Malawi vs Uganda: Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre

Malawi
0.1911 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
Uganda
0.1893 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
Malawi rank
17th
Uganda rank
18th

Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre over time

  • Malawi
  • Uganda
0.050.10.150.2196119922023

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 0.1911 1000 No per square kilometre against 0.1893 1000 No per square kilometre in Uganda, a difference of 0.0018 1000 No per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Malawi ahead.

Malawi ranks 17th and Uganda ranks 18th of 190 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 6 and Uganda in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Uganda Difference Ahead
1960s 0.041 1000 No per square kilometre 0.038 1000 No per square kilometre 0.003 1000 No per square kilometre Malawi
1970s 0.0515 1000 No per square kilometre 0.05 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0015 1000 No per square kilometre Malawi
1980s 0.0698 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0661 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0037 1000 No per square kilometre Malawi
1990s 0.0926 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0885 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0041 1000 No per square kilometre Malawi
2000s 0.1166 1000 No per square kilometre 0.1172 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0006 1000 No per square kilometre Uganda
2010s 0.1542 1000 No per square kilometre 0.1542 1000 No per square kilometre 0 1000 No per square kilometre Malawi
2020s 0.1843 1000 No per square kilometre 0.1829 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0014 1000 No per square kilometre Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre, Malawi or Uganda?
Malawi, at 0.1911 1000 No per square kilometre against 0.1893 1000 No per square kilometre in Uganda as of 2023.
What is the difference in population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre between Malawi and Uganda?
0.0018 1000 No per square kilometre, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Uganda?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Malawi and Uganda rank globally for population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre?
Malawi ranks 17th and Uganda ranks 18th of 190 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Population - Est. & Proj. — 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
Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre
Unit
1000 No per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
192 places, 11,029 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Population - Est. & Proj. — 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.