Malta vs Rwanda: Population density
Malta
1,125 people per km²
in 2100
Rwanda
1,329 people per km²
in 2100
Malta rank
15th
Rwanda rank
13th
Population density over time
- Malta
- Rwanda
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 1,329 people per km² against 1,125 people per km² in Malta, a difference of 204 people per km².
That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.2 times Malta's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 318 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Malta ahead.
Malta ranks 15th and Rwanda ranks 13th of 235 countries.
Across the 48 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 46 and Rwanda in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 31.25 people per km² | 11.67 people per km² | 19.58 people per km² | Malta |
| 1100s | 31.25 people per km² | 14.2 people per km² | 17.05 people per km² | Malta |
| 1200s | 31.25 people per km² | 16.73 people per km² | 14.52 people per km² | Malta |
| 1300s | 62.5 people per km² | 19.26 people per km² | 43.24 people per km² | Malta |
| 1400s | 31.25 people per km² | 21.79 people per km² | 9.46 people per km² | Malta |
| 1500s | 62.5 people per km² | 24.32 people per km² | 38.18 people per km² | Malta |
| 1600s | 125 people per km² | 26.75 people per km² | 98.25 people per km² | Malta |
| 1700s | 218.75 people per km² | 29.19 people per km² | 189.56 people per km² | Malta |
| 1710s | 225 people per km² | 29.86 people per km² | 195.14 people per km² | Malta |
| 1720s | 231.25 people per km² | 30.2 people per km² | 201.05 people per km² | Malta |
| 1730s | 237.5 people per km² | 30.56 people per km² | 206.94 people per km² | Malta |
| 1740s | 243.75 people per km² | 30.94 people per km² | 212.81 people per km² | Malta |
| 1750s | 250 people per km² | 31.34 people per km² | 218.66 people per km² | Malta |
| 1760s | 262.5 people per km² | 31.77 people per km² | 230.73 people per km² | Malta |
| 1770s | 275 people per km² | 32.23 people per km² | 242.77 people per km² | Malta |
| 1780s | 287.5 people per km² | 32.72 people per km² | 254.78 people per km² | Malta |
| 1790s | 300 people per km² | 33.25 people per km² | 266.75 people per km² | Malta |
| 1800s | 418.98 people per km² | 37.63 people per km² | 381.34 people per km² | Malta |
| 1810s | 419.02 people per km² | 37.64 people per km² | 381.38 people per km² | Malta |
| 1820s | 430.62 people per km² | 40.6 people per km² | 390.01 people per km² | Malta |
| 1830s | 456.8 people per km² | 47.75 people per km² | 409.05 people per km² | Malta |
| 1840s | 484.8 people per km² | 56.19 people per km² | 428.6 people per km² | Malta |
| 1850s | 512.43 people per km² | 61.57 people per km² | 450.87 people per km² | Malta |
| 1860s | 539.01 people per km² | 62.16 people per km² | 476.85 people per km² | Malta |
| 1870s | 566.91 people per km² | 62.69 people per km² | 504.22 people per km² | Malta |
| 1880s | 596.22 people per km² | 64.08 people per km² | 532.14 people per km² | Malta |
| 1890s | 626.98 people per km² | 63.6 people per km² | 563.38 people per km² | Malta |
| 1900s | 659.17 people per km² | 59.3 people per km² | 599.87 people per km² | Malta |
| 1910s | 669.35 people per km² | 55.67 people per km² | 613.68 people per km² | Malta |
| 1920s | 682.88 people per km² | 58.3 people per km² | 624.58 people per km² | Malta |
| 1930s | 746.43 people per km² | 67.26 people per km² | 679.17 people per km² | Malta |
| 1940s | 847.97 people per km² | 78.76 people per km² | 769.21 people per km² | Malta |
| 1950s | 984.45 people per km² | 102.7 people per km² | 881.75 people per km² | Malta |
| 1960s | 1,024 people per km² | 138.18 people per km² | 885.56 people per km² | Malta |
| 1970s | 1,041 people per km² | 184.79 people per km² | 855.72 people per km² | Malta |
| 1980s | 1,102 people per km² | 252.76 people per km² | 848.78 people per km² | Malta |
| 1990s | 1,196 people per km² | 298.85 people per km² | 897.18 people per km² | Malta |
| 2000s | 1,285 people per km² | 365.11 people per km² | 920.22 people per km² | Malta |
| 2010s | 1,404 people per km² | 466.98 people per km² | 937.26 people per km² | Malta |
| 2020s | 1,686 people per km² | 585.07 people per km² | 1,101 people per km² | Malta |
| 2030s | 1,736 people per km² | 713.02 people per km² | 1,023 people per km² | Malta |
| 2040s | 1,703 people per km² | 849.64 people per km² | 853.8 people per km² | Malta |
| 2050s | 1,644 people per km² | 973.2 people per km² | 670.84 people per km² | Malta |
| 2060s | 1,562 people per km² | 1,086 people per km² | 476.14 people per km² | Malta |
| 2070s | 1,443 people per km² | 1,179 people per km² | 264.16 people per km² | Malta |
| 2080s | 1,303 people per km² | 1,252 people per km² | 50.7 people per km² | Malta |
| 2090s | 1,180 people per km² | 1,308 people per km² | 127.64 people per km² | Rwanda |
| 2100s | 1,125 people per km² | 1,329 people per km² | 203.91 people per km² | Rwanda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density, Malta or Rwanda?
- Rwanda, at 1,329 people per km² against 1,125 people per km² in Malta as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population density between Malta and Rwanda?
- 204 people per km², with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Rwanda?
- 318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
- How do Malta and Rwanda rank globally for population density?
- Malta ranks 15th and Rwanda ranks 13th 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.