Malawi vs Sierra Leone: Gross domestic product (GDP), per square kilometre

Malawi
369,194 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre
in 2023
Sierra Leone
355,738 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre
in 2023
Malawi rank
148th
Sierra Leone rank
150th

Gross domestic product (GDP), per square kilometre over time

  • Malawi
  • Sierra Leone
100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k199020062023

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 369,194 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre against 355,738 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre in Sierra Leone, a difference of 13,456 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Malawi ranks 148th and Sierra Leone ranks 150th of 198 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 3 and Sierra Leone in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1990s 123,064 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 129,458 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 6,393 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre Sierra Leone
2000s 170,023 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 164,714 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 5,309 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre Malawi
2010s 284,363 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 265,910 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 18,453 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre Malawi
2020s 358,346 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 328,389 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 29,957 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross domestic product (gdp), per square kilometre, Malawi or Sierra Leone?
Malawi, at 369,194 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre against 355,738 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre in Sierra Leone as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross domestic product (gdp), per square kilometre between Malawi and Sierra Leone?
13,456 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Sierra Leone?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Malawi and Sierra Leone rank globally for gross domestic product (gdp), per square kilometre?
Malawi ranks 148th and Sierra Leone ranks 150th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross domestic product (GDP), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross domestic product (GDP), per square kilometre
Unit
international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
198 places, 6,456 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Gross domestic product (GDP) 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.