Ethiopia vs Malawi: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of GDP
Ethiopia
0.0003 people per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Malawi
0.0003 people per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Ethiopia rank
32nd
Malawi rank
31st
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of GDP over time
- Ethiopia
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 0.0003 people per US$ of GDP against 0.0003 people per US$ of GDP in Ethiopia, a difference of 0 people per US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 32nd and Malawi ranks 31st of 211 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 4 and Malawi in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | 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 | Ethiopia |
| 1990s | 0.0009 people per US$ of GDP | 0.0005 people per US$ of GDP | 0.0004 people per US$ of GDP | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 0.001 people per US$ of GDP | 0.0004 people per US$ of GDP | 0.0006 people per US$ of GDP | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 0.0004 people per US$ of GDP | 0.0003 people per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 0.0002 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, Ethiopia or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 0.0003 people per US$ of GDP against 0.0003 people per US$ of GDP in Ethiopia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of gdp between Ethiopia and Malawi?
- 0 people per US$ of GDP, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Malawi?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
- How do Ethiopia and Malawi rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of gdp?
- Ethiopia ranks 32nd 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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About this data
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.