Malaysia vs South Africa: Gross National Income — Value Standard Local Currency, per square
Malaysia
5.38 million SLC per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
5.67 million SLC per square kilometre
in 2023
Malaysia rank
124th
South Africa rank
122nd
Gross National Income — Value Standard Local Currency, per square over time
- Malaysia
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 5.67 million SLC per square kilometre against 5.38 million SLC per square kilometre in Malaysia, a difference of 0.29 million SLC per square kilometre.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Malaysia's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Malaysia ahead.
Malaysia ranks 124th and South Africa ranks 122nd of 194 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 4 and South Africa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0725 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0217 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0508 million SLC per square kilometre | Malaysia |
| 1980s | 0.2156 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.1089 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.1067 million SLC per square kilometre | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 0.6098 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.4782 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.1316 million SLC per square kilometre | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 1.54 million SLC per square kilometre | 1.48 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0581 million SLC per square kilometre | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 3.42 million SLC per square kilometre | 3.47 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0497 million SLC per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 2020s | 4.87 million SLC per square kilometre | 5.14 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.2708 million SLC per square kilometre | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross national income — value standard local currency, per square, Malaysia or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 5.67 million SLC per square kilometre against 5.38 million SLC per square kilometre in Malaysia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in gross national income — value standard local currency, per square between Malaysia and South Africa?
- 0.29 million SLC per square kilometre, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and South Africa?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Malaysia and South Africa rank globally for gross national income — value standard local currency, per square?
- Malaysia ranks 124th and South Africa ranks 122nd of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross National Income — Value Standard Local Currency, 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 Income — Value Standard Local Currency 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.