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

Malawi
0.222 Persons per square kilometre
in 2023
Switzerland
0.2226 Persons per square kilometre
in 2023
Malawi rank
44th
Switzerland rank
43rd

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

  • Malawi
  • Switzerland
00.050.10.150.2199020062023

How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 0.2226 Persons per square kilometre against 0.222 Persons per square kilometre in Malawi, a difference of 0.0006 Persons per square kilometre.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.

Malawi ranks 44th and Switzerland ranks 43rd of 167 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Switzerland Difference Ahead
1990s 0.1087 Persons per square kilometre 0.1765 Persons per square kilometre 0.0677 Persons per square kilometre Switzerland
2000s 0.1342 Persons per square kilometre 0.1878 Persons per square kilometre 0.0535 Persons per square kilometre Switzerland
2010s 0.1776 Persons per square kilometre 0.208 Persons per square kilometre 0.0305 Persons per square kilometre Switzerland
2020s 0.2137 Persons per square kilometre 0.2206 Persons per square kilometre 0.0069 Persons per square kilometre Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates, Malawi or Switzerland?
Switzerland, at 0.2226 Persons per square kilometre against 0.222 Persons per square kilometre in Malawi as of 2023.
What is the difference in africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates between Malawi and Switzerland?
0.0006 Persons per square kilometre, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Switzerland?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Malawi and Switzerland rank globally for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates?
Malawi ranks 44th and Switzerland ranks 43rd 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
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
168 places, 5,582 data points, 1990–2023
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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.