Costa Rica vs Malaysia: Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per square kilometre
Costa Rica
0.0837 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
Malaysia
0.0818 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
64th
Malaysia rank
66th
Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per square kilometre over time
- Costa Rica
- Malaysia
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.0837 1000 No per square kilometre against 0.0818 1000 No per square kilometre in Malaysia, a difference of 0.0019 1000 No per square kilometre.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 64th and Malaysia ranks 66th of 190 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0112 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0087 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0025 1000 No per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 0.0167 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0137 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.003 1000 No per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 0.0241 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0216 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0026 1000 No per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 0.0369 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0342 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0027 1000 No per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 0.0537 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0512 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0025 1000 No per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.0714 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0684 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.003 1000 No per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.0818 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0795 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0023 1000 No per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre, Costa Rica or Malaysia?
- Costa Rica, at 0.0837 1000 No per square kilometre against 0.0818 1000 No per square kilometre in Malaysia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre between Costa Rica and Malaysia?
- 0.0019 1000 No per square kilometre, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Malaysia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Malaysia rank globally for population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre?
- Costa Rica ranks 64th and Malaysia ranks 66th of 190 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban 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.