Colombia vs Malawi: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre
Colombia
36.91 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Malawi
38 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Colombia rank
128th
Malawi rank
127th
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre over time
- Colombia
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 38 people per square kilometre against 36.91 people per square kilometre in Colombia, a difference of 1.09 people per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 128th and Malawi ranks 127th of 215 countries.
Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.72 people per square kilometre | 2.03 people per square kilometre | 6.69 people per square kilometre | Colombia |
| 1970s | 12.85 people per square kilometre | 4.21 people per square kilometre | 8.64 people per square kilometre | Colombia |
| 1980s | 17.46 people per square kilometre | 8.17 people per square kilometre | 9.29 people per square kilometre | Colombia |
| 1990s | 22.91 people per square kilometre | 14.56 people per square kilometre | 8.35 people per square kilometre | Colombia |
| 2000s | 28.52 people per square kilometre | 20.38 people per square kilometre | 8.14 people per square kilometre | Colombia |
| 2010s | 32.66 people per square kilometre | 28.32 people per square kilometre | 4.34 people per square kilometre | Colombia |
| 2020s | 36.16 people per square kilometre | 35.82 people per square kilometre | 0.3396 people per square kilometre | Colombia |
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 square kilometre, Colombia or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 38 people per square kilometre against 36.91 people per square kilometre in Colombia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre between Colombia and Malawi?
- 1.09 people per square kilometre, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Malawi?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Colombia and Malawi rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre?
- Colombia ranks 128th and Malawi ranks 127th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.