Malaysia vs Thailand: Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, per square kilometre
Malaysia
1.22 million USD per square kilometre
in 2023
Thailand
1.01 million USD per square kilometre
in 2023
Malaysia rank
74th
Thailand rank
77th
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, per square kilometre over time
- Malaysia
- Thailand
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 1.22 million USD per square kilometre against 1.01 million USD per square kilometre in Thailand, a difference of 0.21 million USD per square kilometre.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.2 times Thailand's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Thailand ahead.
Malaysia ranks 74th and Thailand ranks 77th of 194 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 5 and Thailand in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0309 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0306 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0002 million USD per square kilometre | Malaysia |
| 1980s | 0.0931 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0917 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0014 million USD per square kilometre | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 0.2237 million USD per square kilometre | 0.2591 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0354 million USD per square kilometre | Thailand |
| 2000s | 0.4429 million USD per square kilometre | 0.3823 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0606 million USD per square kilometre | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 0.9662 million USD per square kilometre | 0.8336 million USD per square kilometre | 0.1326 million USD per square kilometre | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 1.16 million USD per square kilometre | 0.9872 million USD per square kilometre | 0.1679 million USD per square kilometre | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross domestic product — value us$, per square kilometre, Malaysia or Thailand?
- Malaysia, at 1.22 million USD per square kilometre against 1.01 million USD per square kilometre in Thailand as of 2023.
- What is the difference in gross domestic product — value us$, per square kilometre between Malaysia and Thailand?
- 0.21 million USD per square kilometre, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Thailand?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Malaysia and Thailand rank globally for gross domestic product — value us$, per square kilometre?
- Malaysia ranks 74th and Thailand ranks 77th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.