Democratic Republic of the Congo vs Malawi: Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate

Democratic Republic of the Congo
0.539 % change on previous year
in 2050
Malawi
1.02 % change on previous year
in 2050
Democratic Republic of the Congo rank
4th
Malawi rank
7th

Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate over time

  • Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Malawi
0246195120002050

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 1.02 % change on previous year against 0.539 % change on previous year in Democratic Republic of the Congo, a difference of 0.481 % change on previous year.

That makes Malawi's figure about 1.9 times Democratic Republic of the Congo's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 100 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Malawi ahead.

Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 4th and Malawi ranks 7th of 22 countries.

Across the 11 decades both report, Democratic Republic of the Congo averaged higher in 2 and Malawi in 9.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of the Congo Malawi Difference Ahead
1950s 1.83 % change on previous year 1.94 % change on previous year 0.1072 % change on previous year Malawi
1960s 2.4 % change on previous year 2.23 % change on previous year 0.17 % change on previous year Democratic Republic of the Congo
1970s 2.47 % change on previous year 2.59 % change on previous year 0.1229 % change on previous year Malawi
1980s 2.21 % change on previous year 4 % change on previous year 1.8 % change on previous year Malawi
1990s 2.53 % change on previous year 1.59 % change on previous year 0.9478 % change on previous year Democratic Republic of the Congo
2000s 2.33 % change on previous year 2.8 % change on previous year 0.4697 % change on previous year Malawi
2010s 2.35 % change on previous year 2.76 % change on previous year 0.4012 % change on previous year Malawi
2020s 1.84 % change on previous year 2.35 % change on previous year 0.5075 % change on previous year Malawi
2030s 1.36 % change on previous year 1.81 % change on previous year 0.455 % change on previous year Malawi
2040s 0.8301 % change on previous year 1.3 % change on previous year 0.4726 % change on previous year Malawi
2050s 0.539 % change on previous year 1.02 % change on previous year 0.4857 % change on previous year Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population - est. & proj. — rural population, annual growth rate, Democratic Republic of the Congo or Malawi?
Malawi, at 1.02 % change on previous year against 0.539 % change on previous year in Democratic Republic of the Congo as of 2050.
What is the difference in population - est. & proj. — rural population, annual growth rate between Democratic Republic of the Congo and Malawi?
0.481 % change on previous year, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of the Congo and Malawi?
100 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2050.
How do Democratic Republic of the Congo and Malawi rank globally for population - est. & proj. — rural population, annual growth rate?
Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 4th and Malawi ranks 7th of 22 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
268 places, 24,470 data points, 1951–2050
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The year-on-year percentage change in Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.