Cuba vs Malaysia: Urban population, per square kilometre
Cuba
81.88 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Malaysia
81.73 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Cuba rank
80th
Malaysia rank
81st
Urban population, per square kilometre over time
- Cuba
- Malaysia
How they compare
Cuba currently reports 81.88 units per square kilometre against 81.73 units per square kilometre in Malaysia, a difference of 0.15 units per square kilometre.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Cuba has been ahead every year.
Cuba ranks 80th and Malaysia ranks 81st of 216 countries.
Cuba has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 44.01 units per square kilometre | 7.68 units per square kilometre | 36.34 units per square kilometre | Cuba |
| 1970s | 55.63 units per square kilometre | 10.86 units per square kilometre | 44.77 units per square kilometre | Cuba |
| 1980s | 66.9 units per square kilometre | 18.62 units per square kilometre | 48.27 units per square kilometre | Cuba |
| 1990s | 75.66 units per square kilometre | 33.91 units per square kilometre | 41.74 units per square kilometre | Cuba |
| 2000s | 80.09 units per square kilometre | 51.74 units per square kilometre | 28.35 units per square kilometre | Cuba |
| 2010s | 82.69 units per square kilometre | 69.02 units per square kilometre | 13.67 units per square kilometre | Cuba |
| 2020s | 82.42 units per square kilometre | 79.54 units per square kilometre | 2.88 units per square kilometre | Cuba |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population, per square kilometre, Cuba or Malaysia?
- Cuba, at 81.88 units per square kilometre against 81.73 units per square kilometre in Malaysia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in urban population, per square kilometre between Cuba and Malaysia?
- 0.15 units per square kilometre, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Malaysia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Cuba and Malaysia rank globally for urban population, per square kilometre?
- Cuba ranks 80th and Malaysia ranks 81st of 216 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Urban population, per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.