Cameroon vs Malawi: Rural population, annual growth rate
Cameroon
1.98 % change on previous year
in 2025
Malawi
2.19 % change on previous year
in 2025
Cameroon rank
19th
Malawi rank
16th
Rural population, annual growth rate over time
- Cameroon
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 2.19 % change on previous year against 1.98 % change on previous year in Cameroon, a difference of 0.21 % change on previous year.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Malawi ahead.
Cameroon ranks 19th and Malawi ranks 16th of 208 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 1 and Malawi in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.43 % change on previous year | 2.32 % change on previous year | 0.8873 % change on previous year | Malawi |
| 1970s | 1.11 % change on previous year | 2.53 % change on previous year | 1.42 % change on previous year | Malawi |
| 1980s | 1.67 % change on previous year | 4.02 % change on previous year | 2.35 % change on previous year | Malawi |
| 1990s | 1.69 % change on previous year | 1.5 % change on previous year | 0.1948 % change on previous year | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 1.84 % change on previous year | 2.58 % change on previous year | 0.7372 % change on previous year | Malawi |
| 2010s | 2.18 % change on previous year | 2.74 % change on previous year | 0.5574 % change on previous year | Malawi |
| 2020s | 2.02 % change on previous year | 2.32 % change on previous year | 0.2952 % change on previous year | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, annual growth rate, Cameroon or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 2.19 % change on previous year against 1.98 % change on previous year in Cameroon as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rural population, annual growth rate between Cameroon and Malawi?
- 0.21 % change on previous year, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Malawi?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Cameroon and Malawi rank globally for rural population, annual growth rate?
- Cameroon ranks 19th and Malawi ranks 16th of 208 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Rural population, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Rural population. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.