Lesotho vs Malawi: Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per square kilometre

Lesotho
10,045 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Malawi
9,514 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Lesotho rank
142nd
Malawi rank
144th

Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per square kilometre over time

  • Lesotho
  • Malawi
02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k196119922023

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 10,045 current US$ per square kilometre against 9,514 current US$ per square kilometre in Malawi, a difference of 531 current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Lesotho ahead.

Lesotho ranks 142nd and Malawi ranks 144th of 195 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 4 and Malawi in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Malawi Difference Ahead
1980s 1,070 current US$ per square kilometre 1,402 current US$ per square kilometre 331.54 current US$ per square kilometre Malawi
1990s 2,026 current US$ per square kilometre 1,665 current US$ per square kilometre 360.77 current US$ per square kilometre Lesotho
2000s 3,855 current US$ per square kilometre 3,127 current US$ per square kilometre 727.84 current US$ per square kilometre Lesotho
2010s 8,803 current US$ per square kilometre 6,245 current US$ per square kilometre 2,557 current US$ per square kilometre Lesotho
2020s 9,532 current US$ per square kilometre 8,237 current US$ per square kilometre 1,295 current US$ per square kilometre Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher taxes less subsidies on products (current us$), per square kilometre, Lesotho or Malawi?
Lesotho, at 10,045 current US$ per square kilometre against 9,514 current US$ per square kilometre in Malawi as of 2023.
What is the difference in taxes less subsidies on products (current us$), per square kilometre between Lesotho and Malawi?
531 current US$ per square kilometre, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Malawi?
44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
How do Lesotho and Malawi rank globally for taxes less subsidies on products (current us$), per square kilometre?
Lesotho ranks 142nd and Malawi ranks 144th of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Taxes less subsidies on products (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
196 places, 7,863 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Taxes less subsidies on products (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.