Malawi vs Tonga: Rural population, per capita
Malawi
0.8241 units per person
in 2025
Tonga
0.7884 units per person
in 2025
Malawi rank
4th
Tonga rank
7th
Rural population, per capita over time
- Malawi
- Tonga
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 0.8241 units per person against 0.7884 units per person in Tonga, a difference of 0.0357 units per person.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Malawi has been ahead every year.
Malawi ranks 4th and Tonga ranks 7th of 217 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9542 units per person | 0.8044 units per person | 0.1498 units per person | Malawi |
| 1970s | 0.9254 units per person | 0.797 units per person | 0.1284 units per person | Malawi |
| 1980s | 0.899 units per person | 0.787 units per person | 0.112 units per person | Malawi |
| 1990s | 0.867 units per person | 0.773 units per person | 0.094 units per person | Malawi |
| 2000s | 0.8494 units per person | 0.7684 units per person | 0.081 units per person | Malawi |
| 2010s | 0.842 units per person | 0.7685 units per person | 0.0735 units per person | Malawi |
| 2020s | 0.8311 units per person | 0.7871 units per person | 0.044 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 Tonga?
- Malawi, at 0.8241 units per person against 0.7884 units per person in Tonga as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rural population, per capita between Malawi and Tonga?
- 0.0357 units per person, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Tonga?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Malawi and Tonga rank globally for rural population, per capita?
- Malawi ranks 4th and Tonga ranks 7th 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.