Malaysia vs United States: Gross domestic product (GDP), per square kilometre
Gross domestic product (GDP), per square kilometre over time
- Malaysia
- United States
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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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.