Malawi vs Sierra Leone: GDP, PPP (current international $), per square kilometre

Malawi
410,085 current international $ per square kilometre
in 2023
Sierra Leone
395,140 current international $ per square kilometre
in 2023
Malawi rank
149th
Sierra Leone rank
151st

GDP, PPP (current international $), per square kilometre over time

  • Malawi
  • Sierra Leone
100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k199020062023

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 410,085 current international $ per square kilometre against 395,140 current international $ per square kilometre in Sierra Leone, a difference of 14,945 current international $ per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Malawi ranks 149th and Sierra Leone ranks 151st of 201 countries.

Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1990s 88,158 current international $ per square kilometre 73,031 current international $ per square kilometre 15,127 current international $ per square kilometre Malawi
2000s 149,815 current international $ per square kilometre 115,909 current international $ per square kilometre 33,906 current international $ per square kilometre Malawi
2010s 259,276 current international $ per square kilometre 240,365 current international $ per square kilometre 18,911 current international $ per square kilometre Malawi
2020s 367,602 current international $ per square kilometre 343,304 current international $ per square kilometre 24,298 current international $ per square kilometre Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdp, ppp (current international $), per square kilometre, Malawi or Sierra Leone?
Malawi, at 410,085 current international $ per square kilometre against 395,140 current international $ per square kilometre in Sierra Leone as of 2023.
What is the difference in gdp, ppp (current international $), per square kilometre between Malawi and Sierra Leone?
14,945 current international $ per square kilometre, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Sierra Leone?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Malawi and Sierra Leone rank globally for gdp, ppp (current international $), per square kilometre?
Malawi ranks 149th and Sierra Leone ranks 151st of 201 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as GDP, PPP (current international $), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
GDP, PPP (current international $), per square kilometre
Unit
current international $ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
248 places, 8,088 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

GDP, PPP (current international $) 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.