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
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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About this data
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.