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

Malaysia
3.25 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre
in 2023
Thailand
3.23 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre
in 2023
Malaysia rank
59th
Thailand rank
60th

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

  • Malaysia
  • Thailand
01.0M2.0M3.0M196119922023

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 3.25 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre against 3.23 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre in Thailand, a difference of 17,480 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre.

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

Malaysia ranks 59th and Thailand ranks 60th of 181 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 3 and Thailand in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia Thailand Difference Ahead
1960s 109,535 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 108,592 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 943.19 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre Malaysia
1970s 231,152 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 271,430 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 40,278 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre Thailand
1980s 414,758 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 494,786 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 80,028 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre Thailand
1990s 805,764 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 991,470 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 185,707 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre Thailand
2000s 1.39 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 1.44 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 50,594 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre Thailand
2010s 2.48 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2.45 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 25,464 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre Malaysia
2020s 3.00 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2.93 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 71,330 international-$ in 2021 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 3.25 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre against 3.23 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre in Thailand as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross domestic product (gdp), per square kilometre between Malaysia and Thailand?
17,480 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Thailand?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Malaysia and Thailand rank globally for gross domestic product (gdp), per square kilometre?
Malaysia ranks 59th and Thailand ranks 60th 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.