China vs Malaysia: Gross domestic product (GDP), per square kilometre (Bolt)
Gross domestic product (GDP), per square kilometre (Bolt) over time
- China
- Malaysia
How they compare
China currently reports 2.87 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre against 2.67 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre in Malaysia, a difference of 201,250 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre.
That makes China's figure about 1.1 times Malaysia's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Malaysia ahead.
China ranks 43rd and Malaysia ranks 46th of 164 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 2 and Malaysia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 87,332 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre | 83,951 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre | 3,382 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre | China |
| 1970s | 150,536 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre | 161,756 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre | 11,221 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre | Malaysia |
| 1980s | 281,008 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre | 312,033 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre | 31,025 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 483,159 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre | 667,103 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre | 183,944 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 905,377 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre | 1.20 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre | 289,670 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 1.91 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre | 2.05 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre | 138,496 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 2.74 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre | 2.50 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre | 240,443 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross domestic product (gdp), per square kilometre, China or Malaysia?
- China, at 2.87 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre against 2.67 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre in Malaysia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in gross domestic product (gdp), per square kilometre between China and Malaysia?
- 201,250 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Malaysia?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do China and Malaysia rank globally for gross domestic product (gdp), per square kilometre?
- China ranks 43rd and Malaysia ranks 46th 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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About this data
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.