Lao People's Democratic Republic vs Malawi: Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate

Lao People's Democratic Republic
1.48 % change on previous year
in 2050
Malawi
4.02 % change on previous year
in 2050
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
8th
Malawi rank
5th

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

  • Lao People's Democratic Republic
  • Malawi
246810195120002050

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 4.02 % change on previous year against 1.48 % change on previous year in Lao People's Democratic Republic, a difference of 2.54 % change on previous year.

That makes Malawi's figure about 2.7 times Lao People's Democratic Republic's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 100 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Malawi ahead.

Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 8th and Malawi ranks 5th of 21 countries.

Across the 11 decades both report, Lao People's Democratic Republic averaged higher in 2 and Malawi in 9.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lao People's Democratic Republic Malawi Difference Ahead
1950s 3.3 % change on previous year 4.35 % change on previous year 1.05 % change on previous year Malawi
1960s 4.1 % change on previous year 5.48 % change on previous year 1.38 % change on previous year Malawi
1970s 4.77 % change on previous year 7.42 % change on previous year 2.64 % change on previous year Malawi
1980s 4.87 % change on previous year 6.82 % change on previous year 1.95 % change on previous year Malawi
1990s 5.82 % change on previous year 4.61 % change on previous year 1.21 % change on previous year Lao People's Democratic Republic
2000s 5.13 % change on previous year 3.54 % change on previous year 1.59 % change on previous year Lao People's Democratic Republic
2010s 3.34 % change on previous year 4.08 % change on previous year 0.7424 % change on previous year Malawi
2020s 2.94 % change on previous year 4.58 % change on previous year 1.63 % change on previous year Malawi
2030s 2.32 % change on previous year 4.75 % change on previous year 2.43 % change on previous year Malawi
2040s 1.74 % change on previous year 4.31 % change on previous year 2.57 % change on previous year Malawi
2050s 1.48 % change on previous year 4.02 % change on previous year 2.54 % change on previous year Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population - est. & proj. — urban population, annual growth rate, Lao People's Democratic Republic or Malawi?
Malawi, at 4.02 % change on previous year against 1.48 % change on previous year in Lao People's Democratic Republic as of 2050.
What is the difference in population - est. & proj. — urban population, annual growth rate between Lao People's Democratic Republic and Malawi?
2.54 % change on previous year, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lao People's Democratic Republic and Malawi?
100 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2050.
How do Lao People's Democratic Republic and Malawi rank globally for population - est. & proj. — urban population, annual growth rate?
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 8th and Malawi ranks 5th of 21 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban 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. — Urban population, annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
275 places, 25,267 data points, 1951–2050
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The year-on-year percentage change in Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.