Malta vs Chinese Taipei: Share of population living in cities, towns and suburbs vs. GDP per capita
Malta
95.1%
in 2020
Chinese Taipei
94.6%
in 2020
Malta rank
14th
Chinese Taipei rank
16th
Share of population living in cities, towns and suburbs vs. GDP per capita over time
- Malta
- Chinese Taipei
How they compare
Malta currently reports 95.1% against 94.6% in Chinese Taipei, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Malta ahead.
Malta ranks 14th and Chinese Taipei ranks 16th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 3 and Chinese Taipei in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Chinese Taipei | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 90.6% | 86.4% | 4.2% | Malta |
| 1960s | 91.2% | 90.3% | 1.0% | Malta |
| 1970s | 91.0% | 92.5% | 1.5% | Chinese Taipei |
| 1980s | 91.9% | 93.4% | 1.5% | Chinese Taipei |
| 1990s | 93.1% | 94.3% | 1.2% | Chinese Taipei |
| 2000s | 94.1% | 94.8% | 0.7% | Chinese Taipei |
| 2010s | 94.2% | 94.8% | 0.6% | Chinese Taipei |
| 2020s | 95.1% | 94.6% | 0.5% | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population living in cities, towns and suburbs vs. gdp per capita, Malta or Chinese Taipei?
- Malta, at 95.1% against 94.6% in Chinese Taipei as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of population living in cities, towns and suburbs vs. gdp per capita between Malta and Chinese Taipei?
- 0.5%, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Chinese Taipei?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Malta and Chinese Taipei rank globally for share of population living in cities, towns and suburbs vs. gdp per capita?
- Malta ranks 14th and Chinese Taipei ranks 16th 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, towns and suburbs vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated share of the population living in urban areas (the sum of cities and towns and suburbs). Urban areas are identified using satellite imagery and population data, applying the same definitions across countries.