Benin vs Malawi: Gross domestic product (GDP), per square kilometre (Bolt)

Benin
295,232 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre
in 2022
Malawi
280,711 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre
in 2022
Benin rank
117th
Malawi rank
119th

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

  • Benin
  • Malawi
0100.0k200.0k300.0k196119912022

How they compare

Benin currently reports 295,232 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre against 280,711 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre in Malawi, a difference of 14,521 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre.

That makes Benin's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Benin ahead.

Benin ranks 117th and Malawi ranks 119th of 164 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 2 and Malawi in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Malawi Difference Ahead
1960s 31,132 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 27,495 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 3,637 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre Benin
1970s 42,388 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 50,820 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 8,432 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre Malawi
1980s 64,323 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 72,082 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 7,758 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre Malawi
1990s 91,121 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 100,084 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 8,963 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre Malawi
2000s 130,882 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 136,300 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 5,418 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre Malawi
2010s 193,264 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 221,169 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 27,905 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre Malawi
2020s 277,464 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 275,171 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 2,293 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre Benin

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross domestic product (gdp), per square kilometre, Benin or Malawi?
Benin, at 295,232 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre against 280,711 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre in Malawi as of 2022.
What is the difference in gross domestic product (gdp), per square kilometre between Benin and Malawi?
14,521 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre, with Benin ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Malawi?
62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
How do Benin and Malawi rank globally for gross domestic product (gdp), per square kilometre?
Benin ranks 117th and Malawi ranks 119th of 164 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 2011 prices per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
164 places, 9,284 data points, 1961–2022
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.