Gambia vs Malawi: Population density
Gambia
563.54 people per km²
in 2100
Malawi
627.29 people per km²
in 2100
Gambia rank
25th
Malawi rank
23rd
Population density over time
- Gambia
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 627.29 people per km² against 563.54 people per km² in Gambia, a difference of 63.75 people per km².
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Gambia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 318 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Malawi ahead.
Gambia ranks 25th and Malawi ranks 23rd of 235 countries.
Across the 48 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 12 and Malawi in 36.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.1777 people per km² | 1.89 people per km² | 1.72 people per km² | Malawi |
| 1100s | 0.2031 people per km² | 2.27 people per km² | 2.07 people per km² | Malawi |
| 1200s | 0.232 people per km² | 2.65 people per km² | 2.42 people per km² | Malawi |
| 1300s | 0.2652 people per km² | 3.03 people per km² | 2.76 people per km² | Malawi |
| 1400s | 0.3031 people per km² | 3.41 people per km² | 3.1 people per km² | Malawi |
| 1500s | 0.3464 people per km² | 3.79 people per km² | 3.44 people per km² | Malawi |
| 1600s | 0.3958 people per km² | 4.11 people per km² | 3.71 people per km² | Malawi |
| 1700s | 0.4525 people per km² | 4.43 people per km² | 3.98 people per km² | Malawi |
| 1710s | 0.4085 people per km² | 4.61 people per km² | 4.21 people per km² | Malawi |
| 1720s | 0.3689 people per km² | 4.7 people per km² | 4.33 people per km² | Malawi |
| 1730s | 0.333 people per km² | 4.8 people per km² | 4.46 people per km² | Malawi |
| 1740s | 0.3007 people per km² | 4.9 people per km² | 4.6 people per km² | Malawi |
| 1750s | 0.2715 people per km² | 5 people per km² | 4.73 people per km² | Malawi |
| 1760s | 0.2452 people per km² | 5.12 people per km² | 4.87 people per km² | Malawi |
| 1770s | 0.2213 people per km² | 5.24 people per km² | 5.02 people per km² | Malawi |
| 1780s | 0.1998 people per km² | 5.38 people per km² | 5.18 people per km² | Malawi |
| 1790s | 0.1804 people per km² | 5.52 people per km² | 5.34 people per km² | Malawi |
| 1800s | 10.2 people per km² | 8.63 people per km² | 1.58 people per km² | Gambia |
| 1810s | 10.21 people per km² | 10.69 people per km² | 0.4891 people per km² | Malawi |
| 1820s | 10.33 people per km² | 13.25 people per km² | 2.92 people per km² | Malawi |
| 1830s | 10.62 people per km² | 16.42 people per km² | 5.81 people per km² | Malawi |
| 1840s | 10.91 people per km² | 20.34 people per km² | 9.43 people per km² | Malawi |
| 1850s | 11.41 people per km² | 22.79 people per km² | 11.38 people per km² | Malawi |
| 1860s | 12.19 people per km² | 22.74 people per km² | 10.55 people per km² | Malawi |
| 1870s | 13.2 people per km² | 22.54 people per km² | 9.34 people per km² | Malawi |
| 1880s | 14.52 people per km² | 22.58 people per km² | 8.06 people per km² | Malawi |
| 1890s | 15.83 people per km² | 22.42 people per km² | 6.58 people per km² | Malawi |
| 1900s | 17.08 people per km² | 21.23 people per km² | 4.15 people per km² | Malawi |
| 1910s | 18.34 people per km² | 20.02 people per km² | 1.68 people per km² | Malawi |
| 1920s | 20.33 people per km² | 21 people per km² | 0.6676 people per km² | Malawi |
| 1930s | 23.48 people per km² | 24.23 people per km² | 0.7527 people per km² | Malawi |
| 1940s | 27.49 people per km² | 28.37 people per km² | 0.8813 people per km² | Malawi |
| 1950s | 34.13 people per km² | 34.23 people per km² | 0.0973 people per km² | Malawi |
| 1960s | 44.6 people per km² | 43.04 people per km² | 1.56 people per km² | Gambia |
| 1970s | 59.44 people per km² | 55.78 people per km² | 3.66 people per km² | Gambia |
| 1980s | 84.04 people per km² | 80.29 people per km² | 3.75 people per km² | Gambia |
| 1990s | 122.66 people per km² | 109.12 people per km² | 13.54 people per km² | Gambia |
| 2000s | 163.26 people per km² | 135.19 people per km² | 28.07 people per km² | Gambia |
| 2010s | 216.69 people per km² | 179.06 people per km² | 37.62 people per km² | Gambia |
| 2020s | 275.84 people per km² | 233.12 people per km² | 42.72 people per km² | Gambia |
| 2030s | 336.23 people per km² | 296.09 people per km² | 40.14 people per km² | Gambia |
| 2040s | 394.61 people per km² | 361.05 people per km² | 33.56 people per km² | Gambia |
| 2050s | 447.91 people per km² | 424.68 people per km² | 23.24 people per km² | Gambia |
| 2060s | 493.22 people per km² | 483.82 people per km² | 9.4 people per km² | Gambia |
| 2070s | 527.77 people per km² | 535.36 people per km² | 7.6 people per km² | Malawi |
| 2080s | 550.41 people per km² | 579.06 people per km² | 28.65 people per km² | Malawi |
| 2090s | 561.41 people per km² | 612.27 people per km² | 50.86 people per km² | Malawi |
| 2100s | 563.54 people per km² | 627.29 people per km² | 63.75 people per km² | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density, Gambia or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 627.29 people per km² against 563.54 people per km² in Gambia as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population density between Gambia and Malawi?
- 63.75 people per km², with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Malawi?
- 318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
- How do Gambia and Malawi rank globally for population density?
- Gambia ranks 25th and Malawi ranks 23rd of 235 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population density. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population per square kilometer by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.