Iran vs Malaysia: Urban population, per capita
Iran
0.7738 units per person
in 2025
Malaysia
0.774 units per person
in 2025
Iran rank
69th
Malaysia rank
68th
Urban population, per capita over time
- Iran
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 0.774 units per person against 0.7738 units per person in Iran, a difference of 0.0002 units per person.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Iran ahead.
Iran ranks 69th and Malaysia ranks 68th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 6 and Malaysia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3705 units per person | 0.2763 units per person | 0.0942 units per person | Iran |
| 1970s | 0.455 units per person | 0.313 units per person | 0.1421 units per person | Iran |
| 1980s | 0.5308 units per person | 0.4021 units per person | 0.1286 units per person | Iran |
| 1990s | 0.5997 units per person | 0.5515 units per person | 0.0482 units per person | Iran |
| 2000s | 0.6738 units per person | 0.6637 units per person | 0.0102 units per person | Iran |
| 2010s | 0.7304 units per person | 0.7307 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 0.765 units per person | 0.7621 units per person | 0.0028 units per person | Iran |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population, per capita, Iran or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 0.774 units per person against 0.7738 units per person in Iran as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban population, per capita between Iran and Malaysia?
- 0.0002 units per person, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Malaysia?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Iran and Malaysia rank globally for urban population, per capita?
- Iran ranks 69th 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.