Malawi vs Rwanda: Long term urban population region
Malawi
26.26
in 2025
Rwanda
25.68
in 2025
Malawi rank
188th
Rwanda rank
190th
Long term urban population region over time
- Malawi
- Rwanda
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 26.26 against 25.68 in Rwanda, a difference of 0.58.
Across all 108 years both countries report, Malawi has been ahead every year.
Malawi ranks 188th and Rwanda ranks 190th of 202 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 40 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0002 | 0.0001 | 0.0001 | Malawi |
| 1100s | 0.0005 | 0.0002 | 0.0002 | Malawi |
| 1200s | 0.0014 | 0.0007 | 0.0007 | Malawi |
| 1300s | 0.0042 | 0.0022 | 0.002 | Malawi |
| 1400s | 0.0127 | 0.0066 | 0.0061 | Malawi |
| 1500s | 0.038 | 0.0198 | 0.0182 | Malawi |
| 1600s | 0.114 | 0.0594 | 0.0546 | Malawi |
| 1700s | 0.3419 | 0.1781 | 0.1638 | Malawi |
| 1710s | 0.3852 | 0.2007 | 0.1845 | Malawi |
| 1720s | 0.4219 | 0.2198 | 0.2021 | Malawi |
| 1730s | 0.4621 | 0.2407 | 0.2213 | Malawi |
| 1740s | 0.5061 | 0.2637 | 0.2424 | Malawi |
| 1750s | 0.5543 | 0.2888 | 0.2655 | Malawi |
| 1760s | 0.6071 | 0.3163 | 0.2908 | Malawi |
| 1770s | 0.6649 | 0.3464 | 0.3185 | Malawi |
| 1780s | 0.7282 | 0.3794 | 0.3488 | Malawi |
| 1790s | 0.7976 | 0.4155 | 0.3821 | Malawi |
| 1800s | 0.8736 | 0.4551 | 0.4184 | Malawi |
| 1810s | 0.9567 | 0.4985 | 0.4583 | Malawi |
| 1820s | 1.05 | 0.5459 | 0.5019 | Malawi |
| 1830s | 1.15 | 0.5979 | 0.5497 | Malawi |
| 1840s | 1.26 | 0.6549 | 0.6021 | Malawi |
| 1850s | 1.38 | 0.7172 | 0.6595 | Malawi |
| 1860s | 1.51 | 0.7855 | 0.7223 | Malawi |
| 1870s | 1.65 | 0.8603 | 0.791 | Malawi |
| 1880s | 1.81 | 0.9423 | 0.8664 | Malawi |
| 1890s | 1.98 | 1.03 | 0.9489 | Malawi |
| 1900s | 2.17 | 1.13 | 1.04 | Malawi |
| 1910s | 2.38 | 1.24 | 1.14 | Malawi |
| 1920s | 2.6 | 1.36 | 1.25 | Malawi |
| 1930s | 2.85 | 1.49 | 1.37 | Malawi |
| 1940s | 3.12 | 1.63 | 1.5 | Malawi |
| 1950s | 3.79 | 2.03 | 1.76 | Malawi |
| 1960s | 4.83 | 2.72 | 2.12 | Malawi |
| 1970s | 7.41 | 3.94 | 3.47 | Malawi |
| 1980s | 10.05 | 5.1 | 4.96 | Malawi |
| 1990s | 13.46 | 7.97 | 5.49 | Malawi |
| 2000s | 17.69 | 15.93 | 1.76 | Malawi |
| 2010s | 21.65 | 20.82 | 0.8222 | Malawi |
| 2020s | 25.1 | 24.45 | 0.6472 | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher long term urban population region, Malawi or Rwanda?
- Malawi, at 26.26 against 25.68 in Rwanda as of 2025.
- What is the difference in long term urban population region between Malawi and Rwanda?
- 0.58, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Rwanda?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Malawi and Rwanda rank globally for long term urban population region?
- Malawi ranks 188th and Rwanda ranks 190th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Long term urban population region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.