malaysia
2020s 1.06 million current US$ per square kilometre 1.16 million current US$ per square kilometre 96,978 current US$ per square kilometre Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdp (current us$), per square kilometre, India or Malaysia?
Malaysia, at 1.22 million current US$ per square kilometre against 1.18 million current US$ per square kilometre in India as of 2023.
What is the difference in gdp (current us$), per square kilometre between India and Malaysia?
39,830 current US$ per square kilometre, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Malaysia?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do India and Malaysia rank globally for gdp (current us$), per square kilometre?
India ranks 84th and Malaysia ranks 83rd of 210 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as GDP (current US$), 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.