Cuba vs Malaysia: Gross national expenditure (current US$), per square kilometre
Cuba
1.03 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2020
Malaysia
1.16 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Cuba rank
67th
Malaysia rank
64th
Gross national expenditure (current US$), per square kilometre over time
- Cuba
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 1.16 million current US$ per square kilometre against 1.03 million current US$ per square kilometre in Cuba, a difference of 131,860 current US$ per square kilometre.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times Cuba's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Cuba ahead.
Cuba ranks 67th and Malaysia ranks 64th of 183 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 5 and Malaysia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 125,973 current US$ per square kilometre | 29,154 current US$ per square kilometre | 96,820 current US$ per square kilometre | Cuba |
| 1980s | 244,947 current US$ per square kilometre | 90,165 current US$ per square kilometre | 154,782 current US$ per square kilometre | Cuba |
| 1990s | 251,697 current US$ per square kilometre | 213,492 current US$ per square kilometre | 38,206 current US$ per square kilometre | Cuba |
| 2000s | 403,512 current US$ per square kilometre | 352,621 current US$ per square kilometre | 50,891 current US$ per square kilometre | Cuba |
| 2010s | 775,721 current US$ per square kilometre | 876,116 current US$ per square kilometre | 100,395 current US$ per square kilometre | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 1.03 million current US$ per square kilometre | 961,704 current US$ per square kilometre | 65,756 current US$ per square kilometre | Cuba |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross national expenditure (current us$), per square kilometre, Cuba or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 1.16 million current US$ per square kilometre against 1.03 million current US$ per square kilometre in Cuba as of 2023.
- What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current us$), per square kilometre between Cuba and Malaysia?
- 131,860 current US$ per square kilometre, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Malaysia?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
- How do Cuba and Malaysia rank globally for gross national expenditure (current us$), per square kilometre?
- Cuba ranks 67th and Malaysia ranks 64th of 183 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.