Costa Rica vs Malaysia: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre
Costa Rica
78.87 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Malaysia
81.73 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
81st
Malaysia rank
80th
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre over time
- Costa Rica
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 81.73 people per square kilometre against 78.87 people per square kilometre in Costa Rica, a difference of 2.86 people per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 81st and Malaysia ranks 80th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 6 and Malaysia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.09 people per square kilometre | 7.68 people per square kilometre | 3.41 people per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 16.7 people per square kilometre | 10.86 people per square kilometre | 5.84 people per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 23.89 people per square kilometre | 18.62 people per square kilometre | 5.27 people per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 36.49 people per square kilometre | 33.91 people per square kilometre | 2.58 people per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 53.43 people per square kilometre | 51.74 people per square kilometre | 1.69 people per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 70.02 people per square kilometre | 69.02 people per square kilometre | 1 people per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 77.66 people per square kilometre | 79.54 people per square kilometre | 1.88 people per square kilometre | Malaysia |
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 square kilometre, Costa Rica or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 81.73 people per square kilometre against 78.87 people per square kilometre in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre between Costa Rica and Malaysia?
- 2.86 people per square kilometre, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Malaysia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Malaysia rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
- Costa Rica ranks 81st and Malaysia ranks 80th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.