Madagascar vs Malawi: Rural population, per unit of GDP
Madagascar
0.0011 units per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Malawi
0.0012 units per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Madagascar rank
4th
Malawi rank
3rd
Rural population, per unit of GDP over time
- Madagascar
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 0.0012 units per US$ of GDP against 0.0011 units per US$ of GDP in Madagascar, a difference of 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Madagascar's.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Malawi ahead.
Madagascar ranks 4th and Malawi ranks 3rd of 212 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0021 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0037 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0016 units per US$ of GDP | Malawi |
| 1990s | 0.0027 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0034 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP | Malawi |
| 2000s | 0.0022 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0023 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | Malawi |
| 2010s | 0.0015 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0015 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | Malawi |
| 2020s | 0.0013 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0014 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, per unit of gdp, Madagascar or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 0.0012 units per US$ of GDP against 0.0011 units per US$ of GDP in Madagascar as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rural population, per unit of gdp between Madagascar and Malawi?
- 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Malawi?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
- How do Madagascar and Malawi rank globally for rural population, per unit of gdp?
- Madagascar ranks 4th 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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About this data
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.