>>508448256Its because we actually have so little land but we have a large GDP and population.
Indonesia: Approximately 1,919,440 sq km.
Myanmar: Approximately 676,578 sq km.
Thailand: Approximately 513,120 sq km.
Malaysia: Approximately 329,847 sq km.
Vietnam: Approximately 331,210 sq km.
Philippines: Approximately 300,000 sq km.
Laos: Approximately 237,960 sq km.
Cambodia: Approximately 181,035 sq km.
Brunei: Approximately 5,765 sq km.
Singapore: Approximately 719.2 sq km.
We are about 300,000 s.q. km in total (Just the land area, you have to factor in geography too, as in how much of it is arable vs how much in mountainous)
Yet despite being only 300,000 s.q. KM we have a population of 120 Million
That's a population density higher than Japan's.
338 people per square kilometer (Japan)
392 people per square kilometer (Philippines)
Since.we have so little land but such a large economy and populatiom, we have the 3rd highest GDP per land area per capita in ASEAN, after Singapore and Brunei.