Malaysia vs Spain: Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per square kilometre
Malaysia
0.0818 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
Spain
0.0757 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
Malaysia rank
66th
Spain rank
68th
Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per square kilometre over time
- Malaysia
- Spain
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 0.0818 1000 No per square kilometre against 0.0757 1000 No per square kilometre in Spain, a difference of 0.0061 1000 No per square kilometre.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Spain ahead.
Malaysia ranks 66th and Spain ranks 68th of 190 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0087 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0395 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0308 1000 No per square kilometre | Spain |
| 1970s | 0.0137 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0496 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0358 1000 No per square kilometre | Spain |
| 1980s | 0.0216 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0573 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0358 1000 No per square kilometre | Spain |
| 1990s | 0.0342 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0605 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0263 1000 No per square kilometre | Spain |
| 2000s | 0.0512 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0676 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0164 1000 No per square kilometre | Spain |
| 2010s | 0.0684 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0741 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0057 1000 No per square kilometre | Spain |
| 2020s | 0.0795 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0754 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0041 1000 No per square kilometre | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre, Malaysia or Spain?
- Malaysia, at 0.0818 1000 No per square kilometre against 0.0757 1000 No per square kilometre in Spain as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre between Malaysia and Spain?
- 0.0061 1000 No per square kilometre, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Spain?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Malaysia and Spain rank globally for population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre?
- Malaysia ranks 66th and Spain ranks 68th 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.