How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati 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.

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

Kiribati

0.0669 1000 No per square kilometre

in 2023

Malta

0.0692 1000 No per square kilometre

in 2023

Kiribati rank

41st

Malta rank

40th

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

Kiribati
Malta

How they compare

Malta currently reports 0.0692 1000 No per square kilometre against 0.0669 1000 No per square kilometre in Kiribati, a difference of 0.0023 1000 No per square kilometre.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Malta has been ahead every year.

Kiribati ranks 41st 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	Kiribati	Malta	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.0459 1000 No per square kilometre	0.1013 1000 No per square kilometre	0.0554 1000 No per square kilometre	Malta
1970s	0.0481 1000 No per square kilometre	0.1037 1000 No per square kilometre	0.0556 1000 No per square kilometre	Malta
1980s	0.0527 1000 No per square kilometre	0.1094 1000 No per square kilometre	0.0567 1000 No per square kilometre	Malta
1990s	0.06 1000 No per square kilometre	0.1058 1000 No per square kilometre	0.0458 1000 No per square kilometre	Malta
2000s	0.0633 1000 No per square kilometre	0.084 1000 No per square kilometre	0.0207 1000 No per square kilometre	Malta
2010s	0.0671 1000 No per square kilometre	0.0748 1000 No per square kilometre	0.0077 1000 No per square kilometre	Malta
2020s	0.067 1000 No per square kilometre	0.0703 1000 No per square kilometre	0.0032 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, Kiribati or Malta?: Malta, at 0.0692 1000 No per square kilometre against 0.0669 1000 No per square kilometre in Kiribati as of 2023.
What is the difference in population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre between Kiribati and Malta?: 0.0023 1000 No per square kilometre, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Malta?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Kiribati and Malta rank globally for population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre?: Kiribati ranks 41st 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.