Malaysia vs South Africa: Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per square

Malaysia
5.55 million SLC per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
5.75 million SLC per square kilometre
in 2023
Malaysia rank
123rd
South Africa rank
121st

Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per square over time

  • Malaysia
  • South Africa
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How they compare

South Africa currently reports 5.75 million SLC per square kilometre against 5.55 million SLC per square kilometre in Malaysia, a difference of 0.2 million SLC per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Malaysia ahead.

Malaysia ranks 123rd and South Africa ranks 121st of 192 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 4 and South Africa in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia South Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0754 million SLC per square kilometre 0.0228 million SLC per square kilometre 0.0525 million SLC per square kilometre Malaysia
1980s 0.2287 million SLC per square kilometre 0.1147 million SLC per square kilometre 0.1139 million SLC per square kilometre Malaysia
1990s 0.6436 million SLC per square kilometre 0.4919 million SLC per square kilometre 0.1517 million SLC per square kilometre Malaysia
2000s 1.61 million SLC per square kilometre 1.51 million SLC per square kilometre 0.0908 million SLC per square kilometre Malaysia
2010s 3.53 million SLC per square kilometre 3.56 million SLC per square kilometre 0.0337 million SLC per square kilometre South Africa
2020s 5.01 million SLC per square kilometre 5.23 million SLC per square kilometre 0.2216 million SLC per square kilometre South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per square, Malaysia or South Africa?
South Africa, at 5.75 million SLC per square kilometre against 5.55 million SLC per square kilometre in Malaysia as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per square between Malaysia and South Africa?
0.2 million SLC per square kilometre, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and South Africa?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Malaysia and South Africa rank globally for gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per square?
Malaysia ranks 123rd and South Africa ranks 121st of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 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 — Value Standard Local Currency, per square kilometre
Unit
million SLC per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
192 places, 9,479 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency 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.