Malaysia vs Saint Lucia: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre
Malaysia
81.73 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Saint Lucia
85.52 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Malaysia rank
80th
Saint Lucia rank
77th
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre over time
- Malaysia
- Saint Lucia
How they compare
Saint Lucia currently reports 85.52 people per square kilometre against 81.73 people per square kilometre in Malaysia, a difference of 3.79 people per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Saint Lucia ahead.
Malaysia ranks 80th and Saint Lucia ranks 77th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 1 and Saint Lucia in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Saint Lucia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.68 people per square kilometre | 33.75 people per square kilometre | 26.07 people per square kilometre | Saint Lucia |
| 1970s | 10.86 people per square kilometre | 43.34 people per square kilometre | 32.48 people per square kilometre | Saint Lucia |
| 1980s | 18.62 people per square kilometre | 58.93 people per square kilometre | 40.3 people per square kilometre | Saint Lucia |
| 1990s | 33.91 people per square kilometre | 70.12 people per square kilometre | 36.2 people per square kilometre | Saint Lucia |
| 2000s | 51.74 people per square kilometre | 64.22 people per square kilometre | 12.48 people per square kilometre | Saint Lucia |
| 2010s | 69.02 people per square kilometre | 58.32 people per square kilometre | 10.7 people per square kilometre | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 79.54 people per square kilometre | 81.59 people per square kilometre | 2.05 people per square kilometre | Saint Lucia |
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 Saint Lucia?
- Saint Lucia, at 85.52 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 Malaysia and Saint Lucia?
- 3.79 people per square kilometre, with Saint Lucia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Saint Lucia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Malaysia and Saint Lucia rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
- Malaysia ranks 80th and Saint Lucia ranks 77th 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.