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
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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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Indicator
Merchandise 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
252 places, 14,042 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.