What is the difference in urban population, per capita between France and Malaysia?

0.0144 units per person, with France ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for France and Malaysia?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

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.

France vs Malaysia: Urban population, per capita

France

0.7884 units per person

in 2025

Malaysia

0.774 units per person

in 2025

France rank

65th

Malaysia rank

68th

Urban population, per capita over time

France
Malaysia

How they compare

France currently reports 0.7884 units per person against 0.774 units per person in Malaysia, a difference of 0.0144 units per person.

Across all 66 years both countries report, France has been ahead every year.

France ranks 65th and Malaysia ranks 68th of 218 countries.

France has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	France	Malaysia	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.6641 units per person	0.2763 units per person	0.3878 units per person	France
1970s	0.7267 units per person	0.313 units per person	0.4137 units per person	France
1980s	0.7355 units per person	0.4021 units per person	0.3334 units per person	France
1990s	0.7503 units per person	0.5515 units per person	0.1988 units per person	France
2000s	0.7719 units per person	0.6637 units per person	0.1082 units per person	France
2010s	0.7783 units per person	0.7307 units per person	0.0477 units per person	France
2020s	0.7877 units per person	0.7621 units per person	0.0256 units per person	France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban population, per capita, France or Malaysia?: France, at 0.7884 units per person against 0.774 units per person in Malaysia as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban population, per capita between France and Malaysia?: 0.0144 units per person, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Malaysia?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do France and Malaysia rank globally for urban population, per capita?: France ranks 65th 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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Indicator: Urban population, per capita
Unit: units per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 266 places, 17,526 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 14 September 2026

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.