Japan vs Malawi: Monthly minimum wage (Local currency), per square kilometre

Japan
0.477 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Malawi
0.5303 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan rank
49th
Malawi rank
48th

Monthly minimum wage (Local currency), per square kilometre over time

  • Japan
  • Malawi
00.20.40.6199520092023

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 0.5303 units per square kilometre against 0.477 units per square kilometre in Japan, a difference of 0.0533 units per square kilometre.

That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 49th and Malawi ranks 48th of 169 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Malawi Difference Ahead
2000s 0.3214 units per square kilometre 0.0235 units per square kilometre 0.2978 units per square kilometre Japan
2010s 0.3806 units per square kilometre 0.1552 units per square kilometre 0.2254 units per square kilometre Japan
2020s 0.4513 units per square kilometre 0.4906 units per square kilometre 0.0393 units per square kilometre Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher monthly minimum wage (local currency), per square kilometre, Japan or Malawi?
Malawi, at 0.5303 units per square kilometre against 0.477 units per square kilometre in Japan as of 2023.
What is the difference in monthly minimum wage (local currency), per square kilometre between Japan and Malawi?
0.0533 units per square kilometre, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Malawi?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Japan and Malawi rank globally for monthly minimum wage (local currency), per square kilometre?
Japan ranks 49th and Malawi ranks 48th of 169 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Monthly minimum wage (Local currency), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Monthly minimum wage (Local currency), per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
169 places, 3,647 data points, 1980–2023
Last refreshed

Monthly minimum wage (Local currency) 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.