Afghanistan vs Malawi: Population by income level, annual growth rate
Afghanistan
2.81 % change on previous year
in 2025
Malawi
2.59 % change on previous year
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
20th
Malawi rank
23rd
Population by income level, annual growth rate over time
- Afghanistan
- Malawi
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 2.81 % change on previous year against 2.59 % change on previous year in Malawi, a difference of 0.22 % change on previous year.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Malawi ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 20th and Malawi ranks 23rd of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 3 and Malawi in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.23 % change on previous year | 2.48 % change on previous year | 0.2466 % change on previous year | Malawi |
| 1970s | 2.17 % change on previous year | 2.92 % change on previous year | 0.7483 % change on previous year | Malawi |
| 1980s | -1.3 % change on previous year | 4.29 % change on previous year | 5.59 % change on previous year | Malawi |
| 1990s | 5.34 % change on previous year | 1.88 % change on previous year | 3.46 % change on previous year | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 3.29 % change on previous year | 2.68 % change on previous year | 0.6124 % change on previous year | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 3.26 % change on previous year | 2.83 % change on previous year | 0.4336 % change on previous year | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 2.48 % change on previous year | 2.62 % change on previous year | 0.1381 % change on previous year | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population by income level, annual growth rate, Afghanistan or Malawi?
- Afghanistan, at 2.81 % change on previous year against 2.59 % change on previous year in Malawi as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population by income level, annual growth rate between Afghanistan and Malawi?
- 0.22 % change on previous year, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Malawi?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Malawi rank globally for population by income level, annual growth rate?
- Afghanistan ranks 20th and Malawi ranks 23rd of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Population by income level, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Population by income level. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.