Malta vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Primary education, pupils, per square kilometre

Malta
85.43 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa
8.15 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Malta rank
14th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
16th

Primary education, pupils, per square kilometre over time

  • Malta
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
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How they compare

Malta currently reports 85.43 units per square kilometre against 8.15 units per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 77.28 units per square kilometre.

That makes Malta's figure about 10.5 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

Across all 53 years both countries report, Malta has been ahead every year.

Malta ranks 14th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 16th of 206 countries.

Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malta Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 103.92 units per square kilometre 1.76 units per square kilometre 102.16 units per square kilometre Malta
1980s 108.49 units per square kilometre 2.83 units per square kilometre 105.66 units per square kilometre Malta
1990s 111.33 units per square kilometre 3.51 units per square kilometre 107.83 units per square kilometre Malta
2000s 94.08 units per square kilometre 5.32 units per square kilometre 88.76 units per square kilometre Malta
2010s 77.9 units per square kilometre 6.87 units per square kilometre 71.02 units per square kilometre Malta
2020s 84.65 units per square kilometre 7.99 units per square kilometre 76.66 units per square kilometre Malta

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, pupils, per square kilometre, Malta or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Malta, at 85.43 units per square kilometre against 8.15 units per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in primary education, pupils, per square kilometre between Malta and Sub-Saharan Africa?
77.28 units per square kilometre, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Sub-Saharan Africa?
53 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do Malta and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for primary education, pupils, per square kilometre?
Malta ranks 14th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 16th 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.