Malawi vs Solomon Islands: Long term urban population region

Malawi
26.26
in 2025
Solomon Islands
26.09
in 2025
Malawi rank
188th
Solomon Islands rank
189th

Long term urban population region over time

  • Malawi
  • Solomon Islands
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How they compare

Malawi currently reports 26.26 against 26.09 in Solomon Islands, a difference of 0.17.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Malawi ahead.

Malawi ranks 188th and Solomon Islands ranks 189th of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 34 and Solomon Islands in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Solomon Islands Difference Ahead
1000s 0.0002 0 0.0001 Malawi
1100s 0.0005 0.0001 0.0003 Malawi
1200s 0.0014 0.0004 0.001 Malawi
1300s 0.0042 0.0012 0.003 Malawi
1400s 0.0127 0.0037 0.009 Malawi
1500s 0.038 0.0111 0.0269 Malawi
1600s 0.114 0.0333 0.0806 Malawi
1700s 0.3419 0.1 0.2419 Malawi
1710s 0.3852 0.094 0.2912 Malawi
1720s 0.4219 0.1096 0.3123 Malawi
1730s 0.4621 0.1279 0.3342 Malawi
1740s 0.5061 0.1492 0.3569 Malawi
1750s 0.5543 0.1741 0.3802 Malawi
1760s 0.6071 0.2031 0.404 Malawi
1770s 0.6649 0.237 0.4279 Malawi
1780s 0.7282 0.2765 0.4518 Malawi
1790s 0.7976 0.3226 0.475 Malawi
1800s 0.8736 0.3763 0.4972 Malawi
1810s 0.9567 0.439 0.5177 Malawi
1820s 1.05 0.5122 0.5357 Malawi
1830s 1.15 0.5976 0.5501 Malawi
1840s 1.26 0.6972 0.5598 Malawi
1850s 1.38 0.8134 0.5633 Malawi
1860s 1.51 0.9489 0.5588 Malawi
1870s 1.65 1.11 0.5443 Malawi
1880s 1.81 1.29 0.517 Malawi
1890s 1.98 1.51 0.474 Malawi
1900s 2.17 1.76 0.4115 Malawi
1910s 2.38 2.05 0.3252 Malawi
1920s 2.6 2.39 0.2096 Malawi
1930s 2.85 2.79 0.0587 Malawi
1940s 3.12 3.26 0.1352 Solomon Islands
1950s 3.79 4.62 0.8366 Solomon Islands
1960s 4.83 7.17 2.33 Solomon Islands
1970s 7.41 9.29 1.88 Solomon Islands
1980s 10.05 12.26 2.2 Solomon Islands
1990s 13.46 14.77 1.31 Solomon Islands
2000s 17.69 17.13 0.5579 Malawi
2010s 21.65 20.54 1.11 Malawi
2020s 25.1 24.53 0.5701 Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher long term urban population region, Malawi or Solomon Islands?
Malawi, at 26.26 against 26.09 in Solomon Islands as of 2025.
What is the difference in long term urban population region between Malawi and Solomon Islands?
0.17, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Solomon Islands?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Malawi and Solomon Islands rank globally for long term urban population region?
Malawi ranks 188th and Solomon Islands ranks 189th 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.

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About this data

Indicator
Long term urban population region
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
202 places, 21,784 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed