Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) vs Malawi: Rural population, per capita

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
0.6167 units per person
in 2025
Malawi
0.8241 units per person
in 2025
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank
6th
Malawi rank
4th

Rural population, per capita over time

  • Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
  • Malawi
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How they compare

Malawi currently reports 0.8241 units per person against 0.6167 units per person in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), a difference of 0.2074 units per person.

That makes Malawi's figure about 1.3 times Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)'s.

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

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 6th 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 Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) Malawi Difference Ahead
1960s 0.861 units per person 0.9542 units per person 0.0932 units per person Malawi
1970s 0.8171 units per person 0.9254 units per person 0.1083 units per person Malawi
1980s 0.7746 units per person 0.899 units per person 0.1245 units per person Malawi
1990s 0.7352 units per person 0.867 units per person 0.1318 units per person Malawi
2000s 0.7025 units per person 0.8494 units per person 0.1469 units per person Malawi
2010s 0.6633 units per person 0.842 units per person 0.1787 units per person Malawi
2020s 0.6283 units per person 0.8311 units per person 0.2028 units per person Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rural population, per capita, Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) or Malawi?
Malawi, at 0.8241 units per person against 0.6167 units per person in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) as of 2025.
What is the difference in rural population, per capita between Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Malawi?
0.2074 units per person, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Malawi?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Malawi rank globally for rural population, per capita?
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 6th 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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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.