Dublin or Kuala Lumpur: which is better?
World city: head-to-head comparison
Dublin wins on more indicators: 2 of 5 against 0.
- Climate and risks: Dublin 2:0
All indicators weigh the same. This is a score based on data, not advice on where to live: different people have different circumstances.
Dublin
Indicator
Kuala Lumpur
Population
no winnerCity population
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
1,024,027 people
GeoNames snapshot (all-the-cities 3.1.0 package, 2022), exact date not stated
1,453,975 people
GeoNames snapshot (all-the-cities 3.1.0 package, 2022), exact date not stated
Urban centre population
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
1,124,520 people
2025
8,413,206 people
2025
Urban centre area
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
301 km²
2025
1,340 km²
2025
Urban centre density
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
3,736 people per km²
2025
6,279 people per km²
2025
Urban centre population growth, 2015–2025
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
10.1 %
2015–2025
25.1 %
2015–2025
Climate and risks
Better: Dublin (2 : 0)Hot days (max ≥ +30 °C)
lower is better
✓0 days per year
2016-2025100% lower
✗346 days per year
2016-2025346000% higher
Frost days (min ≤ −10 °C)
tie
0 days per year
2016-2025
0 days per year
2016-2025
Severe frost (min ≤ −20 °C)
tie
0.0 days per year
2016-2025
0.0 days per year
2016-2025
Ice days (max ≤ 0 °C)
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
0 days per year
2016-2025
0 days per year
2016-2025
Heating degree days
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
2,639 °C·days per year
2016-2025
0 °C·days per year
2016-2025
Cooling degree days
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
24 °C·days per year
2016-2025
3,856 °C·days per year
2016-2025
Rainy days
no data for one of the places
138 days per year
2016-2025
no data
Annual precipitation
no data for one of the places
758 mm per year
2016-2025
no data
Daylight on December 21
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
7.5 hours
December 21 and June 21 (does not depend on the year)
11.9 hours
December 21 and June 21 (does not depend on the year)
Daylight on June 21
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
17.0 hours
December 21 and June 21 (does not depend on the year)
12.3 hours
December 21 and June 21 (does not depend on the year)
Air humidity
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
82 %
2021-2025
81 %
2021-2025
Muggy days (dew point ≥ +20 °C)
lower is better
✓0 days per year
2021-2025
✗365 days per year
2021-2025
Distance to the sea
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
7 km
2006-2025
39 km
2006-2025
Earthquakes M4.5+ within 100 km
tie
0.00 per year
2006-2025
0.00 per year
2006-2025
A winner is named only for indicators with a known “better / worse” direction. Population and other neutral indicators are shown without a winner. Outdated and missing values are not counted. Details for each place: Dublin, Kuala Lumpur.