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
00.020.040.060.08196119922023

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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Indicator
Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban 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

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.