Malta vs Singapore: Population, per square kilometre

Malta
1,727 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Singapore
8,242 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Malta rank
4th
Singapore rank
1st

Population, per square kilometre over time

  • Malta
  • Singapore
02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k196119922023

How they compare

Singapore currently reports 8,242 units per square kilometre against 1,727 units per square kilometre in Malta, a difference of 6,515 units per square kilometre.

That makes Singapore's figure about 4.8 times Malta's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Singapore has been ahead every year.

Malta ranks 4th and Singapore ranks 1st of 186 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Malta Singapore Difference Ahead
1960s 989.83 units per square kilometre 2,810 units per square kilometre 1,820 units per square kilometre Singapore
1970s 953.9 units per square kilometre 3,340 units per square kilometre 2,387 units per square kilometre Singapore
1980s 1,045 units per square kilometre 4,034 units per square kilometre 2,989 units per square kilometre Singapore
1990s 1,170 units per square kilometre 5,227 units per square kilometre 4,057 units per square kilometre Singapore
2000s 1,255 units per square kilometre 6,359 units per square kilometre 5,103 units per square kilometre Singapore
2010s 1,395 units per square kilometre 7,693 units per square kilometre 6,299 units per square kilometre Singapore
2020s 1,654 units per square kilometre 7,902 units per square kilometre 6,248 units per square kilometre Singapore

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, per square kilometre, Malta or Singapore?
Singapore, at 8,242 units per square kilometre against 1,727 units per square kilometre in Malta as of 2023.
What is the difference in population, per square kilometre between Malta and Singapore?
6,515 units per square kilometre, with Singapore ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Singapore?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Malta and Singapore rank globally for population, per square kilometre?
Malta ranks 4th and Singapore ranks 1st of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Population, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
186 places, 10,641 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.