Malaysia vs Viet Nam: Merchandise imports (current US$), per square kilometre

Malaysia
808,604 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Viet Nam
1.04 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Malaysia rank
57th
Viet Nam rank
55th

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

  • Malaysia
  • Viet Nam
0250.0k500.0k750.0k1.0M1.2M196119922023

How they compare

Viet Nam currently reports 1.04 million current US$ per square kilometre against 808,604 current US$ per square kilometre in Malaysia, a difference of 230,786 current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Viet Nam's figure about 1.3 times Malaysia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Malaysia ahead.

Malaysia ranks 57th and Viet Nam ranks 55th of 205 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 6 and Viet Nam in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia Viet Nam Difference Ahead
1960s 3,257 current US$ per square kilometre 811.77 current US$ per square kilometre 2,446 current US$ per square kilometre Malaysia
1970s 11,174 current US$ per square kilometre 2,865 current US$ per square kilometre 8,309 current US$ per square kilometre Malaysia
1980s 41,634 current US$ per square kilometre 5,907 current US$ per square kilometre 35,726 current US$ per square kilometre Malaysia
1990s 173,432 current US$ per square kilometre 21,851 current US$ per square kilometre 151,582 current US$ per square kilometre Malaysia
2000s 333,274 current US$ per square kilometre 129,420 current US$ per square kilometre 203,854 current US$ per square kilometre Malaysia
2010s 586,184 current US$ per square kilometre 519,794 current US$ per square kilometre 66,390 current US$ per square kilometre Malaysia
2020s 752,217 current US$ per square kilometre 1.02 million current US$ per square kilometre 268,811 current US$ per square kilometre Viet Nam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports (current us$), per square kilometre, Malaysia or Viet Nam?
Viet Nam, at 1.04 million current US$ per square kilometre against 808,604 current US$ per square kilometre in Malaysia as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per square kilometre between Malaysia and Viet Nam?
230,786 current US$ per square kilometre, with Viet Nam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Viet Nam?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Malaysia and Viet Nam rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per square kilometre?
Malaysia ranks 57th and Viet Nam ranks 55th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), 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.