Iraq vs Malaysia: Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates

Iraq
0.1048 Persons per square kilometre
in 2023
Malaysia
0.1044 Persons per square kilometre
in 2023
Iraq rank
73rd
Malaysia rank
74th

Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates over time

  • Iraq
  • Malaysia
00.0250.050.0750.1199020062023

How they compare

Iraq currently reports 0.1048 Persons per square kilometre against 0.1044 Persons per square kilometre in Malaysia, a difference of 0.0004 Persons per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Malaysia ahead.

Iraq ranks 73rd and Malaysia ranks 74th of 167 countries.

Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iraq Malaysia Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0469 Persons per square kilometre 0.0606 Persons per square kilometre 0.0136 Persons per square kilometre Malaysia
2000s 0.0634 Persons per square kilometre 0.078 Persons per square kilometre 0.0146 Persons per square kilometre Malaysia
2010s 0.0848 Persons per square kilometre 0.0938 Persons per square kilometre 0.009 Persons per square kilometre Malaysia
2020s 0.1014 Persons per square kilometre 0.1027 Persons per square kilometre 0.0013 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, Iraq or Malaysia?
Iraq, at 0.1048 Persons per square kilometre against 0.1044 Persons per square kilometre in Malaysia as of 2023.
What is the difference in africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates between Iraq and Malaysia?
0.0004 Persons per square kilometre, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Malaysia?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Iraq and Malaysia rank globally for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates?
Iraq ranks 73rd 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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Iraq vs Malaysia: Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates. Statizoid, drawing on Statizoid (derived). Retrieved 20 August 2026, from https://population.statizoid.com/compare/africa-s-development-dynamics-afdd-table-05-demographic-estimates-population-per-square/iraq/malaysia/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page; please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://population.statizoid.com/compare/africa-s-development-dynamics-afdd-table-05-demographic-estimates-population-per-square/iraq/malaysia/">Iraq vs Malaysia: Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates — Population, per square kilometre
Unit
Persons per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
168 places, 5,582 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

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.