Costa Rica vs Malaysia: Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates
Costa Rica
0.1021 Persons per square kilometre
in 2023
Malaysia
0.1044 Persons per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
76th
Malaysia rank
74th
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates over time
- Costa Rica
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 0.1044 Persons per square kilometre against 0.1021 Persons per square kilometre in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0023 Persons per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 76th and Malaysia ranks 74th of 167 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and Malaysia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0691 Persons per square kilometre | 0.0606 Persons per square kilometre | 0.0086 Persons per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 0.0838 Persons per square kilometre | 0.078 Persons per square kilometre | 0.0059 Persons per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.0952 Persons per square kilometre | 0.0938 Persons per square kilometre | 0.0015 Persons per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.1012 Persons per square kilometre | 0.1027 Persons per square kilometre | 0.0015 Persons per square kilometre | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates, Costa Rica or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 0.1044 Persons per square kilometre against 0.1021 Persons per square kilometre in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates between Costa Rica and Malaysia?
- 0.0023 Persons per square kilometre, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Malaysia?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Malaysia rank globally for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates?
- Costa Rica ranks 76th and Malaysia ranks 74th of 167 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates — Population, 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
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates — Population 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.