Malaysia vs Portugal: Secondary education, pupils, per square kilometre

Malaysia
7.99 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Portugal
8.1 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Malaysia rank
96th
Portugal rank
94th

Secondary education, pupils, per square kilometre over time

  • Malaysia
  • Portugal
246810197019962023

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 8.1 units per square kilometre against 7.99 units per square kilometre in Malaysia, a difference of 0.11 units per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Portugal ahead.

Malaysia ranks 96th and Portugal ranks 94th of 205 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia Portugal Difference Ahead
1970s 2.75 units per square kilometre 4.48 units per square kilometre 1.74 units per square kilometre Portugal
1980s 4.16 units per square kilometre 6.26 units per square kilometre 2.1 units per square kilometre Portugal
1990s 5.22 units per square kilometre 9.11 units per square kilometre 3.88 units per square kilometre Portugal
2000s 7.44 units per square kilometre 7.96 units per square kilometre 0.5231 units per square kilometre Portugal
2010s 8.25 units per square kilometre 8.28 units per square kilometre 0.0332 units per square kilometre Portugal
2020s 7.84 units per square kilometre 8.08 units per square kilometre 0.2352 units per square kilometre Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher secondary education, pupils, per square kilometre, Malaysia or Portugal?
Portugal, at 8.1 units per square kilometre against 7.99 units per square kilometre in Malaysia as of 2023.
What is the difference in secondary education, pupils, per square kilometre between Malaysia and Portugal?
0.11 units per square kilometre, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Portugal?
46 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do Malaysia and Portugal rank globally for secondary education, pupils, per square kilometre?
Malaysia ranks 96th and Portugal ranks 94th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Secondary 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
Secondary 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
250 places, 9,655 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

Secondary 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.