European Union vs Malawi: Rural population, per capita

European Union
0.2483 units per person
in 2025
Malawi
0.8241 units per person
in 2025
European Union rank
2nd
Malawi rank
4th

Rural population, per capita over time

  • European Union
  • Malawi
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How they compare

Malawi currently reports 0.8241 units per person against 0.2483 units per person in European Union, a difference of 0.5758 units per person.

That makes Malawi's figure about 3.3 times European Union's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Malawi has been ahead every year.

European Union ranks 2nd and Malawi ranks 4th of 3 regions.

Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade European Union Malawi Difference Ahead
1960s 0.3868 units per person 0.9542 units per person 0.5674 units per person Malawi
1970s 0.3366 units per person 0.9254 units per person 0.5888 units per person Malawi
1980s 0.3093 units per person 0.899 units per person 0.5898 units per person Malawi
1990s 0.2933 units per person 0.867 units per person 0.5737 units per person Malawi
2000s 0.277 units per person 0.8494 units per person 0.5724 units per person Malawi
2010s 0.2621 units per person 0.842 units per person 0.5799 units per person Malawi
2020s 0.2516 units per person 0.8311 units per person 0.5795 units per person Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rural population, per capita, European Union or Malawi?
Malawi, at 0.8241 units per person against 0.2483 units per person in European Union as of 2025.
What is the difference in rural population, per capita between European Union and Malawi?
0.5758 units per person, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for European Union and Malawi?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do European Union and Malawi rank globally for rural population, per capita?
European Union ranks 2nd and Malawi ranks 4th of 3 regions.
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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Indicator
Rural population, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.