How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Sweden?

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.

Malta vs Sweden: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita

Malta

0.9002 people per person

in 2025

Sweden

0.8958 people per person

in 2025

Malta rank

31st

Sweden rank

32nd

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

Malta
Sweden

How they compare

Malta currently reports 0.9002 people per person against 0.8958 people per person in Sweden, a difference of 0.0044 people per person.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Malta has been ahead every year.

Malta ranks 31st and Sweden ranks 32nd of 215 countries.

Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malta	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.9244 people per person	0.7661 people per person	0.1583 people per person	Malta
1970s	0.9756 people per person	0.8241 people per person	0.1515 people per person	Malta
1980s	0.9482 people per person	0.8314 people per person	0.1169 people per person	Malta
1990s	0.9441 people per person	0.8378 people per person	0.1063 people per person	Malta
2000s	0.9593 people per person	0.8438 people per person	0.1155 people per person	Malta
2010s	0.9517 people per person	0.8644 people per person	0.0874 people per person	Malta
2020s	0.934 people per person	0.8867 people per person	0.0472 people per person	Malta

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, Malta or Sweden?: Malta, at 0.9002 people per person against 0.8958 people per person in Sweden as of 2025.
What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita between Malta and Sweden?: 0.0044 people per person, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Sweden?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Malta and Sweden rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?: Malta ranks 31st and Sweden ranks 32nd 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.