Malaysia vs Philippines: Gross domestic product (GDP), per square kilometre

Malaysia
3.51 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre
in 2023
Philippines
3.81 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre
in 2023
Malaysia rank
61st
Philippines rank
60th

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

  • Malaysia
  • Philippines
1.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M199020062023

How they compare

Philippines currently reports 3.81 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre against 3.51 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre in Malaysia, a difference of 301,180 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 6 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Philippines ahead.

Malaysia ranks 61st and Philippines ranks 60th of 198 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia Philippines Difference Ahead
1990s 960,740 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 1.06 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 96,600 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre Philippines
2000s 1.60 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 1.57 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 31,812 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre Malaysia
2010s 2.58 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2.69 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 107,041 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre Philippines
2020s 3.26 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 3.49 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 234,305 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre Philippines

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross domestic product (gdp), per square kilometre, Malaysia or Philippines?
Philippines, at 3.81 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre against 3.51 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre in Malaysia as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross domestic product (gdp), per square kilometre between Malaysia and Philippines?
301,180 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre, with Philippines ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Philippines?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Malaysia and Philippines rank globally for gross domestic product (gdp), per square kilometre?
Malaysia ranks 61st and Philippines ranks 60th 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.