Malaysia vs Sri Lanka: Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, per square kilometre

Malaysia
0.2338 million USD per square kilometre
in 2023
Sri Lanka
0.2466 million USD per square kilometre
in 2023
Malaysia rank
78th
Sri Lanka rank
75th

Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, per square kilometre over time

  • Malaysia
  • Sri Lanka
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How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 0.2466 million USD per square kilometre against 0.2338 million USD per square kilometre in Malaysia, a difference of 0.0128 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 78th and Sri Lanka ranks 75th of 194 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 2 and Sri Lanka in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0074 million USD per square kilometre 0.0087 million USD per square kilometre 0.0013 million USD per square kilometre Sri Lanka
1980s 0.0279 million USD per square kilometre 0.0233 million USD per square kilometre 0.0046 million USD per square kilometre Malaysia
1990s 0.0826 million USD per square kilometre 0.0509 million USD per square kilometre 0.0317 million USD per square kilometre Malaysia
2000s 0.0988 million USD per square kilometre 0.1037 million USD per square kilometre 0.005 million USD per square kilometre Sri Lanka
2010s 0.238 million USD per square kilometre 0.39 million USD per square kilometre 0.1521 million USD per square kilometre Sri Lanka
2020s 0.2234 million USD per square kilometre 0.3197 million USD per square kilometre 0.0964 million USD per square kilometre Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross fixed capital formation — value us$, per square kilometre, Malaysia or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 0.2466 million USD per square kilometre against 0.2338 million USD per square kilometre in Malaysia as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross fixed capital formation — value us$, per square kilometre between Malaysia and Sri Lanka?
0.0128 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 fixed capital formation — value us$, per square kilometre?
Malaysia ranks 78th and Sri Lanka ranks 75th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — 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 Fixed Capital Formation — 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.