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
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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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Indicator
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per square kilometre
Unit
people per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
215 places, 12,288 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.