Malawi vs Vanuatu: Rural population, annual growth rate
Malawi
2.19 % change on previous year
in 2025
Vanuatu
2.21 % change on previous year
in 2025
Malawi rank
16th
Vanuatu rank
14th
Rural population, annual growth rate over time
- Malawi
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Vanuatu currently reports 2.21 % change on previous year against 2.19 % change on previous year in Malawi, a difference of 0.02 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Vanuatu ahead.
Malawi ranks 16th and Vanuatu ranks 14th of 208 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 3 and Vanuatu in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.32 % change on previous year | 2.62 % change on previous year | 0.3006 % change on previous year | Vanuatu |
| 1970s | 2.53 % change on previous year | 2.61 % change on previous year | 0.0817 % change on previous year | Vanuatu |
| 1980s | 4.02 % change on previous year | 1.98 % change on previous year | 2.04 % change on previous year | Malawi |
| 1990s | 1.5 % change on previous year | 1.97 % change on previous year | 0.4733 % change on previous year | Vanuatu |
| 2000s | 2.58 % change on previous year | 2.1 % change on previous year | 0.4812 % change on previous year | Malawi |
| 2010s | 2.74 % change on previous year | 2.4 % change on previous year | 0.3375 % change on previous year | Malawi |
| 2020s | 2.32 % change on previous year | 2.59 % change on previous year | 0.2703 % change on previous year | Vanuatu |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, annual growth rate, Malawi or Vanuatu?
- Vanuatu, at 2.21 % change on previous year against 2.19 % change on previous year in Malawi as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rural population, annual growth rate between Malawi and Vanuatu?
- 0.02 % change on previous year, with Vanuatu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Vanuatu?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Malawi and Vanuatu rank globally for rural population, annual growth rate?
- Malawi ranks 16th and Vanuatu ranks 14th 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.