El Salvador vs Malaysia: Annual growth rate of urban population share
El Salvador
0.6014
in 2025
Malaysia
0.6202
in 2025
El Salvador rank
66th
Malaysia rank
64th
Annual growth rate of urban population share over time
- El Salvador
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 0.6202 against 0.6014 in El Salvador, a difference of 0.0188.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Malaysia ahead.
El Salvador ranks 66th and Malaysia ranks 64th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 3 and Malaysia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.5445 | 2.42 | 1.88 | Malaysia |
| 1960s | 0.2635 | 1.23 | 0.9701 | Malaysia |
| 1970s | 0.7864 | 1.47 | 0.6841 | Malaysia |
| 1980s | 1.34 | 3.53 | 2.19 | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 1.43 | 2.42 | 0.9872 | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 1.47 | 1.39 | 0.0795 | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 1.13 | 0.6017 | 0.526 | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 0.6763 | 0.5892 | 0.0872 | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual growth rate of urban population share, El Salvador or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 0.6202 against 0.6014 in El Salvador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual growth rate of urban population share between El Salvador and Malaysia?
- 0.0188, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Malaysia?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Malaysia rank globally for annual growth rate of urban population share?
- El Salvador ranks 66th and Malaysia ranks 64th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Annual growth rate of urban population share. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.