Malta vs OECD members: Rural population, per square kilometre
Malta
75.53 units per square kilometre
in 2023
OECD members
7.44 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Malta rank
38th
OECD members rank
37th
Rural population, per square kilometre over time
- Malta
- OECD members
How they compare
Malta currently reports 75.53 units per square kilometre against 7.44 units per square kilometre in OECD members, a difference of 68.09 units per square kilometre.
That makes Malta's figure about 10.1 times OECD members's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Malta has been ahead every year.
Malta ranks 38th and OECD members ranks 37th of 215 countries.
Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | OECD members | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 103.16 units per square kilometre | 8.77 units per square kilometre | 94.39 units per square kilometre | Malta |
| 1970s | 100.75 units per square kilometre | 8.64 units per square kilometre | 92.11 units per square kilometre | Malta |
| 1980s | 105.34 units per square kilometre | 8.63 units per square kilometre | 96.7 units per square kilometre | Malta |
| 1990s | 89.07 units per square kilometre | 8.44 units per square kilometre | 80.62 units per square kilometre | Malta |
| 2000s | 79.27 units per square kilometre | 7.98 units per square kilometre | 71.3 units per square kilometre | Malta |
| 2010s | 76.71 units per square kilometre | 7.53 units per square kilometre | 69.18 units per square kilometre | Malta |
| 2020s | 74.69 units per square kilometre | 7.44 units per square kilometre | 67.25 units per square kilometre | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, per square kilometre, Malta or OECD members?
- Malta, at 75.53 units per square kilometre against 7.44 units per square kilometre in OECD members as of 2023.
- What is the difference in rural population, per square kilometre between Malta and OECD members?
- 68.09 units per square kilometre, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and OECD members?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Malta and OECD members rank globally for rural population, per square kilometre?
- Malta ranks 38th and OECD members ranks 37th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Rural population, per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.