Cuba vs Malaysia: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre
Cuba
81.88 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Malaysia
81.73 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Cuba rank
79th
Malaysia rank
80th
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre over time
- Cuba
- Malaysia
How they compare
Cuba currently reports 81.88 people per square kilometre against 81.73 people per square kilometre in Malaysia, a difference of 0.15 people per square kilometre.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Cuba has been ahead every year.
Cuba ranks 79th and Malaysia ranks 80th of 215 countries.
Cuba has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 44.01 people per square kilometre | 7.68 people per square kilometre | 36.34 people per square kilometre | Cuba |
| 1970s | 55.63 people per square kilometre | 10.86 people per square kilometre | 44.77 people per square kilometre | Cuba |
| 1980s | 66.9 people per square kilometre | 18.62 people per square kilometre | 48.27 people per square kilometre | Cuba |
| 1990s | 75.66 people per square kilometre | 33.91 people per square kilometre | 41.74 people per square kilometre | Cuba |
| 2000s | 80.09 people per square kilometre | 51.74 people per square kilometre | 28.35 people per square kilometre | Cuba |
| 2010s | 82.69 people per square kilometre | 69.02 people per square kilometre | 13.67 people per square kilometre | Cuba |
| 2020s | 82.42 people per square kilometre | 79.54 people per square kilometre | 2.88 people per square kilometre | Cuba |
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, Cuba or Malaysia?
- Cuba, at 81.88 people per square kilometre against 81.73 people per square kilometre in Malaysia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre between Cuba and Malaysia?
- 0.15 people per square kilometre, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Malaysia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Cuba and Malaysia rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
- Cuba ranks 79th 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.