Malta vs Palestine: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre

Malta
1,593 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Palestine
779.8 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Malta rank
7th
Palestine rank
10th

Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre over time

  • Malta
  • Palestine
05001.0k1.5k196119922023

How they compare

Malta currently reports 1,593 people per square kilometre against 779.8 people per square kilometre in Palestine, a difference of 813.2 people per square kilometre.

That makes Malta's figure about 2.0 times Palestine's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Malta has been ahead every year.

Malta ranks 7th and Palestine ranks 10th of 215 countries.

Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malta Palestine Difference Ahead
1960s 915.99 people per square kilometre 92.09 people per square kilometre 823.9 people per square kilometre Malta
1970s 930.6 people per square kilometre 123.81 people per square kilometre 806.79 people per square kilometre Malta
1980s 990.44 people per square kilometre 182.91 people per square kilometre 807.54 people per square kilometre Malta
1990s 1,105 people per square kilometre 291.4 people per square kilometre 813.56 people per square kilometre Malta
2000s 1,204 people per square kilometre 463.93 people per square kilometre 740.2 people per square kilometre Malta
2010s 1,327 people per square kilometre 632.48 people per square kilometre 694.49 people per square kilometre Malta
2020s 1,569 people per square kilometre 752.55 people per square kilometre 816.75 people per square kilometre Malta

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, Malta or Palestine?
Malta, at 1,593 people per square kilometre against 779.8 people per square kilometre in Palestine as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre between Malta and Palestine?
813.2 people per square kilometre, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Palestine?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Malta and Palestine rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
Malta ranks 7th and Palestine ranks 10th 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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Indicator
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre
Unit
people per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
215 places, 12,288 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.