Malaysia vs South Africa: Services, value added (constant LCU), per square kilometre

Malaysia
2.71 million constant LCU per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
2.58 million constant LCU per square kilometre
in 2023
Malaysia rank
111th
South Africa rank
113th

Services, value added (constant LCU), per square kilometre over time

  • Malaysia
  • South Africa
01.0M2.0M3.0M196119922023

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 2.71 million constant LCU per square kilometre against 2.58 million constant LCU per square kilometre in South Africa, a difference of 128,940 constant LCU per square kilometre.

That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was South Africa ahead.

Malaysia ranks 111th and South Africa ranks 113th of 195 countries.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia South Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 66,235 constant LCU per square kilometre 686,869 constant LCU per square kilometre 620,634 constant LCU per square kilometre South Africa
1980s 168,045 constant LCU per square kilometre 949,613 constant LCU per square kilometre 781,568 constant LCU per square kilometre South Africa
1990s 487,422 constant LCU per square kilometre 1.15 million constant LCU per square kilometre 667,114 constant LCU per square kilometre South Africa
2000s 941,912 constant LCU per square kilometre 1.70 million constant LCU per square kilometre 762,432 constant LCU per square kilometre South Africa
2010s 1.84 million constant LCU per square kilometre 2.30 million constant LCU per square kilometre 460,334 constant LCU per square kilometre South Africa
2020s 2.46 million constant LCU per square kilometre 2.49 million constant LCU per square kilometre 30,770 constant LCU per square kilometre South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher services, value added (constant lcu), per square kilometre, Malaysia or South Africa?
Malaysia, at 2.71 million constant LCU per square kilometre against 2.58 million constant LCU per square kilometre in South Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in services, value added (constant lcu), per square kilometre between Malaysia and South Africa?
128,940 constant LCU per square kilometre, with Malaysia 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 services, value added (constant lcu), per square kilometre?
Malaysia ranks 111th and South Africa ranks 113th of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Services, value added (constant LCU), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Services, value added (constant LCU), per square kilometre
Unit
constant LCU per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
196 places, 7,443 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Services, value added (constant LCU) 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.