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

Malaysia
3.78 million current international $ per square kilometre
in 2023
Vietnam
4.56 million current international $ per square kilometre
in 2023
Malaysia rank
60th
Vietnam rank
59th

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

  • Malaysia
  • Vietnam
01.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M5.0M199020062023

How they compare

Vietnam currently reports 4.56 million current international $ per square kilometre against 3.78 million current international $ per square kilometre in Malaysia, a difference of 781,300 current international $ per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Malaysia ahead.

Malaysia ranks 60th and Vietnam ranks 59th of 200 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 3 and Vietnam in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia Vietnam Difference Ahead
1990s 586,318 current international $ per square kilometre 388,509 current international $ per square kilometre 197,809 current international $ per square kilometre Malaysia
2000s 1.20 million current international $ per square kilometre 974,200 current international $ per square kilometre 230,797 current international $ per square kilometre Malaysia
2010s 2.25 million current international $ per square kilometre 2.21 million current international $ per square kilometre 45,106 current international $ per square kilometre Malaysia
2020s 3.28 million current international $ per square kilometre 3.96 million current international $ per square kilometre 688,265 current international $ per square kilometre Vietnam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gni, ppp (current international $), per square kilometre, Malaysia or Vietnam?
Vietnam, at 4.56 million current international $ per square kilometre against 3.78 million current international $ per square kilometre in Malaysia as of 2023.
What is the difference in gni, ppp (current international $), per square kilometre between Malaysia and Vietnam?
781,300 current international $ per square kilometre, with Vietnam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Vietnam?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Malaysia and Vietnam rank globally for gni, ppp (current international $), per square kilometre?
Malaysia ranks 60th and Vietnam ranks 59th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as GNI, 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
GNI, 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
247 places, 7,887 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

GNI, 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.