Malaysia vs Thailand: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre
Malaysia
81.73 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Thailand
85.52 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Malaysia rank
80th
Thailand rank
78th
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre over time
- Malaysia
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand 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 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Malaysia ahead.
Malaysia ranks 80th and Thailand ranks 78th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 5 and Thailand in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.68 people per square kilometre | 7.65 people per square kilometre | 0.0288 people per square kilometre | Malaysia |
| 1970s | 10.86 people per square kilometre | 11.94 people per square kilometre | 1.08 people per square kilometre | Thailand |
| 1980s | 18.62 people per square kilometre | 17.34 people per square kilometre | 1.28 people per square kilometre | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 33.91 people per square kilometre | 27.51 people per square kilometre | 6.41 people per square kilometre | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 51.74 people per square kilometre | 48.15 people per square kilometre | 3.59 people per square kilometre | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 69.02 people per square kilometre | 66.19 people per square kilometre | 2.83 people per square kilometre | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 79.54 people per square kilometre | 82.95 people per square kilometre | 3.41 people per square kilometre | Thailand |
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 Thailand?
- Thailand, 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 Thailand?
- 3.79 people per square kilometre, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Thailand?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Malaysia and Thailand rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
- Malaysia ranks 80th and Thailand ranks 78th 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.