How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia, Plurinational State of and Malaysia?

15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.

Where does this data come from?

European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of population living in cities. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bolivia, Plurinational State of vs Malaysia: Share of population living in cities

Bolivia, Plurinational State of

54.5%

in 2020

Malaysia

55.0%

in 2020

Bolivia, Plurinational State of rank

42nd

Malaysia rank

40th

Share of population living in cities over time

Bolivia, Plurinational State of
Malaysia

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 55.0% against 54.5% in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, a difference of 0.5%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Bolivia, Plurinational State of ahead.

Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 42nd and Malaysia ranks 40th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Bolivia, Plurinational State of averaged higher in 7 and Malaysia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bolivia, Plurinational State of	Malaysia	Difference	Ahead
1950s	17.7%	5.5%	12.2%	Bolivia, Plurinational State of
1960s	23.0%	9.5%	13.5%	Bolivia, Plurinational State of
1970s	25.9%	15.9%	10.1%	Bolivia, Plurinational State of
1980s	30.9%	27.8%	3.1%	Bolivia, Plurinational State of
1990s	39.9%	37.5%	2.3%	Bolivia, Plurinational State of
2000s	48.0%	45.3%	2.7%	Bolivia, Plurinational State of
2010s	51.1%	50.7%	0.4%	Bolivia, Plurinational State of
2020s	54.5%	55.0%	0.5%	Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of population living in cities, Bolivia, Plurinational State of or Malaysia?: Malaysia, at 55.0% against 54.5% in Bolivia, Plurinational State of as of 2020.
What is the difference in share of population living in cities between Bolivia, Plurinational State of and Malaysia?: 0.5%, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia, Plurinational State of and Malaysia?: 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
How do Bolivia, Plurinational State of and Malaysia rank globally for share of population living in cities?: Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 42nd and Malaysia ranks 40th 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 Share of population living in cities. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Share of population living in cities
Unit: %
Source: European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 3,540 data points, 1950–2020
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Estimated share of the population living in cities. Cities are identified using satellite imagery and population data, applying the same definitions across countries.