Bulgaria vs Malaysia: Rural population, annual growth rate
Bulgaria
-0.9803 % change on previous year
in 2025
Malaysia
-0.913 % change on previous year
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
167th
Malaysia rank
164th
Rural population, annual growth rate over time
- Bulgaria
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports -0.913 % change on previous year against -0.9803 % change on previous year in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.0673 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Malaysia ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 167th and Malaysia ranks 164th of 208 countries.
Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -1.88 % change on previous year | 2.04 % change on previous year | 3.92 % change on previous year | Malaysia |
| 1970s | -2.01 % change on previous year | 1.75 % change on previous year | 3.76 % change on previous year | Malaysia |
| 1980s | -1.56 % change on previous year | 0.8213 % change on previous year | 2.39 % change on previous year | Malaysia |
| 1990s | -1 % change on previous year | -0.3621 % change on previous year | 0.6397 % change on previous year | Malaysia |
| 2000s | -2.03 % change on previous year | -0.4756 % change on previous year | 1.55 % change on previous year | Malaysia |
| 2010s | -2.03 % change on previous year | 0.0555 % change on previous year | 2.09 % change on previous year | Malaysia |
| 2020s | -0.756 % change on previous year | -0.5645 % change on previous year | 0.1915 % change on previous year | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, annual growth rate, Bulgaria or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at -0.913 % change on previous year against -0.9803 % change on previous year in Bulgaria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rural population, annual growth rate between Bulgaria and Malaysia?
- 0.0673 % change on previous year, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Malaysia?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Malaysia rank globally for rural population, annual growth rate?
- Bulgaria ranks 167th and Malaysia ranks 164th of 208 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Rural population, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Rural population. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.