Malaysia vs Spain: Urban population, per square kilometre
Malaysia
81.73 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Spain
77.54 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Malaysia rank
81st
Spain rank
83rd
Urban population, per square kilometre over time
- Malaysia
- Spain
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 81.73 units per square kilometre against 77.54 units per square kilometre in Spain, a difference of 4.19 units per square kilometre.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Spain ahead.
Malaysia ranks 81st and Spain ranks 83rd of 216 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.68 units per square kilometre | 39.23 units per square kilometre | 31.55 units per square kilometre | Spain |
| 1970s | 10.86 units per square kilometre | 48.94 units per square kilometre | 38.08 units per square kilometre | Spain |
| 1980s | 18.62 units per square kilometre | 56.17 units per square kilometre | 37.54 units per square kilometre | Spain |
| 1990s | 33.91 units per square kilometre | 59.89 units per square kilometre | 25.97 units per square kilometre | Spain |
| 2000s | 51.74 units per square kilometre | 67.06 units per square kilometre | 15.32 units per square kilometre | Spain |
| 2010s | 69.02 units per square kilometre | 73.86 units per square kilometre | 4.85 units per square kilometre | Spain |
| 2020s | 79.54 units per square kilometre | 76.32 units per square kilometre | 3.22 units per square kilometre | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population, per square kilometre, Malaysia or Spain?
- Malaysia, at 81.73 units per square kilometre against 77.54 units per square kilometre in Spain as of 2023.
- What is the difference in urban population, per square kilometre between Malaysia and Spain?
- 4.19 units per square kilometre, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Spain?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Malaysia and Spain rank globally for urban population, per square kilometre?
- Malaysia ranks 81st and Spain ranks 83rd 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.