Afghanistan vs Malawi: Long term urban population region, annual growth rate
Afghanistan
1.77 % change on previous year
in 2025
Malawi
1.8 % change on previous year
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
20th
Malawi rank
18th
Long term urban population region, annual growth rate over time
- Afghanistan
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 1.8 % change on previous year against 1.77 % change on previous year in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.03 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 20th and Malawi ranks 18th of 202 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 3 and Malawi in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.45 % change on previous year | 2.27 % change on previous year | 1.18 % change on previous year | Afghanistan |
| 1960s | 3.22 % change on previous year | 3.07 % change on previous year | 0.1512 % change on previous year | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 3.1 % change on previous year | 4.53 % change on previous year | 1.43 % change on previous year | Malawi |
| 1980s | 0.8848 % change on previous year | 2.64 % change on previous year | 1.75 % change on previous year | Malawi |
| 1990s | 1.19 % change on previous year | 3.07 % change on previous year | 1.88 % change on previous year | Malawi |
| 2000s | 1.65 % change on previous year | 2.3 % change on previous year | 0.652 % change on previous year | Malawi |
| 2010s | 1.98 % change on previous year | 1.95 % change on previous year | 0.0313 % change on previous year | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 1.83 % change on previous year | 1.85 % change on previous year | 0.0167 % change on previous year | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher long term urban population region, annual growth rate, Afghanistan or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 1.8 % change on previous year against 1.77 % change on previous year in Afghanistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in long term urban population region, annual growth rate between Afghanistan and Malawi?
- 0.03 % change on previous year, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Malawi?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Malawi rank globally for long term urban population region, annual growth rate?
- Afghanistan ranks 20th and Malawi ranks 18th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Long term urban population region, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Long term urban population region. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.