Malaysia vs Spain: Population (UN estimates and projections), per square kilometre

Malaysia
0.0831 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Spain
0.0832 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Malaysia rank
76th
Spain rank
75th

Population (UN estimates and projections), per square kilometre over time

  • Malaysia
  • Spain
00.020.040.060.08199020062023

How they compare

Spain currently reports 0.0832 units per square kilometre against 0.0831 units per square kilometre in Malaysia, a difference of 0.0001 units per square kilometre.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Spain has been ahead every year.

Malaysia ranks 76th and Spain ranks 75th of 186 countries.

Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia Spain Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0393 units per square kilometre 0.0663 units per square kilometre 0.027 units per square kilometre Spain
2000s 0.0533 units per square kilometre 0.0747 units per square kilometre 0.0214 units per square kilometre Spain
2010s 0.0698 units per square kilometre 0.0799 units per square kilometre 0.0101 units per square kilometre Spain
2020s 0.0807 units per square kilometre 0.0825 units per square kilometre 0.0018 units per square kilometre Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population (un estimates and projections), per square kilometre, Malaysia or Spain?
Spain, at 0.0832 units per square kilometre against 0.0831 units per square kilometre in Malaysia as of 2023.
What is the difference in population (un estimates and projections), per square kilometre between Malaysia and Spain?
0.0001 units per square kilometre, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Spain?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Malaysia and Spain rank globally for population (un estimates and projections), per square kilometre?
Malaysia ranks 76th and Spain ranks 75th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Population (UN estimates and projections), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population (UN estimates and projections), per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
189 places, 6,278 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Population (UN estimates and projections) 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.