Colombia vs Malaysia: Rural population, per capita
Colombia
0.2122 units per person
in 2025
Malaysia
0.2261 units per person
in 2025
Colombia rank
151st
Malaysia rank
149th
Rural population, per capita over time
- Colombia
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 0.2261 units per person against 0.2122 units per person in Colombia, a difference of 0.0139 units per person.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times Colombia's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Malaysia has been ahead every year.
Colombia ranks 151st and Malaysia ranks 149th of 216 countries.
Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4745 units per person | 0.7237 units per person | 0.2492 units per person | Malaysia |
| 1970s | 0.3845 units per person | 0.687 units per person | 0.3025 units per person | Malaysia |
| 1980s | 0.3314 units per person | 0.5979 units per person | 0.2665 units per person | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 0.2837 units per person | 0.4485 units per person | 0.1649 units per person | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 0.2428 units per person | 0.3363 units per person | 0.0935 units per person | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 0.229 units per person | 0.2693 units per person | 0.0403 units per person | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 0.2182 units per person | 0.2379 units per person | 0.0197 units per person | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, per capita, Colombia or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 0.2261 units per person against 0.2122 units per person in Colombia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rural population, per capita between Colombia and Malaysia?
- 0.0139 units per person, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Malaysia?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Colombia and Malaysia rank globally for rural population, per capita?
- Colombia ranks 151st and Malaysia ranks 149th of 216 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Rural population, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Rural population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.