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

India
1.20 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Malaysia
1.16 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
India rank
62nd
Malaysia rank
64th

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

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

How they compare

India currently reports 1.20 million current US$ per square kilometre against 1.16 million current US$ per square kilometre in Malaysia, a difference of 37,170 current US$ per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was India ahead.

India ranks 62nd and Malaysia ranks 64th of 183 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, India averaged higher in 3 and Malaysia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade India Malaysia Difference Ahead
1960s 18,648 current US$ per square kilometre 8,207 current US$ per square kilometre 10,441 current US$ per square kilometre India
1970s 36,311 current US$ per square kilometre 29,154 current US$ per square kilometre 7,157 current US$ per square kilometre India
1980s 86,510 current US$ per square kilometre 90,165 current US$ per square kilometre 3,655 current US$ per square kilometre Malaysia
1990s 121,691 current US$ per square kilometre 213,492 current US$ per square kilometre 91,800 current US$ per square kilometre Malaysia
2000s 294,193 current US$ per square kilometre 352,621 current US$ per square kilometre 58,428 current US$ per square kilometre Malaysia
2010s 752,950 current US$ per square kilometre 876,116 current US$ per square kilometre 123,166 current US$ per square kilometre Malaysia
2020s 1.08 million current US$ per square kilometre 1.08 million current US$ per square kilometre 1,764 current US$ per square kilometre India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross national expenditure (current us$), per square kilometre, India or Malaysia?
India, at 1.20 million current US$ per square kilometre against 1.16 million current US$ per square kilometre in Malaysia as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current us$), per square kilometre between India and Malaysia?
37,170 current US$ per square kilometre, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Malaysia?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do India and Malaysia rank globally for gross national expenditure (current us$), per square kilometre?
India ranks 62nd and Malaysia ranks 64th of 183 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (current US$), 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.