North Korea vs Malawi: Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates

North Korea
0.2173 Persons per square kilometre
in 2023
Malawi
0.222 Persons per square kilometre
in 2023
North Korea rank
45th
Malawi rank
44th

Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates over time

  • North Korea
  • Malawi
00.050.10.150.2199020062023

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 0.222 Persons per square kilometre against 0.2173 Persons per square kilometre in North Korea, a difference of 0.0047 Persons per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was North Korea ahead.

North Korea ranks 45th and Malawi ranks 44th of 167 countries.

North Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade North Korea Malawi Difference Ahead
1990s 0.1838 Persons per square kilometre 0.1087 Persons per square kilometre 0.075 Persons per square kilometre North Korea
2000s 0.1993 Persons per square kilometre 0.1342 Persons per square kilometre 0.0651 Persons per square kilometre North Korea
2010s 0.2093 Persons per square kilometre 0.1776 Persons per square kilometre 0.0318 Persons per square kilometre North Korea
2020s 0.2161 Persons per square kilometre 0.2137 Persons per square kilometre 0.0023 Persons per square kilometre North Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates, North Korea or Malawi?
Malawi, at 0.222 Persons per square kilometre against 0.2173 Persons per square kilometre in North Korea as of 2023.
What is the difference in africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates between North Korea and Malawi?
0.0047 Persons per square kilometre, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Malawi?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do North Korea and Malawi rank globally for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates?
North Korea ranks 45th and Malawi ranks 44th of 167 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates — Population, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates — Population, per square kilometre
Unit
Persons per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
168 places, 5,582 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates — 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.