Malawi vs Qatar: Population density

Malawi

627.29 people per km²

in 2100

Qatar

632.92 people per km²

in 2100

Malawi rank

23rd

Qatar rank

22nd

Population density over time

Qatar currently reports 632.92 people per km² against 627.29 people per km² in Malawi, a difference of 5.63 people per km².

The two have swapped places 3 times across 318 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Malawi ahead.

Malawi ranks 23rd and Qatar ranks 22nd of 234 countries.

Indicator: Population density
Unit: people per km²
Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 235 places, 68,610 data points, 1000–2100
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Population per square kilometer by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.