Benin vs Malawi: Gross national expenditure (current US$), per square kilometre

Benin
182,592 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Malawi
168,252 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Benin rank
131st
Malawi rank
132nd

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

  • Benin
  • Malawi
050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k196119922023

How they compare

Benin currently reports 182,592 current US$ per square kilometre against 168,252 current US$ per square kilometre in Malawi, a difference of 14,340 current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Benin's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 7 shared years of data; in 2017 it was Benin ahead.

Benin ranks 131st and Malawi ranks 132nd of 183 countries.

Benin has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Malawi Difference Ahead
2010s 129,842 current US$ per square kilometre 124,481 current US$ per square kilometre 5,361 current US$ per square kilometre Benin
2020s 163,547 current US$ per square kilometre 156,806 current US$ per square kilometre 6,740 current US$ per square kilometre Benin

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross national expenditure (current us$), per square kilometre, Benin or Malawi?
Benin, at 182,592 current US$ per square kilometre against 168,252 current US$ per square kilometre in Malawi as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current us$), per square kilometre between Benin and Malawi?
14,340 current US$ per square kilometre, with Benin ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Malawi?
7 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2023.
How do Benin and Malawi rank globally for gross national expenditure (current us$), per square kilometre?
Benin ranks 131st and Malawi ranks 132nd of 183 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (current US$), 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 (current US$), per square kilometre
Unit
current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
226 places, 10,214 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Gross national expenditure (current 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.