Africa Eastern and Southern vs Malawi: Rural population, per capita
Africa Eastern and Southern
0.613 units per person
in 2025
Malawi
0.8241 units per person
in 2025
Africa Eastern and Southern rank
7th
Malawi rank
4th
Rural population, per capita over time
- Africa Eastern and Southern
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 0.8241 units per person against 0.613 units per person in Africa Eastern and Southern, a difference of 0.2111 units per person.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.3 times Africa Eastern and Southern's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Malawi has been ahead every year.
Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 7th and Malawi ranks 4th of 45 groups.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa Eastern and Southern | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8422 units per person | 0.9542 units per person | 0.112 units per person | Malawi |
| 1970s | 0.8106 units per person | 0.9254 units per person | 0.1148 units per person | Malawi |
| 1980s | 0.7735 units per person | 0.899 units per person | 0.1255 units per person | Malawi |
| 1990s | 0.7321 units per person | 0.867 units per person | 0.1349 units per person | Malawi |
| 2000s | 0.6968 units per person | 0.8494 units per person | 0.1527 units per person | Malawi |
| 2010s | 0.657 units per person | 0.842 units per person | 0.1851 units per person | Malawi |
| 2020s | 0.6242 units per person | 0.8311 units per person | 0.2069 units per person | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, per capita, Africa Eastern and Southern or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 0.8241 units per person against 0.613 units per person in Africa Eastern and Southern as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rural population, per capita between Africa Eastern and Southern and Malawi?
- 0.2111 units per person, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Eastern and Southern and Malawi?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Africa Eastern and Southern and Malawi rank globally for rural population, per capita?
- Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 7th and Malawi ranks 4th of 45 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Rural population, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Rural population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.