China vs Malaysia: Foreign aid received by income group, per square kilometre
China
-25.11 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Malaysia
33.58 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
China rank
163rd
Malaysia rank
160th
Foreign aid received by income group, per square kilometre over time
- China
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 33.58 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre against -25.11 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre in China, a difference of 58.69 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.3 times China's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Malaysia ahead.
China ranks 163rd and Malaysia ranks 160th of 168 countries.
Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.76 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 844.11 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 839.35 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | Malaysia |
| 1980s | 196.33 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 1,169 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 973.08 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 340.98 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 405.15 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 64.17 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 173.47 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 376.84 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 203.37 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | Malaysia |
| 2010s | -26.36 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 23.12 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 49.47 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | Malaysia |
| 2020s | -29.24 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 68.77 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 98.01 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign aid received by income group, per square kilometre, China or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 33.58 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre against -25.11 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre in China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in foreign aid received by income group, per square kilometre between China and Malaysia?
- 58.69 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Malaysia?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2023.
- How do China and Malaysia rank globally for foreign aid received by income group, per square kilometre?
- China ranks 163rd and Malaysia ranks 160th of 168 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign aid received by income group, 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
Foreign aid received by income group 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.