Colombia vs Malaysia: Urban population, per capita
Colombia
0.7878 units per person
in 2025
Malaysia
0.774 units per person
in 2025
Colombia rank
66th
Malaysia rank
68th
Urban population, per capita over time
- Colombia
- Malaysia
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 0.7878 units per person against 0.774 units per person in Malaysia, a difference of 0.0138 units per person.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Colombia has been ahead every year.
Colombia ranks 66th and Malaysia ranks 68th of 218 countries.
Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5255 units per person | 0.2763 units per person | 0.2492 units per person | Colombia |
| 1970s | 0.6155 units per person | 0.313 units per person | 0.3025 units per person | Colombia |
| 1980s | 0.6686 units per person | 0.4021 units per person | 0.2665 units per person | Colombia |
| 1990s | 0.7163 units per person | 0.5515 units per person | 0.1649 units per person | Colombia |
| 2000s | 0.7572 units per person | 0.6637 units per person | 0.0935 units per person | Colombia |
| 2010s | 0.771 units per person | 0.7307 units per person | 0.0403 units per person | Colombia |
| 2020s | 0.7818 units per person | 0.7621 units per person | 0.0197 units per person | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population, per capita, Colombia or Malaysia?
- Colombia, at 0.7878 units per person against 0.774 units per person in Malaysia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban population, per capita between Colombia and Malaysia?
- 0.0138 units per person, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Malaysia?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Colombia and Malaysia rank globally for urban population, per capita?
- Colombia ranks 66th 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.