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

Malaysia
3.25 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre
in 2023
United States
2.74 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre
in 2023
Malaysia rank
59th
United States rank
62nd

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

  • Malaysia
  • United States
01.0M2.0M3.0M196119922023

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 3.25 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre against 2.74 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre in United States, a difference of 512,740 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre.

That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.2 times United States's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was United States ahead.

Malaysia ranks 59th and United States ranks 62nd of 181 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia United States Difference Ahead
1960s 109,535 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 539,169 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 429,633 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre United States
1970s 231,152 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 751,999 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 520,847 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre United States
1980s 414,758 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 1.01 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 591,408 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre United States
1990s 805,764 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 1.37 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 561,777 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre United States
2000s 1.39 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 1.86 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 463,779 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre United States
2010s 2.48 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2.24 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 239,420 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre Malaysia
2020s 3.00 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 2.61 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 391,772 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 United States?
Malaysia, at 3.25 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre against 2.74 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre in United States as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross domestic product (gdp), per square kilometre between Malaysia and United States?
512,740 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and United States?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Malaysia and United States rank globally for gross domestic product (gdp), per square kilometre?
Malaysia ranks 59th and United States ranks 62nd 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.