Afghanistan vs Malawi: Rural population, per unit of GDP

Afghanistan
0.0018 units per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Malawi
0.0012 units per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
2nd
Malawi rank
3rd

Rural population, per unit of GDP over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Malawi
0.0010.0020.0030.0040.0050.006198020022025

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 0.0018 units per US$ of GDP against 0.0012 units per US$ of GDP in Malawi, a difference of 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.5 times Malawi's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 2nd and Malawi ranks 3rd of 212 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 2 and Malawi in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Malawi Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0035 units per US$ of GDP 0.0023 units per US$ of GDP 0.0012 units per US$ of GDP Afghanistan
2010s 0.0013 units per US$ of GDP 0.0015 units per US$ of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP Malawi
2020s 0.0018 units per US$ of GDP 0.0014 units per US$ of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rural population, per unit of gdp, Afghanistan or Malawi?
Afghanistan, at 0.0018 units per US$ of GDP against 0.0012 units per US$ of GDP in Malawi as of 2024.
What is the difference in rural population, per unit of gdp between Afghanistan and Malawi?
0.0006 units per US$ of GDP, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Malawi?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Afghanistan and Malawi rank globally for rural population, per unit of gdp?
Afghanistan ranks 2nd and Malawi ranks 3rd of 212 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Rural population, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Rural population, per unit of GDP
Unit
units per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
260 places, 14,741 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Rural population divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.