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

Malaysia
1.18 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Vietnam
1.31 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Malaysia rank
78th
Vietnam rank
76th

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

  • Malaysia
  • Vietnam
0500.0k1.0M1.5M196119922023

How they compare

Vietnam currently reports 1.31 million current US$ per square kilometre against 1.18 million current US$ per square kilometre in Malaysia, a difference of 132,220 current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Vietnam's figure about 1.1 times Malaysia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Malaysia ahead.

Malaysia ranks 78th and Vietnam ranks 76th of 206 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 4 and Vietnam in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia Vietnam Difference Ahead
1980s 111,608 current US$ per square kilometre 19,450 current US$ per square kilometre 92,158 current US$ per square kilometre Malaysia
1990s 212,059 current US$ per square kilometre 55,170 current US$ per square kilometre 156,889 current US$ per square kilometre Malaysia
2000s 424,860 current US$ per square kilometre 184,387 current US$ per square kilometre 240,472 current US$ per square kilometre Malaysia
2010s 937,280 current US$ per square kilometre 726,654 current US$ per square kilometre 210,627 current US$ per square kilometre Malaysia
2020s 1.12 million current US$ per square kilometre 1.18 million current US$ per square kilometre 60,185 current US$ per square kilometre Vietnam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gni (current us$), per square kilometre, Malaysia or Vietnam?
Vietnam, at 1.31 million current US$ per square kilometre against 1.18 million current US$ per square kilometre in Malaysia as of 2023.
What is the difference in gni (current us$), per square kilometre between Malaysia and Vietnam?
132,220 current US$ per square kilometre, with Vietnam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Vietnam?
35 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2023.
How do Malaysia and Vietnam rank globally for gni (current us$), per square kilometre?
Malaysia ranks 78th and Vietnam ranks 76th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as GNI (current US$), 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.