Malawi vs Tanzania: GDP (current LCU), per square kilometre

Malawi
156.56 million current LCU per square kilometre
in 2023
Tanzania
212.62 million current LCU per square kilometre
in 2023
Malawi rank
39th
Tanzania rank
36th

GDP (current LCU), per square kilometre over time

  • Malawi
  • Tanzania
050.0M100.0M150.0M200.0M197019962023

How they compare

Tanzania currently reports 212.62 million current LCU per square kilometre against 156.56 million current LCU per square kilometre in Malawi, a difference of 56.06 million current LCU per square kilometre.

That makes Tanzania's figure about 1.4 times Malawi's.

Across all 44 years both countries report, Tanzania has been ahead every year.

Malawi ranks 39th and Tanzania ranks 36th of 210 countries.

Tanzania has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Tanzania Difference Ahead
1980s 32,703 current LCU per square kilometre 391,348 current LCU per square kilometre 358,644 current LCU per square kilometre Tanzania
1990s 416,767 current LCU per square kilometre 5.06 million current LCU per square kilometre 4.65 million current LCU per square kilometre Tanzania
2000s 6.80 million current LCU per square kilometre 24.09 million current LCU per square kilometre 17.29 million current LCU per square kilometre Tanzania
2010s 47.19 million current LCU per square kilometre 102.36 million current LCU per square kilometre 55.17 million current LCU per square kilometre Tanzania
2020s 120.26 million current LCU per square kilometre 190.99 million current LCU per square kilometre 70.73 million current LCU per square kilometre Tanzania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdp (current lcu), per square kilometre, Malawi or Tanzania?
Tanzania, at 212.62 million current LCU per square kilometre against 156.56 million current LCU per square kilometre in Malawi as of 2023.
What is the difference in gdp (current lcu), per square kilometre between Malawi and Tanzania?
56.06 million current LCU per square kilometre, with Tanzania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Tanzania?
44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
How do Malawi and Tanzania rank globally for gdp (current lcu), per square kilometre?
Malawi ranks 39th and Tanzania ranks 36th of 210 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as GDP (current LCU), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
GDP (current LCU), per square kilometre
Unit
current LCU per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
210 places, 9,868 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

GDP (current LCU) 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.