Malta vs Switzerland: Urban area long term, per square kilometre
Malta
0.0412 units per square kilometre
in 2024
Switzerland
0.0451 units per square kilometre
in 2024
Malta rank
27th
Switzerland rank
24th
Urban area long term, per square kilometre over time
- Malta
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 0.0451 units per square kilometre against 0.0412 units per square kilometre in Malta, a difference of 0.0039 units per square kilometre.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.1 times Malta's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Malta ahead.
Malta ranks 27th and Switzerland ranks 24th of 189 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 4 and Switzerland in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0263 units per square kilometre | 0.019 units per square kilometre | 0.0074 units per square kilometre | Malta |
| 1970s | 0.0265 units per square kilometre | 0.0222 units per square kilometre | 0.0043 units per square kilometre | Malta |
| 1980s | 0.0297 units per square kilometre | 0.0263 units per square kilometre | 0.0034 units per square kilometre | Malta |
| 1990s | 0.0329 units per square kilometre | 0.0332 units per square kilometre | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 0.0362 units per square kilometre | 0.0361 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | Malta |
| 2010s | 0.0389 units per square kilometre | 0.0403 units per square kilometre | 0.0014 units per square kilometre | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 0.0408 units per square kilometre | 0.0441 units per square kilometre | 0.0033 units per square kilometre | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban area long term, per square kilometre, Malta or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 0.0451 units per square kilometre against 0.0412 units per square kilometre in Malta as of 2024.
- What is the difference in urban area long term, per square kilometre between Malta and Switzerland?
- 0.0039 units per square kilometre, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Switzerland?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Malta and Switzerland rank globally for urban area long term, per square kilometre?
- Malta ranks 27th and Switzerland ranks 24th 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.