Malaysia vs Palau: Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre

Malaysia
60,143 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Palau
51,454 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Malaysia rank
63rd
Palau rank
65th

Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre over time

  • Malaysia
  • Palau
020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k197419982023

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 60,143 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 51,454 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Palau, a difference of 8,689 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.2 times Palau's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Malaysia ahead.

Malaysia ranks 63rd and Palau ranks 65th of 197 countries.

Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia Palau Difference Ahead
2000s 29,548 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 19,285 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 10,263 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Malaysia
2010s 42,992 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 37,249 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 5,743 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Malaysia
2020s 58,581 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 48,878 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 9,703 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per square kilometre, Malaysia or Palau?
Malaysia, at 60,143 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 51,454 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Palau as of 2023.
What is the difference in primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per square kilometre between Malaysia and Palau?
8,689 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Palau?
19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
How do Malaysia and Palau rank globally for primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per square kilometre?
Malaysia ranks 63rd and Palau ranks 65th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre
Unit
BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
244 places, 8,921 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Primary income receipts (BoP, 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.