Malawi vs Niger: Rural population, per capita
Malawi
0.8241 units per person
in 2025
Niger
0.8163 units per person
in 2025
Malawi rank
4th
Niger rank
5th
Rural population, per capita over time
- Malawi
- Niger
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 0.8241 units per person against 0.8163 units per person in Niger, a difference of 0.0078 units per person.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Malawi has been ahead every year.
Malawi ranks 4th and Niger ranks 5th of 217 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9542 units per person | 0.932 units per person | 0.0222 units per person | Malawi |
| 1970s | 0.9254 units per person | 0.8849 units per person | 0.0405 units per person | Malawi |
| 1980s | 0.899 units per person | 0.8535 units per person | 0.0455 units per person | Malawi |
| 1990s | 0.867 units per person | 0.8425 units per person | 0.0244 units per person | Malawi |
| 2000s | 0.8494 units per person | 0.8375 units per person | 0.0119 units per person | Malawi |
| 2010s | 0.842 units per person | 0.8362 units per person | 0.0058 units per person | Malawi |
| 2020s | 0.8311 units per person | 0.8235 units per person | 0.0076 units per person | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, per capita, Malawi or Niger?
- Malawi, at 0.8241 units per person against 0.8163 units per person in Niger as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rural population, per capita between Malawi and Niger?
- 0.0078 units per person, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Niger?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Malawi and Niger rank globally for rural population, per capita?
- Malawi ranks 4th and Niger ranks 5th of 217 countries.
- 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.