Malaysia vs Viet Nam: Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per square kilometre

Malaysia
1.17 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Viet Nam
1.19 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Malaysia rank
54th
Viet Nam rank
52nd

Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per square kilometre over time

  • Malaysia
  • Viet Nam
0250.0k500.0k750.0k1.0M1.2M196119922023

How they compare

Viet Nam currently reports 1.19 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre against 1.17 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre in Malaysia, a difference of 20,770 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Malaysia ahead.

Malaysia ranks 54th and Viet Nam ranks 52nd of 160 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 3 and Viet Nam in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia Viet Nam Difference Ahead
1990s 338,332 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 216,616 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 121,715 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre Malaysia
2000s 449,893 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 397,174 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 52,719 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre Malaysia
2010s 825,472 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 774,330 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 51,142 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre Malaysia
2020s 1.07 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 1.12 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 47,378 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre Viet Nam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross national expenditure (constant 2015 us$), per square kilometre, Malaysia or Viet Nam?
Viet Nam, at 1.19 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre against 1.17 million constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre in Malaysia as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross national expenditure (constant 2015 us$), per square kilometre between Malaysia and Viet Nam?
20,770 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre, with Viet Nam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Viet Nam?
30 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2023.
How do Malaysia and Viet Nam rank globally for gross national expenditure (constant 2015 us$), per square kilometre?
Malaysia ranks 54th and Viet Nam ranks 52nd of 160 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per square kilometre
Unit
constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
201 places, 7,891 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 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.