Eswatini vs Malawi: Share of population living in urbanized areas
Eswatini
29.0%
in 2025
Malawi
26.3%
in 2025
Eswatini rank
185th
Malawi rank
188th
Share of population living in urbanized areas over time
- Eswatini
- Malawi
How they compare
Eswatini currently reports 29.0% against 26.3% in Malawi, a difference of 2.7%.
That makes Eswatini's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Malawi ahead.
Eswatini ranks 185th and Malawi ranks 188th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Eswatini averaged higher in 7 and Malawi in 33.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eswatini | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Malawi |
| 1100s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Malawi |
| 1200s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Malawi |
| 1300s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Malawi |
| 1400s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Malawi |
| 1500s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Malawi |
| 1600s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Malawi |
| 1700s | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.2% | Malawi |
| 1710s | 0.2% | 0.4% | 0.2% | Malawi |
| 1720s | 0.2% | 0.4% | 0.2% | Malawi |
| 1730s | 0.2% | 0.5% | 0.2% | Malawi |
| 1740s | 0.3% | 0.5% | 0.2% | Malawi |
| 1750s | 0.3% | 0.6% | 0.3% | Malawi |
| 1760s | 0.3% | 0.6% | 0.3% | Malawi |
| 1770s | 0.3% | 0.7% | 0.3% | Malawi |
| 1780s | 0.4% | 0.7% | 0.4% | Malawi |
| 1790s | 0.4% | 0.8% | 0.4% | Malawi |
| 1800s | 0.4% | 0.9% | 0.4% | Malawi |
| 1810s | 0.5% | 1.0% | 0.5% | Malawi |
| 1820s | 0.5% | 1.0% | 0.5% | Malawi |
| 1830s | 0.6% | 1.1% | 0.6% | Malawi |
| 1840s | 0.6% | 1.3% | 0.6% | Malawi |
| 1850s | 0.7% | 1.4% | 0.7% | Malawi |
| 1860s | 0.8% | 1.5% | 0.7% | Malawi |
| 1870s | 0.8% | 1.7% | 0.8% | Malawi |
| 1880s | 0.9% | 1.8% | 0.9% | Malawi |
| 1890s | 1.0% | 2.0% | 1.0% | Malawi |
| 1900s | 1.1% | 2.2% | 1.1% | Malawi |
| 1910s | 1.2% | 2.4% | 1.2% | Malawi |
| 1920s | 1.3% | 2.6% | 1.3% | Malawi |
| 1930s | 1.5% | 2.9% | 1.4% | Malawi |
| 1940s | 1.6% | 3.1% | 1.5% | Malawi |
| 1950s | 2.5% | 3.8% | 1.3% | Malawi |
| 1960s | 6.3% | 4.8% | 1.5% | Eswatini |
| 1970s | 13.5% | 7.4% | 6.0% | Eswatini |
| 1980s | 20.9% | 10.1% | 10.9% | Eswatini |
| 1990s | 23.3% | 13.5% | 9.8% | Eswatini |
| 2000s | 23.7% | 17.7% | 6.0% | Eswatini |
| 2010s | 24.9% | 21.6% | 3.2% | Eswatini |
| 2020s | 27.7% | 25.1% | 2.6% | Eswatini |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population living in urbanized areas, Eswatini or Malawi?
- Eswatini, at 29.0% against 26.3% in Malawi as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of population living in urbanized areas between Eswatini and Malawi?
- 2.7%, with Eswatini ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Malawi?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Eswatini and Malawi rank globally for share of population living in urbanized areas?
- Eswatini ranks 185th and Malawi ranks 188th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of population living in urbanized areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of population living in urban areas in a country over time.