Ireland vs Malaysia: Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per square kilometre

Ireland
5.04 million current LCU per square kilometre
in 2023
Malaysia
5.29 million current LCU per square kilometre
in 2023
Ireland rank
117th
Malaysia rank
115th

Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per square kilometre over time

  • Ireland
  • Malaysia
02.0M4.0M6.0M196119922023

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 5.29 million current LCU per square kilometre against 5.04 million current LCU per square kilometre in Ireland, a difference of 249,790 current LCU per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Ireland ahead.

Ireland ranks 117th and Malaysia ranks 115th of 183 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Ireland Malaysia Difference Ahead
1970s 94,306 current LCU per square kilometre 71,331 current LCU per square kilometre 22,975 current LCU per square kilometre Ireland
1980s 356,757 current LCU per square kilometre 220,828 current LCU per square kilometre 135,930 current LCU per square kilometre Ireland
1990s 743,875 current LCU per square kilometre 603,665 current LCU per square kilometre 140,210 current LCU per square kilometre Ireland
2000s 2.03 million current LCU per square kilometre 1.28 million current LCU per square kilometre 750,316 current LCU per square kilometre Ireland
2010s 2.84 million current LCU per square kilometre 3.21 million current LCU per square kilometre 365,763 current LCU per square kilometre Malaysia
2020s 4.42 million current LCU per square kilometre 4.69 million current LCU per square kilometre 275,135 current LCU per square kilometre Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross national expenditure (current lcu), per square kilometre, Ireland or Malaysia?
Malaysia, at 5.29 million current LCU per square kilometre against 5.04 million current LCU per square kilometre in Ireland as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current lcu), per square kilometre between Ireland and Malaysia?
249,790 current LCU per square kilometre, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Malaysia?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Ireland and Malaysia rank globally for gross national expenditure (current lcu), per square kilometre?
Ireland ranks 117th and Malaysia ranks 115th of 183 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (current LCU), 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 (current LCU), per square kilometre
Unit
current LCU per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
183 places, 8,010 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Gross national expenditure (current LCU) 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.