Malawi vs Tonga: Share of population living in urbanized areas
Malawi
26.3%
in 2025
Tonga
28.0%
in 2025
Malawi rank
188th
Tonga rank
186th
Share of population living in urbanized areas over time
- Malawi
- Tonga
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 28.0% against 26.3% in Malawi, a difference of 1.7%.
That makes Tonga'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.
Malawi ranks 188th and Tonga ranks 186th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 22 and Tonga in 18.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Tonga | 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% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Malawi |
| 1700s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Malawi |
| 1710s | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.3% | Malawi |
| 1720s | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.3% | Malawi |
| 1730s | 0.5% | 0.1% | 0.4% | Malawi |
| 1740s | 0.5% | 0.1% | 0.4% | Malawi |
| 1750s | 0.6% | 0.1% | 0.4% | Malawi |
| 1760s | 0.6% | 0.2% | 0.4% | Malawi |
| 1770s | 0.7% | 0.2% | 0.4% | Malawi |
| 1780s | 0.7% | 0.3% | 0.4% | Malawi |
| 1790s | 0.8% | 0.4% | 0.4% | Malawi |
| 1800s | 0.9% | 0.5% | 0.4% | Malawi |
| 1810s | 1.0% | 0.6% | 0.4% | Malawi |
| 1820s | 1.0% | 0.7% | 0.3% | Malawi |
| 1830s | 1.1% | 0.9% | 0.3% | Malawi |
| 1840s | 1.3% | 1.1% | 0.2% | Malawi |
| 1850s | 1.4% | 1.4% | 0.0% | Tonga |
| 1860s | 1.5% | 1.7% | 0.2% | Tonga |
| 1870s | 1.7% | 2.2% | 0.5% | Tonga |
| 1880s | 1.8% | 2.7% | 0.9% | Tonga |
| 1890s | 2.0% | 3.4% | 1.4% | Tonga |
| 1900s | 2.2% | 4.2% | 2.1% | Tonga |
| 1910s | 2.4% | 5.3% | 2.9% | Tonga |
| 1920s | 2.6% | 6.6% | 4.0% | Tonga |
| 1930s | 2.9% | 8.2% | 5.4% | Tonga |
| 1940s | 3.1% | 10.3% | 7.2% | Tonga |
| 1950s | 3.8% | 15.7% | 11.9% | Tonga |
| 1960s | 4.8% | 21.5% | 16.7% | Tonga |
| 1970s | 7.4% | 22.2% | 14.8% | Tonga |
| 1980s | 10.1% | 22.1% | 12.1% | Tonga |
| 1990s | 13.5% | 23.0% | 9.6% | Tonga |
| 2000s | 17.7% | 23.4% | 5.7% | Tonga |
| 2010s | 21.6% | 24.4% | 2.8% | Tonga |
| 2020s | 25.1% | 26.8% | 1.7% | Tonga |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population living in urbanized areas, Malawi or Tonga?
- Tonga, at 28.0% against 26.3% in Malawi as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of population living in urbanized areas between Malawi and Tonga?
- 1.7%, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Tonga?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Malawi and Tonga rank globally for share of population living in urbanized areas?
- Malawi ranks 188th and Tonga ranks 186th 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.