Malta vs Netherlands: Gross domestic product (GDP), per square kilometre

Malta
77.94 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre
in 2023
Netherlands
37.53 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre
in 2023
Malta rank
5th
Netherlands rank
8th

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

  • Malta
  • Netherlands
020.0M40.0M60.0M80.0M196119922023

How they compare

Malta currently reports 77.94 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre against 37.53 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre in Netherlands, a difference of 40.41 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre.

That makes Malta's figure about 2.1 times Netherlands's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 59 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Netherlands ahead.

Malta ranks 5th and Netherlands ranks 8th of 181 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 5 and Netherlands in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malta Netherlands Difference Ahead
1960s 3.55 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 6.92 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 3.37 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre Netherlands
1970s 8.38 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 10.38 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 1.99 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre Netherlands
1980s 17.53 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 12.37 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 5.16 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre Malta
1990s 25.46 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 17.11 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 8.36 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre Malta
2000s 35.63 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 26.25 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 9.38 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre Malta
2010s 49.76 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 30.63 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 19.13 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre Malta
2020s 72.93 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 35.97 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 36.96 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre Malta

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross domestic product (gdp), per square kilometre, Malta or Netherlands?
Malta, at 77.94 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre against 37.53 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre in Netherlands as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross domestic product (gdp), per square kilometre between Malta and Netherlands?
40.41 million international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Netherlands?
59 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
How do Malta and Netherlands rank globally for gross domestic product (gdp), per square kilometre?
Malta ranks 5th and Netherlands ranks 8th 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.