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

Malawi
391,211 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre
in 2023
Peru
379,134 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre
in 2023
Malawi rank
134th
Peru rank
137th

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

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

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 391,211 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre against 379,134 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre in Peru, a difference of 12,077 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Malawi ahead.

Malawi ranks 134th and Peru ranks 137th of 181 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 6 and Peru in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Peru Difference Ahead
1960s 47,564 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 35,701 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 11,863 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre Malawi
1970s 80,624 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 55,217 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 25,408 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre Malawi
1980s 110,737 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 73,415 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 37,323 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre Malawi
1990s 124,003 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 96,940 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 27,063 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre Malawi
2000s 170,867 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 165,396 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 5,471 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre Malawi
2010s 255,734 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 308,700 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 52,966 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre Peru
2020s 376,564 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 364,796 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 11,768 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross domestic product (gdp), per square kilometre, Malawi or Peru?
Malawi, at 391,211 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre against 379,134 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre in Peru as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross domestic product (gdp), per square kilometre between Malawi and Peru?
12,077 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Peru?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Malawi and Peru rank globally for gross domestic product (gdp), per square kilometre?
Malawi ranks 134th and Peru ranks 137th 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.