Malaysia vs South Africa: GNI (current LCU), per square kilometre
Malaysia
5.38 million current LCU per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
5.72 million current LCU per square kilometre
in 2023
Malaysia rank
132nd
South Africa rank
130th
GNI (current LCU), per square kilometre over time
- Malaysia
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 5.72 million current LCU per square kilometre against 5.38 million current LCU per square kilometre in Malaysia, a difference of 340,990 current LCU per square kilometre.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Malaysia's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Malaysia ahead.
Malaysia ranks 132nd and South Africa ranks 130th of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 5 and South Africa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 25,659 current LCU per square kilometre | 7,689 current LCU per square kilometre | 17,970 current LCU per square kilometre | Malaysia |
| 1970s | 72,501 current LCU per square kilometre | 24,420 current LCU per square kilometre | 48,080 current LCU per square kilometre | Malaysia |
| 1980s | 215,619 current LCU per square kilometre | 119,736 current LCU per square kilometre | 95,883 current LCU per square kilometre | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 609,807 current LCU per square kilometre | 486,205 current LCU per square kilometre | 123,602 current LCU per square kilometre | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 1.54 million current LCU per square kilometre | 1.48 million current LCU per square kilometre | 58,054 current LCU per square kilometre | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 3.42 million current LCU per square kilometre | 3.47 million current LCU per square kilometre | 49,688 current LCU per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 2020s | 4.87 million current LCU per square kilometre | 5.16 million current LCU per square kilometre | 286,165 current LCU per square kilometre | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gni (current lcu), per square kilometre, Malaysia or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 5.72 million current LCU per square kilometre against 5.38 million current LCU per square kilometre in Malaysia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in gni (current lcu), per square kilometre between Malaysia and South Africa?
- 340,990 current LCU per square kilometre, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and South Africa?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Malaysia and South Africa rank globally for gni (current lcu), per square kilometre?
- Malaysia ranks 132nd and South Africa ranks 130th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as GNI (current LCU), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
GNI (current LCU) 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.