Malaysia vs Samoa: Population density
Malaysia
134 people per km²
in 2100
Samoa
137.97 people per km²
in 2100
Malaysia rank
104th
Samoa rank
103rd
Population density over time
- Malaysia
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 137.97 people per km² against 134 people per km² in Malaysia, a difference of 3.97 people per km².
The two have swapped places 3 times across 318 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Malaysia ahead.
Malaysia ranks 104th and Samoa ranks 103rd of 235 countries.
Across the 48 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 15 and Samoa in 33.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.6087 people per km² | 0.177 people per km² | 0.4318 people per km² | Malaysia |
| 1100s | 0.728 people per km² | 0.2655 people per km² | 0.4626 people per km² | Malaysia |
| 1200s | 0.8474 people per km² | 0.3982 people per km² | 0.4492 people per km² | Malaysia |
| 1300s | 0.9667 people per km² | 0.5971 people per km² | 0.3695 people per km² | Malaysia |
| 1400s | 1.09 people per km² | 0.8957 people per km² | 0.1903 people per km² | Malaysia |
| 1500s | 1.21 people per km² | 1.34 people per km² | 0.1386 people per km² | Samoa |
| 1600s | 1.51 people per km² | 2.02 people per km² | 0.5092 people per km² | Samoa |
| 1700s | 1.81 people per km² | 3.02 people per km² | 1.22 people per km² | Samoa |
| 1710s | 1.87 people per km² | 3.18 people per km² | 1.31 people per km² | Samoa |
| 1720s | 1.93 people per km² | 3.35 people per km² | 1.42 people per km² | Samoa |
| 1730s | 2 people per km² | 3.53 people per km² | 1.53 people per km² | Samoa |
| 1740s | 2.06 people per km² | 3.71 people per km² | 1.65 people per km² | Samoa |
| 1750s | 2.12 people per km² | 3.91 people per km² | 1.79 people per km² | Samoa |
| 1760s | 2.18 people per km² | 4.11 people per km² | 1.93 people per km² | Samoa |
| 1770s | 2.25 people per km² | 4.33 people per km² | 2.08 people per km² | Samoa |
| 1780s | 2.31 people per km² | 4.56 people per km² | 2.25 people per km² | Samoa |
| 1790s | 2.37 people per km² | 4.8 people per km² | 2.43 people per km² | Samoa |
| 1800s | 0.8735 people per km² | 17 people per km² | 16.13 people per km² | Samoa |
| 1810s | 0.8739 people per km² | 16.97 people per km² | 16.1 people per km² | Samoa |
| 1820s | 0.9612 people per km² | 16.94 people per km² | 15.98 people per km² | Samoa |
| 1830s | 1.18 people per km² | 16.91 people per km² | 15.74 people per km² | Samoa |
| 1840s | 1.44 people per km² | 16.88 people per km² | 15.44 people per km² | Samoa |
| 1850s | 1.76 people per km² | 16.41 people per km² | 14.65 people per km² | Samoa |
| 1860s | 2.14 people per km² | 15.46 people per km² | 13.32 people per km² | Samoa |
| 1870s | 2.78 people per km² | 14.55 people per km² | 11.77 people per km² | Samoa |
| 1880s | 3.86 people per km² | 13.69 people per km² | 9.84 people per km² | Samoa |
| 1890s | 5.37 people per km² | 12.89 people per km² | 7.53 people per km² | Samoa |
| 1900s | 7.17 people per km² | 13.37 people per km² | 6.2 people per km² | Samoa |
| 1910s | 8.94 people per km² | 14.19 people per km² | 5.24 people per km² | Samoa |
| 1920s | 11.01 people per km² | 17.06 people per km² | 6.05 people per km² | Samoa |
| 1930s | 13.63 people per km² | 23.45 people per km² | 9.82 people per km² | Samoa |
| 1940s | 16.48 people per km² | 28.42 people per km² | 11.94 people per km² | Samoa |
| 1950s | 20.98 people per km² | 35.39 people per km² | 14.4 people per km² | Samoa |
| 1960s | 27.23 people per km² | 45.34 people per km² | 18.11 people per km² | Samoa |
| 1970s | 34.59 people per km² | 54.6 people per km² | 20.02 people per km² | Samoa |
| 1980s | 45.86 people per km² | 60.03 people per km² | 14.17 people per km² | Samoa |
| 1990s | 61.19 people per km² | 62.63 people per km² | 1.44 people per km² | Samoa |
| 2000s | 77.76 people per km² | 67.13 people per km² | 10.63 people per km² | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 94.38 people per km² | 72.33 people per km² | 22.05 people per km² | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 108.8 people per km² | 78.6 people per km² | 30.2 people per km² | Malaysia |
| 2030s | 120.57 people per km² | 84.4 people per km² | 36.17 people per km² | Malaysia |
| 2040s | 130.43 people per km² | 93.12 people per km² | 37.31 people per km² | Malaysia |
| 2050s | 137.24 people per km² | 101.82 people per km² | 35.42 people per km² | Malaysia |
| 2060s | 140.5 people per km² | 110.53 people per km² | 29.96 people per km² | Malaysia |
| 2070s | 141.01 people per km² | 120.21 people per km² | 20.81 people per km² | Malaysia |
| 2080s | 139.18 people per km² | 128.65 people per km² | 10.53 people per km² | Malaysia |
| 2090s | 135.93 people per km² | 135.17 people per km² | 0.7599 people per km² | Malaysia |
| 2100s | 134 people per km² | 137.97 people per km² | 3.97 people per km² | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density, Malaysia or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 137.97 people per km² against 134 people per km² in Malaysia as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population density between Malaysia and Samoa?
- 3.97 people per km², with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Samoa?
- 318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
- How do Malaysia and Samoa rank globally for population density?
- Malaysia ranks 104th and Samoa ranks 103rd of 235 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population density. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population per square kilometer by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.