How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Malaysia?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Iran vs Malaysia: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita

Iran

0.7738 people per person

in 2025

Malaysia

0.774 people per person

in 2025

Iran rank

67th

Malaysia rank

66th

Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita over time

Iran
Malaysia

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 0.774 people per person against 0.7738 people per person in Iran, a difference of 0.0002 people per person.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Iran ahead.

Iran ranks 67th and Malaysia ranks 66th of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 6 and Malaysia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iran	Malaysia	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.3705 people per person	0.2763 people per person	0.0942 people per person	Iran
1970s	0.455 people per person	0.313 people per person	0.1421 people per person	Iran
1980s	0.5308 people per person	0.4021 people per person	0.1286 people per person	Iran
1990s	0.5997 people per person	0.5515 people per person	0.0482 people per person	Iran
2000s	0.6738 people per person	0.6637 people per person	0.0102 people per person	Iran
2010s	0.7304 people per person	0.7307 people per person	0.0003 people per person	Malaysia
2020s	0.765 people per person	0.7621 people per person	0.0028 people per person	Iran

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita, Iran or Malaysia?: Malaysia, at 0.774 people per person against 0.7738 people per person in Iran as of 2025.
What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita between Iran and Malaysia?: 0.0002 people per person, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Malaysia?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Iran and Malaysia rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?: Iran ranks 67th and Malaysia ranks 66th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita
Unit: people per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 215 places, 14,160 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 29 August 2026

Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.