What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per square between Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Malaysia?

0.02 units per square kilometre, with Malaysia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Malaysia?

63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of vs Malaysia: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per square

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

26.22 units per square kilometre

in 2023

Malaysia

26.24 units per square kilometre

in 2023

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank

42nd

Malaysia rank

41st

Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per square over time

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
Malaysia

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 26.24 units per square kilometre against 26.22 units per square kilometre in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, a difference of 0.02 units per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 42nd and Malaysia ranks 41st of 121 countries.

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of	Malaysia	Difference	Ahead
1960s	6.46 units per square kilometre	1.2 units per square kilometre	5.26 units per square kilometre	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1970s	11.03 units per square kilometre	1.98 units per square kilometre	9.04 units per square kilometre	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1980s	17.93 units per square kilometre	4.28 units per square kilometre	13.65 units per square kilometre	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1990s	22.44 units per square kilometre	8.91 units per square kilometre	13.52 units per square kilometre	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2000s	23.28 units per square kilometre	14.82 units per square kilometre	8.47 units per square kilometre	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2010s	24.58 units per square kilometre	20.59 units per square kilometre	3.99 units per square kilometre	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2020s	25.92 units per square kilometre	25.3 units per square kilometre	0.6168 units per square kilometre	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per square, Korea, Democratic People's Republic of or Malaysia?: Malaysia, at 26.24 units per square kilometre against 26.22 units per square kilometre in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of as of 2023.
What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per square between Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Malaysia?: 0.02 units per square kilometre, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Malaysia?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Malaysia rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per square?: Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 42nd and Malaysia ranks 41st of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per square kilometre
Unit: units per square kilometre
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 121 places, 7,176 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 18 August 2026

Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million 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.