El Salvador vs Malaysia: Gross domestic product (GDP), per square kilometre
Gross domestic product (GDP), per square kilometre over time
- El Salvador
- Malaysia
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 3.42 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre against 3.25 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre in Malaysia, a difference of 174,730 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Malaysia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 57th and Malaysia ranks 59th of 181 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 398,037 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre | 109,535 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre | 288,502 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 625,652 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre | 231,152 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre | 394,500 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 718,835 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre | 414,758 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre | 304,077 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 1.09 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre | 805,764 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre | 283,422 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 1.79 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre | 1.39 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre | 392,951 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 2.58 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre | 2.48 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre | 98,935 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 3.21 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre | 3.00 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre | 209,200 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross domestic product (gdp), per square kilometre, El Salvador or Malaysia?
- El Salvador, at 3.42 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre against 3.25 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 El Salvador and Malaysia?
- 174,730 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Malaysia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Malaysia rank globally for gross domestic product (gdp), per square kilometre?
- El Salvador ranks 57th and Malaysia ranks 59th of 181 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.