Malawi vs Solomon Islands: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate
Malawi
4.53 % change on previous year
in 2025
Solomon Islands
4.54 % change on previous year
in 2025
Malawi rank
11th
Solomon Islands rank
10th
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate over time
- Malawi
- Solomon Islands
How they compare
Solomon Islands currently reports 4.54 % change on previous year against 4.53 % change on previous year in Malawi, a difference of 0.01 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Solomon Islands ahead.
Malawi ranks 11th and Solomon Islands ranks 10th of 234 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 3 and Solomon Islands in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Solomon Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.36 % change on previous year | 13.76 % change on previous year | 10.41 % change on previous year | Solomon Islands |
| 1960s | 5.67 % change on previous year | 13.1 % change on previous year | 7.43 % change on previous year | Solomon Islands |
| 1970s | 8.26 % change on previous year | 7.7 % change on previous year | 0.5547 % change on previous year | Malawi |
| 1980s | 6.74 % change on previous year | 6.16 % change on previous year | 0.5773 % change on previous year | Malawi |
| 1990s | 4.55 % change on previous year | 4.32 % change on previous year | 0.2327 % change on previous year | Malawi |
| 2000s | 3.26 % change on previous year | 4.29 % change on previous year | 1.02 % change on previous year | Solomon Islands |
| 2010s | 3.31 % change on previous year | 6.96 % change on previous year | 3.65 % change on previous year | Solomon Islands |
| 2020s | 4.11 % change on previous year | 4.76 % change on previous year | 0.6574 % change on previous year | Solomon Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate, Malawi or Solomon Islands?
- Solomon Islands, at 4.54 % change on previous year against 4.53 % change on previous year in Malawi as of 2025.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate between Malawi and Solomon Islands?
- 0.01 % change on previous year, with Solomon Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Solomon Islands?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2025.
- How do Malawi and Solomon Islands rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate?
- Malawi ranks 11th and Solomon Islands ranks 10th of 234 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Number of people living in urban and rural areas. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.