How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Malta?

63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Kenya vs Malta: Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre

Kenya

0.0696 1000 No per square kilometre

in 2023

Malta

0.0692 1000 No per square kilometre

in 2023

Kenya rank

39th

Malta rank

40th

Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre over time

Kenya
Malta

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 0.0696 1000 No per square kilometre against 0.0692 1000 No per square kilometre in Malta, a difference of 0.0004 1000 No per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Malta ahead.

Kenya ranks 39th and Malta ranks 40th of 190 countries.

Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kenya	Malta	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.0153 1000 No per square kilometre	0.1013 1000 No per square kilometre	0.0859 1000 No per square kilometre	Malta
1970s	0.0204 1000 No per square kilometre	0.1037 1000 No per square kilometre	0.0833 1000 No per square kilometre	Malta
1980s	0.0285 1000 No per square kilometre	0.1094 1000 No per square kilometre	0.0809 1000 No per square kilometre	Malta
1990s	0.0388 1000 No per square kilometre	0.1058 1000 No per square kilometre	0.067 1000 No per square kilometre	Malta
2000s	0.0491 1000 No per square kilometre	0.084 1000 No per square kilometre	0.0348 1000 No per square kilometre	Malta
2010s	0.0607 1000 No per square kilometre	0.0748 1000 No per square kilometre	0.014 1000 No per square kilometre	Malta
2020s	0.068 1000 No per square kilometre	0.0703 1000 No per square kilometre	0.0023 1000 No per square kilometre	Malta

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre, Kenya or Malta?: Kenya, at 0.0696 1000 No per square kilometre against 0.0692 1000 No per square kilometre in Malta as of 2023.
What is the difference in population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre between Kenya and Malta?: 0.0004 1000 No per square kilometre, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Malta?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Kenya and Malta rank globally for population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre?: Kenya ranks 39th and Malta ranks 40th of 190 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre
Unit: 1000 No per square kilometre
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 192 places, 11,029 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 18 August 2026

Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 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.