Malawi vs East Timor: Net migration metrics

Malawi
-5,811
in 2023
East Timor
-5,620
in 2023
Malawi rank
173rd
East Timor rank
171st

Net migration metrics over time

  • Malawi
  • East Timor
-600.0k-400.0k-200.0k0200.0k195019862023

How they compare

East Timor currently reports -5,620 against -5,811 in Malawi, a difference of 191.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was East Timor ahead.

Malawi ranks 173rd and East Timor ranks 171st of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 2 and East Timor in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi East Timor Difference Ahead
1950s 0 0 0 —
1960s -319 0 319 East Timor
1970s 11,827 4,725 7,101 Malawi
1980s 110,294 -119.4 110,413 Malawi
1990s -93,209 -25,142 68,067 East Timor
2000s -25,244 10,328 35,572 East Timor
2010s -6,540 639.6 7,179 East Timor
2020s -4,091 -1,059 3,032 East Timor

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net migration metrics, Malawi or East Timor?
East Timor, at -5,620 against -5,811 in Malawi as of 2023.
What is the difference in net migration metrics between Malawi and East Timor?
191, with East Timor ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and East Timor?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Malawi and East Timor rank globally for net migration metrics?
Malawi ranks 173rd and East Timor ranks 171st of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Net migration metrics. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Net migration metrics
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed