How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Rwanda?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Malawi vs Rwanda: Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per capita

Malawi

0.0002 1000 No per person

in 2025

Rwanda

0.0002 1000 No per person

in 2025

Malawi rank

183rd

Rwanda rank

185th

Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per capita over time

Malawi
Rwanda

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 0.0002 1000 No per person against 0.0002 1000 No per person in Rwanda, a difference of 0 1000 No per person.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Malawi ahead.

Malawi ranks 183rd and Rwanda ranks 185th of 190 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 5 and Rwanda in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malawi	Rwanda	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0 1000 No per person	0 1000 No per person	0 1000 No per person	Malawi
1970s	0.0001 1000 No per person	0 1000 No per person	0 1000 No per person	Malawi
1980s	0.0001 1000 No per person	0 1000 No per person	0 1000 No per person	Malawi
1990s	0.0001 1000 No per person	0.0001 1000 No per person	0 1000 No per person	Malawi
2000s	0.0002 1000 No per person	0.0002 1000 No per person	0 1000 No per person	Rwanda
2010s	0.0002 1000 No per person	0.0002 1000 No per person	0 1000 No per person	Rwanda
2020s	0.0002 1000 No per person	0.0002 1000 No per person	0 1000 No per person	Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population - est. & proj. — urban population, per capita, Malawi or Rwanda?: Malawi, at 0.0002 1000 No per person against 0.0002 1000 No per person in Rwanda as of 2025.
What is the difference in population - est. & proj. — urban population, per capita between Malawi and Rwanda?: 0 1000 No per person, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Rwanda?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Malawi and Rwanda rank globally for population - est. & proj. — urban population, per capita?: Malawi ranks 183rd and Rwanda ranks 185th of 190 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per capita
Unit: 1000 No per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 192 places, 11,544 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 17 August 2026

Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.