What is the difference in rural population, per capita between Malta and Netherlands?

0.0026 units per person, with Malta ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Netherlands?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

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.

Malta vs Netherlands: Rural population, per capita

Malta

0.0432 units per person

in 2025

Netherlands

0.0406 units per person

in 2025

Malta rank

202nd

Netherlands rank

203rd

Rural population, per capita over time

Malta
Netherlands

How they compare

Malta currently reports 0.0432 units per person against 0.0406 units per person in Netherlands, a difference of 0.0026 units per person.

That makes Malta's figure about 1.1 times Netherlands's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Netherlands ahead.

Malta ranks 202nd and Netherlands ranks 203rd of 217 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malta	Netherlands	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.1037 units per person	0.3907 units per person	0.287 units per person	Netherlands
1970s	0.1056 units per person	0.3614 units per person	0.2558 units per person	Netherlands
1980s	0.1009 units per person	0.3276 units per person	0.2267 units per person	Netherlands
1990s	0.0763 units per person	0.2798 units per person	0.2035 units per person	Netherlands
2000s	0.0632 units per person	0.1716 units per person	0.1084 units per person	Netherlands
2010s	0.0551 units per person	0.0986 units per person	0.0435 units per person	Netherlands
2020s	0.0446 units per person	0.0487 units per person	0.0042 units per person	Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rural population, per capita, Malta or Netherlands?: Malta, at 0.0432 units per person against 0.0406 units per person in Netherlands as of 2025.
What is the difference in rural population, per capita between Malta and Netherlands?: 0.0026 units per person, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Netherlands?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Malta and Netherlands rank globally for rural population, per capita?: Malta ranks 202nd and Netherlands ranks 203rd of 217 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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Indicator: Rural population, per capita
Unit: units per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 18 August 2026

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.