Malaysia vs Spain: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita
Malaysia
0.774 people per person
in 2025
Spain
0.7812 people per person
in 2025
Malaysia rank
66th
Spain rank
63rd
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita over time
- Malaysia
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 0.7812 people per person against 0.774 people per person in Malaysia, a difference of 0.0072 people per person.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Spain has been ahead every year.
Malaysia ranks 66th and Spain ranks 63rd of 215 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2763 people per person | 0.6084 people per person | 0.3321 people per person | Spain |
| 1970s | 0.313 people per person | 0.6874 people per person | 0.3744 people per person | Spain |
| 1980s | 0.4021 people per person | 0.7345 people per person | 0.3324 people per person | Spain |
| 1990s | 0.5515 people per person | 0.761 people per person | 0.2095 people per person | Spain |
| 2000s | 0.6637 people per person | 0.7773 people per person | 0.1136 people per person | Spain |
| 2010s | 0.7307 people per person | 0.7961 people per person | 0.0654 people per person | Spain |
| 2020s | 0.7621 people per person | 0.7947 people per person | 0.0326 people per person | Spain |
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, Malaysia or Spain?
- Spain, at 0.7812 people per person against 0.774 people per person in Malaysia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita between Malaysia and Spain?
- 0.0072 people per person, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Spain?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Malaysia and Spain rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
- Malaysia ranks 66th and Spain ranks 63rd 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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About this data
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.