El Salvador vs Malaysia: Merchandise imports (current US$), per square kilometre
El Salvador
755,212 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Malaysia
808,604 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
El Salvador rank
60th
Malaysia rank
57th
Merchandise imports (current US$), per square kilometre over time
- El Salvador
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 808,604 current US$ per square kilometre against 755,212 current US$ per square kilometre in El Salvador, a difference of 53,392 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 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 60th and Malaysia ranks 57th of 205 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 3 and Malaysia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8,766 current US$ per square kilometre | 3,257 current US$ per square kilometre | 5,509 current US$ per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 28,971 current US$ per square kilometre | 11,174 current US$ per square kilometre | 17,796 current US$ per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 46,984 current US$ per square kilometre | 41,634 current US$ per square kilometre | 5,350 current US$ per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 133,562 current US$ per square kilometre | 173,432 current US$ per square kilometre | 39,871 current US$ per square kilometre | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 326,052 current US$ per square kilometre | 333,274 current US$ per square kilometre | 7,222 current US$ per square kilometre | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 500,396 current US$ per square kilometre | 586,184 current US$ per square kilometre | 85,788 current US$ per square kilometre | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 690,890 current US$ per square kilometre | 752,217 current US$ per square kilometre | 61,327 current US$ per square kilometre | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise imports (current us$), per square kilometre, El Salvador or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 808,604 current US$ per square kilometre against 755,212 current US$ per square kilometre in El Salvador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per square kilometre between El Salvador and Malaysia?
- 53,392 current US$ per square kilometre, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Malaysia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Malaysia rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per square kilometre?
- El Salvador ranks 60th and Malaysia ranks 57th of 205 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Merchandise 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.