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

Malaysia
2.67 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre
in 2022
Thailand
2.20 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre
in 2022
Malaysia rank
46th
Thailand rank
48th

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

  • Malaysia
  • Thailand
01.0M2.0M3.0M196119912022

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 2.67 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre against 2.20 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre in Thailand, a difference of 470,720 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Thailand ahead.

Malaysia ranks 46th and Thailand ranks 48th of 164 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 2 and Thailand in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia Thailand Difference Ahead
1960s 83,951 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 136,191 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 52,240 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre Thailand
1970s 161,756 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 264,664 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 102,907 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre Thailand
1980s 312,033 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 502,454 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 190,421 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre Thailand
1990s 667,103 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 1.03 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 361,762 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre Thailand
2000s 1.20 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 1.40 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 204,368 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre Thailand
2010s 2.05 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 1.96 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 86,628 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre Malaysia
2020s 2.50 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 2.15 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 352,500 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross domestic product (gdp), per square kilometre, Malaysia or Thailand?
Malaysia, at 2.67 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre against 2.20 million international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre in Thailand as of 2022.
What is the difference in gross domestic product (gdp), per square kilometre between Malaysia and Thailand?
470,720 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Thailand?
62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
How do Malaysia and Thailand rank globally for gross domestic product (gdp), per square kilometre?
Malaysia ranks 46th and Thailand ranks 48th 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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Malaysia vs Thailand: Gross domestic product (GDP), per square kilometre. Statizoid, drawing on Statizoid (derived). Retrieved 11 October 2026, from https://economy.statizoid.com/compare/gross-domestic-product-gdp-per-square-kilometre-3/malaysia/thailand/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page; please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://economy.statizoid.com/compare/gross-domestic-product-gdp-per-square-kilometre-3/malaysia/thailand/">Malaysia vs Thailand: Gross domestic product (GDP), per square kilometre</a> — Statizoid

About this data

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.