Malawi vs South Asia: Rural population, per capita
Malawi
0.8241 units per person
in 2025
South Asia
0.6421 units per person
in 2025
Malawi rank
4th
South Asia rank
2nd
Rural population, per capita over time
- Malawi
- South Asia
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 0.8241 units per person against 0.6421 units per person in South Asia, a difference of 0.182 units per person.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.3 times South Asia's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Malawi has been ahead every year.
Malawi ranks 4th and South Asia ranks 2nd of 216 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | South Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9542 units per person | 0.83 units per person | 0.1243 units per person | Malawi |
| 1970s | 0.9254 units per person | 0.8016 units per person | 0.1238 units per person | Malawi |
| 1980s | 0.899 units per person | 0.765 units per person | 0.134 units per person | Malawi |
| 1990s | 0.867 units per person | 0.7428 units per person | 0.1241 units per person | Malawi |
| 2000s | 0.8494 units per person | 0.7131 units per person | 0.1363 units per person | Malawi |
| 2010s | 0.842 units per person | 0.6754 units per person | 0.1666 units per person | Malawi |
| 2020s | 0.8311 units per person | 0.6501 units per person | 0.181 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 South Asia?
- Malawi, at 0.8241 units per person against 0.6421 units per person in South Asia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rural population, per capita between Malawi and South Asia?
- 0.182 units per person, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and South Asia?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Malawi and South Asia rank globally for rural population, per capita?
- Malawi ranks 4th and South Asia ranks 2nd of 216 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.