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

Malaysia
1.16 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Panama
1.10 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Malaysia rank
64th
Panama rank
66th

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

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

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 1.16 million current US$ per square kilometre against 1.10 million current US$ per square kilometre in Panama, a difference of 62,350 current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times Panama's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Panama ahead.

Malaysia ranks 64th and Panama ranks 66th of 183 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia Panama Difference Ahead
1960s 8,207 current US$ per square kilometre 11,800 current US$ per square kilometre 3,593 current US$ per square kilometre Panama
1970s 29,154 current US$ per square kilometre 33,499 current US$ per square kilometre 4,345 current US$ per square kilometre Panama
1980s 90,165 current US$ per square kilometre 82,012 current US$ per square kilometre 8,153 current US$ per square kilometre Malaysia
1990s 213,492 current US$ per square kilometre 129,817 current US$ per square kilometre 83,675 current US$ per square kilometre Malaysia
2000s 352,621 current US$ per square kilometre 242,403 current US$ per square kilometre 110,218 current US$ per square kilometre Malaysia
2010s 876,116 current US$ per square kilometre 720,895 current US$ per square kilometre 155,221 current US$ per square kilometre Malaysia
2020s 1.08 million current US$ per square kilometre 930,412 current US$ per square kilometre 151,710 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$), per square kilometre, Malaysia or Panama?
Malaysia, at 1.16 million current US$ per square kilometre against 1.10 million current US$ per square kilometre in Panama as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current us$), per square kilometre between Malaysia and Panama?
62,350 current US$ per square kilometre, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Panama?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Malaysia and Panama rank globally for gross national expenditure (current us$), per square kilometre?
Malaysia ranks 64th and Panama ranks 66th of 183 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (current US$), 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.