Indonesia vs Malaysia: Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre

Indonesia
4,968 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2021
Malaysia
4,725 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2021
Indonesia rank
127th
Malaysia rank
128th

Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre over time

  • Indonesia
  • Malaysia
02.0k4.0k6.0k197519982021

How they compare

Indonesia currently reports 4,968 current US$ per square kilometre against 4,725 current US$ per square kilometre in Malaysia, a difference of 243 current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Indonesia's figure about 1.1 times Malaysia's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1987 it was Malaysia ahead.

Indonesia ranks 127th and Malaysia ranks 128th of 193 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Indonesia averaged higher in 2 and Malaysia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Indonesia Malaysia Difference Ahead
1980s 64.77 current US$ per square kilometre 291.47 current US$ per square kilometre 226.7 current US$ per square kilometre Malaysia
1990s 306.87 current US$ per square kilometre 532.72 current US$ per square kilometre 225.84 current US$ per square kilometre Malaysia
2000s 2,011 current US$ per square kilometre 2,744 current US$ per square kilometre 733.37 current US$ per square kilometre Malaysia
2010s 4,669 current US$ per square kilometre 4,502 current US$ per square kilometre 166.86 current US$ per square kilometre Indonesia
2020s 5,054 current US$ per square kilometre 4,534 current US$ per square kilometre 520.61 current US$ per square kilometre Indonesia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre, Indonesia or Malaysia?
Indonesia, at 4,968 current US$ per square kilometre against 4,725 current US$ per square kilometre in Malaysia as of 2021.
What is the difference in personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre between Indonesia and Malaysia?
243 current US$ per square kilometre, with Indonesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Malaysia?
35 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2021.
How do Indonesia and Malaysia rank globally for personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre?
Indonesia ranks 127th and Malaysia ranks 128th of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre
Unit
current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
193 places, 6,437 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed

Personal remittances and foreign aid received 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.