Bhutan vs Malawi: Annual growth rate of urban population share
Bhutan
2.04
in 2025
Malawi
1.95
in 2025
Bhutan rank
10th
Malawi rank
13th
Annual growth rate of urban population share over time
- Bhutan
- Malawi
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 2.04 against 1.95 in Malawi, a difference of 0.09.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Bhutan ahead.
Bhutan ranks 10th and Malawi ranks 13th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 7 and Malawi in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.73 | 1.25 | 0.4773 | Bhutan |
| 1960s | 2.18 | 3.28 | 1.1 | Malawi |
| 1970s | 13.4 | 4.86 | 8.53 | Bhutan |
| 1980s | 5.28 | 2.36 | 2.92 | Bhutan |
| 1990s | 3.18 | 2.46 | 0.7226 | Bhutan |
| 2000s | 2.1 | 0.5454 | 1.56 | Bhutan |
| 2010s | 1.58 | 0.4885 | 1.09 | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 1.8 | 1.53 | 0.2729 | Bhutan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual growth rate of urban population share, Bhutan or Malawi?
- Bhutan, at 2.04 against 1.95 in Malawi as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual growth rate of urban population share between Bhutan and Malawi?
- 0.09, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Malawi?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Bhutan and Malawi rank globally for annual growth rate of urban population share?
- Bhutan ranks 10th and Malawi ranks 13th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Annual growth rate of urban population share. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.