Malaysia vs Saudi Arabia: Net foreign assets (current LCU), per square kilometre
Malaysia
910,172 current LCU per square kilometre
in 2023
Saudi Arabia
929,627 current LCU per square kilometre
in 2017
Malaysia rank
117th
Saudi Arabia rank
116th
Net foreign assets (current LCU), per square kilometre over time
- Malaysia
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 929,627 current LCU per square kilometre against 910,172 current LCU per square kilometre in Malaysia, a difference of 19,455 current LCU per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Malaysia ahead.
Malaysia ranks 117th and Saudi Arabia ranks 116th of 185 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 3 and Saudi Arabia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4,673 current LCU per square kilometre | 1,352 current LCU per square kilometre | 3,321 current LCU per square kilometre | Malaysia |
| 1970s | 13,717 current LCU per square kilometre | 50,079 current LCU per square kilometre | 36,362 current LCU per square kilometre | Saudi Arabia |
| 1980s | 36,924 current LCU per square kilometre | 183,512 current LCU per square kilometre | 146,587 current LCU per square kilometre | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 166,448 current LCU per square kilometre | 119,530 current LCU per square kilometre | 46,918 current LCU per square kilometre | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 621,060 current LCU per square kilometre | 338,666 current LCU per square kilometre | 282,394 current LCU per square kilometre | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 1.02 million current LCU per square kilometre | 1.10 million current LCU per square kilometre | 71,424 current LCU per square kilometre | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher net foreign assets (current lcu), per square kilometre, Malaysia or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 929,627 current LCU per square kilometre against 910,172 current LCU per square kilometre in Malaysia as of 2017.
- What is the difference in net foreign assets (current lcu), per square kilometre between Malaysia and Saudi Arabia?
- 19,455 current LCU per square kilometre, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Saudi Arabia?
- 57 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2017.
- How do Malaysia and Saudi Arabia rank globally for net foreign assets (current lcu), per square kilometre?
- Malaysia ranks 117th and Saudi Arabia ranks 116th of 185 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Net foreign assets (current LCU), 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
Net foreign assets (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.