Malaysia vs Spain: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre
Malaysia
81.73 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Spain
76.83 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Malaysia rank
80th
Spain rank
83rd
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre over time
- Malaysia
- Spain
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 81.73 people per square kilometre against 76.83 people per square kilometre in Spain, a difference of 4.9 people per square kilometre.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Spain ahead.
Malaysia ranks 80th and Spain ranks 83rd of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.68 people per square kilometre | 39.34 people per square kilometre | 31.66 people per square kilometre | Spain |
| 1970s | 10.86 people per square kilometre | 48.94 people per square kilometre | 38.08 people per square kilometre | Spain |
| 1980s | 18.62 people per square kilometre | 56.34 people per square kilometre | 37.72 people per square kilometre | Spain |
| 1990s | 33.91 people per square kilometre | 60.37 people per square kilometre | 26.45 people per square kilometre | Spain |
| 2000s | 51.74 people per square kilometre | 67.56 people per square kilometre | 15.82 people per square kilometre | Spain |
| 2010s | 69.02 people per square kilometre | 74.3 people per square kilometre | 5.28 people per square kilometre | Spain |
| 2020s | 79.54 people per square kilometre | 76.41 people per square kilometre | 3.13 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, Malaysia or Spain?
- Malaysia, at 81.73 people per square kilometre against 76.83 people per square kilometre in Spain as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre between Malaysia and Spain?
- 4.9 people per square kilometre, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Spain?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Malaysia and Spain rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
- Malaysia ranks 80th and Spain ranks 83rd 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.