Malta vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Employment (ILO modelled estimates), per square kilometre

Malta
0.8975 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa
0.0198 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Malta rank
5th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
2nd

Employment (ILO modelled estimates), per square kilometre over time

  • Malta
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
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How they compare

Malta currently reports 0.8975 units per square kilometre against 0.0198 units per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0.8777 units per square kilometre.

That makes Malta's figure about 45.3 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

Across all 33 years both countries report, Malta has been ahead every year.

Malta ranks 5th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 2nd of 186 countries.

Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malta Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 0.44 units per square kilometre 0.0105 units per square kilometre 0.4296 units per square kilometre Malta
2000s 0.4882 units per square kilometre 0.0135 units per square kilometre 0.4747 units per square kilometre Malta
2010s 0.6332 units per square kilometre 0.016 units per square kilometre 0.6172 units per square kilometre Malta
2020s 0.8644 units per square kilometre 0.0186 units per square kilometre 0.8458 units per square kilometre Malta

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher employment (ilo modelled estimates), per square kilometre, Malta or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Malta, at 0.8975 units per square kilometre against 0.0198 units per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in employment (ilo modelled estimates), per square kilometre between Malta and Sub-Saharan Africa?
0.8777 units per square kilometre, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Sub-Saharan Africa?
33 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2023.
How do Malta and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for employment (ilo modelled estimates), per square kilometre?
Malta ranks 5th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 2nd of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Employment (ILO modelled estimates), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Employment (ILO modelled estimates), per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
189 places, 6,114 data points, 1991–2023
Last refreshed

Employment (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.