El Salvador vs Malaysia: Commercial service imports (current US$), per square kilometre

El Salvador
138,969 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Malaysia
158,186 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
El Salvador rank
65th
Malaysia rank
63rd

Commercial service imports (current US$), per square kilometre over time

  • El Salvador
  • Malaysia
050.0k100.0k150.0k197419982023

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 158,186 current US$ per square kilometre against 138,969 current US$ per square kilometre in El Salvador, a difference of 19,217 current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1976 it was El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 65th and Malaysia ranks 63rd of 198 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 2 and Malaysia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Malaysia Difference Ahead
1970s 10,660 current US$ per square kilometre 3,866 current US$ per square kilometre 6,794 current US$ per square kilometre El Salvador
1980s 13,118 current US$ per square kilometre 10,993 current US$ per square kilometre 2,125 current US$ per square kilometre El Salvador
1990s 23,679 current US$ per square kilometre 36,013 current US$ per square kilometre 12,334 current US$ per square kilometre Malaysia
2000s 52,542 current US$ per square kilometre 65,939 current US$ per square kilometre 13,397 current US$ per square kilometre Malaysia
2010s 73,630 current US$ per square kilometre 125,809 current US$ per square kilometre 52,179 current US$ per square kilometre Malaysia
2020s 112,222 current US$ per square kilometre 127,014 current US$ per square kilometre 14,792 current US$ per square kilometre Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher commercial service imports (current us$), per square kilometre, El Salvador or Malaysia?
Malaysia, at 158,186 current US$ per square kilometre against 138,969 current US$ per square kilometre in El Salvador as of 2023.
What is the difference in commercial service imports (current us$), per square kilometre between El Salvador and Malaysia?
19,217 current US$ per square kilometre, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Malaysia?
48 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2023.
How do El Salvador and Malaysia rank globally for commercial service imports (current us$), per square kilometre?
El Salvador ranks 65th and Malaysia ranks 63rd of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Commercial service imports (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Commercial service imports (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
245 places, 9,326 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Commercial service imports (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.