Malta vs Singapore: Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates

Malta
1.67 Persons per square kilometre
in 2023
Singapore
8.38 Persons per square kilometre
in 2023
Malta rank
5th
Singapore rank
2nd

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

  • Malta
  • Singapore
2468199020062023

How they compare

Singapore currently reports 8.38 Persons per square kilometre against 1.67 Persons per square kilometre in Malta, a difference of 6.71 Persons per square kilometre.

That makes Singapore's figure about 5.0 times Malta's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Singapore has been ahead every year.

Malta ranks 5th and Singapore ranks 2nd of 167 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Malta Singapore Difference Ahead
1990s 1.19 Persons per square kilometre 5.21 Persons per square kilometre 4.03 Persons per square kilometre Singapore
2000s 1.28 Persons per square kilometre 6.43 Persons per square kilometre 5.15 Persons per square kilometre Singapore
2010s 1.42 Persons per square kilometre 7.85 Persons per square kilometre 6.43 Persons per square kilometre Singapore
2020s 1.65 Persons per square kilometre 8.3 Persons per square kilometre 6.65 Persons per square kilometre Singapore

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates, Malta or Singapore?
Singapore, at 8.38 Persons per square kilometre against 1.67 Persons per square kilometre in Malta as of 2023.
What is the difference in africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates between Malta and Singapore?
6.71 Persons per square kilometre, with Singapore ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Singapore?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Malta and Singapore rank globally for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates?
Malta ranks 5th and Singapore ranks 2nd 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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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.