Malta vs Netherlands: Share of population living in urban areas vs. GDP per capita
Malta
95.7%
in 2025
Netherlands
95.9%
in 2025
Malta rank
22nd
Netherlands rank
21st
Share of population living in urban areas vs. GDP per capita over time
- Malta
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 95.9% against 95.7% in Malta, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Malta ahead.
Malta ranks 22nd and Netherlands ranks 21st of 236 countries.
Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 89.8% | 58.1% | 31.7% | Malta |
| 1960s | 89.6% | 60.9% | 28.7% | Malta |
| 1970s | 89.4% | 63.9% | 25.6% | Malta |
| 1980s | 89.9% | 67.2% | 22.7% | Malta |
| 1990s | 92.4% | 72.0% | 20.4% | Malta |
| 2000s | 93.7% | 82.8% | 10.8% | Malta |
| 2010s | 94.5% | 90.1% | 4.3% | Malta |
| 2020s | 95.5% | 95.1% | 0.4% | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita, Malta or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 95.9% against 95.7% in Malta as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita between Malta and Netherlands?
- 0.2%, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Netherlands?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Malta and Netherlands rank globally for share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita?
- Malta ranks 22nd and Netherlands ranks 21st of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of population living in urban areas 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
Share of the population living in urban areas, based on each country's national definition.