Malaysia vs Portugal: Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre

Malaysia
0.4987 number per square kilometre
in 2019
Portugal
0.4534 number per square kilometre
in 2018
Malaysia rank
70th
Portugal rank
73rd

Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre over time

  • Malaysia
  • Portugal
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How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 0.4987 number per square kilometre against 0.4534 number per square kilometre in Portugal, a difference of 0.0453 number per square kilometre.

That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 20 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Portugal ahead.

Malaysia ranks 70th and Portugal ranks 73rd of 196 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 1 and Portugal in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia Portugal Difference Ahead
1980s 0.1527 number per square kilometre 0.6607 number per square kilometre 0.5079 number per square kilometre Portugal
1990s 0.2194 number per square kilometre 0.6424 number per square kilometre 0.423 number per square kilometre Portugal
2000s 0.4033 number per square kilometre 0.5856 number per square kilometre 0.1823 number per square kilometre Portugal
2010s 0.5595 number per square kilometre 0.4841 number per square kilometre 0.0754 number per square kilometre Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre, Malaysia or Portugal?
Malaysia, at 0.4987 number per square kilometre against 0.4534 number per square kilometre in Portugal as of 2019.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre between Malaysia and Portugal?
0.0453 number per square kilometre, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Portugal?
20 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2018.
How do Malaysia and Portugal rank globally for teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre?
Malaysia ranks 70th and Portugal ranks 73rd of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre
Unit
number per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
241 places, 7,320 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Teachers in primary education, female (number) 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.