What is the difference in urban population, per capita between Malta and Netherlands?

0.0026 units per person, with Netherlands ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Netherlands?

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.

Malta vs Netherlands: Urban population, per capita

Malta

0.9568 units per person

in 2025

Netherlands

0.9594 units per person

in 2025

Malta rank

16th

Netherlands rank

15th

Urban population, per capita over time

Malta
Netherlands

How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 0.9594 units per person against 0.9568 units per person in Malta, a difference of 0.0026 units per person.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Malta ahead.

Malta ranks 16th and Netherlands ranks 15th of 218 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malta	Netherlands	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.8963 units per person	0.6093 units per person	0.287 units per person	Malta
1970s	0.8944 units per person	0.6386 units per person	0.2558 units per person	Malta
1980s	0.8991 units per person	0.6724 units per person	0.2267 units per person	Malta
1990s	0.9237 units per person	0.7202 units per person	0.2035 units per person	Malta
2000s	0.9368 units per person	0.8284 units per person	0.1084 units per person	Malta
2010s	0.9449 units per person	0.9014 units per person	0.0435 units per person	Malta
2020s	0.9554 units per person	0.9513 units per person	0.0042 units per person	Malta

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban population, per capita, Malta or Netherlands?: Netherlands, at 0.9594 units per person against 0.9568 units per person in Malta as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban population, per capita between Malta and Netherlands?: 0.0026 units per person, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Netherlands?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Malta and Netherlands rank globally for urban population, per capita?: Malta ranks 16th and Netherlands ranks 15th 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.