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

Malawi
391,211 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre
in 2023
Nicaragua
415,990 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre
in 2023
Malawi rank
134th
Nicaragua rank
132nd

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

  • Malawi
  • Nicaragua
0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k196119922023

How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 415,990 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre against 391,211 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre in Malawi, a difference of 24,779 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Nicaragua ahead.

Malawi ranks 134th and Nicaragua ranks 132nd of 181 countries.

Nicaragua has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Nicaragua Difference Ahead
1960s 47,564 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 124,670 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 77,106 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre Nicaragua
1970s 80,624 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 186,724 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 106,099 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre Nicaragua
1980s 110,737 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 176,200 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 65,463 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre Nicaragua
1990s 124,003 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 154,700 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 30,697 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre Nicaragua
2000s 170,867 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 213,526 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 42,659 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre Nicaragua
2010s 255,734 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 296,351 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 40,617 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre Nicaragua
2020s 376,564 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 383,521 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 6,956 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre Nicaragua

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross domestic product (gdp), per square kilometre, Malawi or Nicaragua?
Nicaragua, at 415,990 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre against 391,211 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre in Malawi as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross domestic product (gdp), per square kilometre between Malawi and Nicaragua?
24,779 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Nicaragua?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Malawi and Nicaragua rank globally for gross domestic product (gdp), per square kilometre?
Malawi ranks 134th and Nicaragua ranks 132nd 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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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
181 places, 9,758 data points, 1961–2023
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.