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
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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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.