Malaysia vs Thailand: GNI (current US$), per square kilometre

Malaysia
1.18 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Thailand
987,046 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Malaysia rank
78th
Thailand rank
81st

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

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

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 1.18 million current US$ per square kilometre against 987,046 current US$ per square kilometre in Thailand, a difference of 193,124 current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.2 times Thailand's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Thailand ahead.

Malaysia ranks 78th and Thailand ranks 81st of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia Thailand Difference Ahead
1960s 8,382 current US$ per square kilometre 9,099 current US$ per square kilometre 717.02 current US$ per square kilometre Thailand
1970s 29,658 current US$ per square kilometre 29,272 current US$ per square kilometre 386.49 current US$ per square kilometre Malaysia
1980s 87,802 current US$ per square kilometre 87,231 current US$ per square kilometre 571.04 current US$ per square kilometre Malaysia
1990s 212,059 current US$ per square kilometre 251,159 current US$ per square kilometre 39,100 current US$ per square kilometre Thailand
2000s 424,860 current US$ per square kilometre 368,530 current US$ per square kilometre 56,329 current US$ per square kilometre Malaysia
2010s 937,280 current US$ per square kilometre 795,802 current US$ per square kilometre 141,478 current US$ per square kilometre Malaysia
2020s 1.12 million current US$ per square kilometre 961,326 current US$ per square kilometre 162,489 current US$ per square kilometre Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gni (current us$), per square kilometre, Malaysia or Thailand?
Malaysia, at 1.18 million current US$ per square kilometre against 987,046 current US$ per square kilometre in Thailand as of 2023.
What is the difference in gni (current us$), per square kilometre between Malaysia and Thailand?
193,124 current US$ per square kilometre, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Thailand?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Malaysia and Thailand rank globally for gni (current us$), per square kilometre?
Malaysia ranks 78th and Thailand ranks 81st of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as GNI (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
GNI (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
254 places, 13,003 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

GNI (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.