Algeria vs Malaysia: Urban population, per capita
Algeria
0.7582 units per person
in 2025
Malaysia
0.774 units per person
in 2025
Algeria rank
71st
Malaysia rank
68th
Urban population, per capita over time
- Algeria
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 0.774 units per person against 0.7582 units per person in Algeria, a difference of 0.0158 units per person.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Algeria ahead.
Algeria ranks 71st and Malaysia ranks 68th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 4 and Malaysia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3672 units per person | 0.2763 units per person | 0.0909 units per person | Algeria |
| 1970s | 0.4038 units per person | 0.313 units per person | 0.0908 units per person | Algeria |
| 1980s | 0.4724 units per person | 0.4021 units per person | 0.0703 units per person | Algeria |
| 1990s | 0.5562 units per person | 0.5515 units per person | 0.0048 units per person | Algeria |
| 2000s | 0.6326 units per person | 0.6637 units per person | 0.0311 units per person | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 0.6983 units per person | 0.7307 units per person | 0.0324 units per person | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 0.7445 units per person | 0.7621 units per person | 0.0177 units per person | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population, per capita, Algeria or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 0.774 units per person against 0.7582 units per person in Algeria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban population, per capita between Algeria and Malaysia?
- 0.0158 units per person, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Malaysia?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Algeria and Malaysia rank globally for urban population, per capita?
- Algeria ranks 71st and Malaysia ranks 68th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Urban population, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Urban population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.