Malawi vs South Sudan: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita
Malawi
0.1759 people per person
in 2025
South Sudan
0.2168 people per person
in 2025
Malawi rank
212th
South Sudan rank
209th
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita over time
- Malawi
- South Sudan
How they compare
South Sudan currently reports 0.2168 people per person against 0.1759 people per person in Malawi, a difference of 0.0409 people per person.
That makes South Sudan's figure about 1.2 times Malawi's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was South Sudan ahead.
Malawi ranks 212th and South Sudan ranks 209th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 1 and South Sudan in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0458 people per person | 0.0858 people per person | 0.0401 people per person | South Sudan |
| 1970s | 0.0746 people per person | 0.085 people per person | 0.0104 people per person | South Sudan |
| 1980s | 0.101 people per person | 0.0951 people per person | 0.0059 people per person | Malawi |
| 1990s | 0.133 people per person | 0.1448 people per person | 0.0117 people per person | South Sudan |
| 2000s | 0.1506 people per person | 0.1673 people per person | 0.0167 people per person | South Sudan |
| 2010s | 0.158 people per person | 0.1869 people per person | 0.029 people per person | South Sudan |
| 2020s | 0.1689 people per person | 0.2093 people per person | 0.0404 people per person | South Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita, Malawi or South Sudan?
- South Sudan, at 0.2168 people per person against 0.1759 people per person in Malawi as of 2025.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita between Malawi and South Sudan?
- 0.0409 people per person, with South Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and South Sudan?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Malawi and South Sudan rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
- Malawi ranks 212th and South Sudan ranks 209th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.