Congo vs Malawi: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of GDP

Congo
0.0003 people per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Malawi
0.0003 people per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Congo rank
34th
Malawi rank
31st

Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of GDP over time

  • Congo
  • Malawi
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How they compare

Malawi currently reports 0.0003 people per US$ of GDP against 0.0003 people per US$ of GDP in Congo, a difference of 0 people per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Congo ahead.

Congo ranks 34th and Malawi ranks 31st of 211 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 3 and Malawi in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo Malawi Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0005 people per US$ of GDP 0.0004 people per US$ of GDP 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP Congo
1990s 0.0007 people per US$ of GDP 0.0005 people per US$ of GDP 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP Congo
2000s 0.0004 people per US$ of GDP 0.0004 people per US$ of GDP 0 people per US$ of GDP Congo
2010s 0.0002 people per US$ of GDP 0.0003 people per US$ of GDP 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP Malawi
2020s 0.0003 people per US$ of GDP 0.0003 people per US$ of GDP 0 people per US$ of GDP Malawi

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 unit of gdp, Congo or Malawi?
Malawi, at 0.0003 people per US$ of GDP against 0.0003 people per US$ of GDP in Congo as of 2025.
What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of gdp between Congo and Malawi?
0 people per US$ of GDP, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Malawi?
46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
How do Congo and Malawi rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of gdp?
Congo ranks 34th and Malawi ranks 31st of 211 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of GDP. 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 unit of GDP
Unit
people per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
211 places, 11,717 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.