Guam vs Malta: Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas
Guam
25,082 people
in 2020
Malta
25,360 people
in 2020
Guam rank
199th
Malta rank
198th
Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas over time
- Guam
- Malta
How they compare
Malta currently reports 25,360 people against 25,082 people in Guam, a difference of 278 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Guam ahead.
Guam ranks 199th and Malta ranks 198th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Guam averaged higher in 7 and Malta in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guam | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 31,786 people | 28,904 people | 2,882 people | Guam |
| 1960s | 34,057 people | 28,835 people | 5,222 people | Guam |
| 1970s | 37,148 people | 29,648 people | 7,499 people | Guam |
| 1980s | 29,140 people | 28,285 people | 855.1 people | Guam |
| 1990s | 33,955 people | 25,992 people | 7,963 people | Guam |
| 2000s | 28,677 people | 24,067 people | 4,610 people | Guam |
| 2010s | 27,082 people | 25,224 people | 1,858 people | Guam |
| 2020s | 25,082 people | 25,360 people | 278 people | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas, Guam or Malta?
- Malta, at 25,360 people against 25,082 people in Guam as of 2020.
- What is the difference in number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas between Guam and Malta?
- 278 people, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guam and Malta?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Guam and Malta rank globally for number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas?
- Guam ranks 199th and Malta ranks 198th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of people living in rural areas. Rural areas are identified using satellite imagery and population data, applying the same definitions across countries.