Low income vs Malawi: Rural population, per square kilometre

Low income
32.52 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Malawi
185.85 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Low income rank
18th
Malawi rank
17th

Rural population, per square kilometre over time

  • Low income
  • Malawi
050100150200196119922023

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 185.85 units per square kilometre against 32.52 units per square kilometre in Low income, a difference of 153.33 units per square kilometre.

That makes Malawi's figure about 5.7 times Low income's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Malawi has been ahead every year.

Low income ranks 18th and Malawi ranks 17th of 45 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Low income Malawi Difference Ahead
1960s 11.81 units per square kilometre 41.52 units per square kilometre 29.7 units per square kilometre Malawi
1970s 14.5 units per square kilometre 51.57 units per square kilometre 37.08 units per square kilometre Malawi
1980s 17.92 units per square kilometre 72.12 units per square kilometre 54.2 units per square kilometre Malawi
1990s 21.08 units per square kilometre 94.56 units per square kilometre 73.49 units per square kilometre Malawi
2000s 26.21 units per square kilometre 114.81 units per square kilometre 88.6 units per square kilometre Malawi
2010s 28.23 units per square kilometre 150.75 units per square kilometre 122.52 units per square kilometre Malawi
2020s 31.53 units per square kilometre 179.64 units per square kilometre 148.1 units per square kilometre Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rural population, per square kilometre, Low income or Malawi?
Malawi, at 185.85 units per square kilometre against 32.52 units per square kilometre in Low income as of 2023.
What is the difference in rural population, per square kilometre between Low income and Malawi?
153.33 units per square kilometre, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Low income and Malawi?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Low income and Malawi rank globally for rural population, per square kilometre?
Low income ranks 18th and Malawi ranks 17th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Rural population, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Rural population, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
263 places, 15,281 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Rural population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.