France vs Malaysia: Rural population, per capita
France
0.2115 units per person
in 2025
Malaysia
0.2261 units per person
in 2025
France rank
152nd
Malaysia rank
149th
Rural population, per capita over time
- France
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 0.2261 units per person against 0.2115 units per person in France, a difference of 0.0146 units per person.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times France's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Malaysia has been ahead every year.
France ranks 152nd 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 | France | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3359 units per person | 0.7237 units per person | 0.3878 units per person | Malaysia |
| 1970s | 0.2733 units per person | 0.687 units per person | 0.4137 units per person | Malaysia |
| 1980s | 0.2645 units per person | 0.5979 units per person | 0.3334 units per person | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 0.2497 units per person | 0.4485 units per person | 0.1988 units per person | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 0.2281 units per person | 0.3363 units per person | 0.1082 units per person | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 0.2217 units per person | 0.2693 units per person | 0.0477 units per person | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 0.2123 units per person | 0.2379 units per person | 0.0256 units per person | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, per capita, France or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 0.2261 units per person against 0.2115 units per person in France as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rural population, per capita between France and Malaysia?
- 0.0146 units per person, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Malaysia?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do France and Malaysia rank globally for rural population, per capita?
- France ranks 152nd 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.