Lesotho vs Malawi: General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per

Lesotho
24,824 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Malawi
26,988 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Lesotho rank
127th
Malawi rank
125th

General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per over time

  • Lesotho
  • Malawi
010.0k20.0k30.0k196119922023

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 26,988 current US$ per square kilometre against 24,824 current US$ per square kilometre in Lesotho, a difference of 2,164 current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 7 shared years of data; in 2017 it was Lesotho ahead.

Lesotho ranks 127th and Malawi ranks 125th of 184 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 1 and Malawi in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Malawi Difference Ahead
2010s 30,626 current US$ per square kilometre 23,691 current US$ per square kilometre 6,935 current US$ per square kilometre Lesotho
2020s 26,204 current US$ per square kilometre 27,177 current US$ per square kilometre 972.33 current US$ per square kilometre Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher general government final consumption expenditure (current us$), per, Lesotho or Malawi?
Malawi, at 26,988 current US$ per square kilometre against 24,824 current US$ per square kilometre in Lesotho as of 2023.
What is the difference in general government final consumption expenditure (current us$), per between Lesotho and Malawi?
2,164 current US$ per square kilometre, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Malawi?
7 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2023.
How do Lesotho and Malawi rank globally for general government final consumption expenditure (current us$), per?
Lesotho ranks 127th and Malawi ranks 125th of 184 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
General government final consumption expenditure (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
227 places, 10,408 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

General government final consumption expenditure (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.