Guinea-Bissau vs Malaysia: Primary education, pupils, per square kilometre

Guinea-Bissau
9.92 units per square kilometre
in 2010
Malaysia
9.41 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Guinea-Bissau rank
92nd
Malaysia rank
95th

Primary education, pupils, per square kilometre over time

  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Malaysia
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How they compare

Guinea-Bissau currently reports 9.92 units per square kilometre against 9.41 units per square kilometre in Malaysia, a difference of 0.51 units per square kilometre.

That makes Guinea-Bissau's figure about 1.1 times Malaysia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Malaysia ahead.

Guinea-Bissau ranks 92nd and Malaysia ranks 95th of 206 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 1 and Malaysia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea-Bissau Malaysia Difference Ahead
1970s 2.84 units per square kilometre 5.93 units per square kilometre 3.1 units per square kilometre Malaysia
1980s 2.7 units per square kilometre 6.63 units per square kilometre 3.93 units per square kilometre Malaysia
1990s 3.45 units per square kilometre 8.43 units per square kilometre 4.97 units per square kilometre Malaysia
2000s 7.72 units per square kilometre 9.52 units per square kilometre 1.8 units per square kilometre Malaysia
2010s 9.92 units per square kilometre 9.84 units per square kilometre 0.0757 units per square kilometre Guinea-Bissau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, pupils, per square kilometre, Guinea-Bissau or Malaysia?
Guinea-Bissau, at 9.92 units per square kilometre against 9.41 units per square kilometre in Malaysia as of 2010.
What is the difference in primary education, pupils, per square kilometre between Guinea-Bissau and Malaysia?
0.51 units per square kilometre, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Malaysia?
24 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2010.
How do Guinea-Bissau and Malaysia rank globally for primary education, pupils, per square kilometre?
Guinea-Bissau ranks 92nd and Malaysia ranks 95th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary education, pupils, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary education, pupils, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
251 places, 10,846 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

Primary education, pupils 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.