Guatemala vs Malaysia: Gross national expenditure (current US$), per square kilometre

Guatemala
1.12 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Malaysia
1.16 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Guatemala rank
65th
Malaysia rank
64th

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

  • Guatemala
  • Malaysia
0250.0k500.0k750.0k1.0M1.2M196119922023

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 1.16 million current US$ per square kilometre against 1.12 million current US$ per square kilometre in Guatemala, a difference of 39,110 current US$ per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Guatemala ahead.

Guatemala ranks 65th and Malaysia ranks 64th of 183 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Guatemala averaged higher in 2 and Malaysia in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guatemala Malaysia Difference Ahead
1960s 12,944 current US$ per square kilometre 8,207 current US$ per square kilometre 4,737 current US$ per square kilometre Guatemala
1970s 36,735 current US$ per square kilometre 29,154 current US$ per square kilometre 7,582 current US$ per square kilometre Guatemala
1980s 81,017 current US$ per square kilometre 90,165 current US$ per square kilometre 9,149 current US$ per square kilometre Malaysia
1990s 137,149 current US$ per square kilometre 213,492 current US$ per square kilometre 76,342 current US$ per square kilometre Malaysia
2000s 290,390 current US$ per square kilometre 352,621 current US$ per square kilometre 62,231 current US$ per square kilometre Malaysia
2010s 619,331 current US$ per square kilometre 876,116 current US$ per square kilometre 256,785 current US$ per square kilometre Malaysia
2020s 966,595 current US$ per square kilometre 1.08 million current US$ per square kilometre 115,526 current US$ per square kilometre Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross national expenditure (current us$), per square kilometre, Guatemala or Malaysia?
Malaysia, at 1.16 million current US$ per square kilometre against 1.12 million current US$ per square kilometre in Guatemala as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current us$), per square kilometre between Guatemala and Malaysia?
39,110 current US$ per square kilometre, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Malaysia?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Guatemala and Malaysia rank globally for gross national expenditure (current us$), per square kilometre?
Guatemala ranks 65th and Malaysia ranks 64th of 183 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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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.