Costa Rica vs Malaysia: Population, female, per square kilometre
Costa Rica
50.58 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Malaysia
50.88 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
103rd
Malaysia rank
102nd
Population, female, per square kilometre over time
- Costa Rica
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 50.88 units per square kilometre against 50.58 units per square kilometre in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.3 units per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 103rd and Malaysia ranks 102nd of 215 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.43 units per square kilometre | 13.63 units per square kilometre | 1.81 units per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 20.19 units per square kilometre | 17.2 units per square kilometre | 2.99 units per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 26.43 units per square kilometre | 22.64 units per square kilometre | 3.8 units per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 34.25 units per square kilometre | 29.87 units per square kilometre | 4.38 units per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 41.72 units per square kilometre | 37.59 units per square kilometre | 4.13 units per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 47.33 units per square kilometre | 45.01 units per square kilometre | 2.32 units per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 50.2 units per square kilometre | 49.88 units per square kilometre | 0.3249 units per square kilometre | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, female, per square kilometre, Costa Rica or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 50.88 units per square kilometre against 50.58 units per square kilometre in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population, female, per square kilometre between Costa Rica and Malaysia?
- 0.3 units per square kilometre, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Malaysia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Malaysia rank globally for population, female, per square kilometre?
- Costa Rica ranks 103rd and Malaysia ranks 102nd of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Population, female, 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
Population, female 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.