Malta vs Singapore: Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per square kilometre
Malta
1.3 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
Singapore
8.47 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
Malta rank
5th
Singapore rank
2nd
Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per square kilometre over time
- Malta
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 8.47 1000 No per square kilometre against 1.3 1000 No per square kilometre in Malta, a difference of 7.17 1000 No per square kilometre.
That makes Singapore's figure about 6.5 times Malta's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Singapore has been ahead every year.
Malta ranks 5th and Singapore ranks 2nd of 190 countries.
Singapore has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8954 1000 No per square kilometre | 2.79 1000 No per square kilometre | 1.9 1000 No per square kilometre | Singapore |
| 1970s | 0.9072 1000 No per square kilometre | 3.33 1000 No per square kilometre | 2.43 1000 No per square kilometre | Singapore |
| 1980s | 0.9762 1000 No per square kilometre | 3.99 1000 No per square kilometre | 3.01 1000 No per square kilometre | Singapore |
| 1990s | 1.08 1000 No per square kilometre | 5.11 1000 No per square kilometre | 4.03 1000 No per square kilometre | Singapore |
| 2000s | 1.18 1000 No per square kilometre | 6.45 1000 No per square kilometre | 5.26 1000 No per square kilometre | Singapore |
| 2010s | 1.26 1000 No per square kilometre | 7.74 1000 No per square kilometre | 6.48 1000 No per square kilometre | Singapore |
| 2020s | 1.29 1000 No per square kilometre | 8.37 1000 No per square kilometre | 7.08 1000 No per square kilometre | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre, Malta or Singapore?
- Singapore, at 8.47 1000 No per square kilometre against 1.3 1000 No per square kilometre in Malta as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre between Malta and Singapore?
- 7.17 1000 No per square kilometre, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Singapore?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Malta and Singapore rank globally for population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre?
- Malta ranks 5th and Singapore ranks 2nd 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.