Japan vs Malta: Urban area long term, per square kilometre
Japan
0.0382 units per square kilometre
in 2024
Malta
0.0412 units per square kilometre
in 2024
Japan rank
29th
Malta rank
27th
Urban area long term, per square kilometre over time
- Japan
- Malta
How they compare
Malta currently reports 0.0412 units per square kilometre against 0.0382 units per square kilometre in Japan, a difference of 0.003 units per square kilometre.
That makes Malta's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Malta ahead.
Japan ranks 29th and Malta ranks 27th of 189 countries.
Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0186 units per square kilometre | 0.0263 units per square kilometre | 0.0077 units per square kilometre | Malta |
| 1970s | 0.0247 units per square kilometre | 0.0265 units per square kilometre | 0.0017 units per square kilometre | Malta |
| 1980s | 0.0293 units per square kilometre | 0.0297 units per square kilometre | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | Malta |
| 1990s | 0.0329 units per square kilometre | 0.0329 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | Malta |
| 2000s | 0.0346 units per square kilometre | 0.0362 units per square kilometre | 0.0016 units per square kilometre | Malta |
| 2010s | 0.0363 units per square kilometre | 0.0389 units per square kilometre | 0.0026 units per square kilometre | Malta |
| 2020s | 0.0379 units per square kilometre | 0.0408 units per square kilometre | 0.0029 units per square kilometre | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban area long term, per square kilometre, Japan or Malta?
- Malta, at 0.0412 units per square kilometre against 0.0382 units per square kilometre in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in urban area long term, per square kilometre between Japan and Malta?
- 0.003 units per square kilometre, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Malta?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Malta rank globally for urban area long term, per square kilometre?
- Japan ranks 29th and Malta ranks 27th of 189 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Urban area long term, 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
Urban area long term 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.