Malaysia vs Sri Lanka: Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, per square kilometre

Malaysia
1.22 million USD per square kilometre
in 2023
Sri Lanka
1.36 million USD per square kilometre
in 2023
Malaysia rank
74th
Sri Lanka rank
71st

Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, per square kilometre over time

  • Malaysia
  • Sri Lanka
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How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 1.36 million USD per square kilometre against 1.22 million USD per square kilometre in Malaysia, a difference of 0.14 million USD per square kilometre.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Malaysia's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Malaysia ranks 74th and Sri Lanka ranks 71st of 194 countries.

Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0309 million USD per square kilometre 0.0603 million USD per square kilometre 0.0294 million USD per square kilometre Sri Lanka
1980s 0.0931 million USD per square kilometre 0.1061 million USD per square kilometre 0.013 million USD per square kilometre Sri Lanka
1990s 0.2237 million USD per square kilometre 0.2299 million USD per square kilometre 0.0062 million USD per square kilometre Sri Lanka
2000s 0.4429 million USD per square kilometre 0.4741 million USD per square kilometre 0.0312 million USD per square kilometre Sri Lanka
2010s 0.9662 million USD per square kilometre 1.3 million USD per square kilometre 0.331 million USD per square kilometre Sri Lanka
2020s 1.16 million USD per square kilometre 1.34 million USD per square kilometre 0.1867 million USD per square kilometre Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross domestic product — value us$, per square kilometre, Malaysia or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 1.36 million USD per square kilometre against 1.22 million USD per square kilometre in Malaysia as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross domestic product — value us$, per square kilometre between Malaysia and Sri Lanka?
0.14 million USD per square kilometre, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Sri Lanka?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Malaysia and Sri Lanka rank globally for gross domestic product — value us$, per square kilometre?
Malaysia ranks 74th and Sri Lanka ranks 71st of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 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 US$, per square kilometre
Unit
million USD per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
195 places, 9,641 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ 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.