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

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 234 countries.

Indicator: Population density
Unit: people per km²
Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 235 places, 68,610 data points, 1000–2100
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Population per square kilometer by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.