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
- Malawi
- Qatar
How they compare
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 235 countries.
Across the 48 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 44 and Qatar in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 1.89 people per km² | 0.0464 people per km² | 1.85 people per km² | Malawi |
| 1100s | 2.27 people per km² | 0.048 people per km² | 2.22 people per km² | Malawi |
| 1200s | 2.65 people per km² | 0.0497 people per km² | 2.6 people per km² | Malawi |
| 1300s | 3.03 people per km² | 0.0513 people per km² | 2.98 people per km² | Malawi |
| 1400s | 3.41 people per km² | 0.0532 people per km² | 3.35 people per km² | Malawi |
| 1500s | 3.79 people per km² | 0.055 people per km² | 3.73 people per km² | Malawi |
| 1600s | 4.11 people per km² | 0.0569 people per km² | 4.05 people per km² | Malawi |
| 1700s | 4.43 people per km² | 0.0588 people per km² | 4.37 people per km² | Malawi |
| 1710s | 4.61 people per km² | 0.0618 people per km² | 4.55 people per km² | Malawi |
| 1720s | 4.7 people per km² | 0.0649 people per km² | 4.64 people per km² | Malawi |
| 1730s | 4.8 people per km² | 0.0681 people per km² | 4.73 people per km² | Malawi |
| 1740s | 4.9 people per km² | 0.0715 people per km² | 4.83 people per km² | Malawi |
| 1750s | 5 people per km² | 0.0751 people per km² | 4.93 people per km² | Malawi |
| 1760s | 5.12 people per km² | 0.0789 people per km² | 5.04 people per km² | Malawi |
| 1770s | 5.24 people per km² | 0.0829 people per km² | 5.16 people per km² | Malawi |
| 1780s | 5.38 people per km² | 0.0869 people per km² | 5.29 people per km² | Malawi |
| 1790s | 5.52 people per km² | 0.0913 people per km² | 5.43 people per km² | Malawi |
| 1800s | 8.63 people per km² | 1.23 people per km² | 7.4 people per km² | Malawi |
| 1810s | 10.69 people per km² | 1.23 people per km² | 9.47 people per km² | Malawi |
| 1820s | 13.25 people per km² | 1.23 people per km² | 12.03 people per km² | Malawi |
| 1830s | 16.42 people per km² | 1.23 people per km² | 15.2 people per km² | Malawi |
| 1840s | 20.34 people per km² | 1.23 people per km² | 19.12 people per km² | Malawi |
| 1850s | 22.79 people per km² | 1.22 people per km² | 21.57 people per km² | Malawi |
| 1860s | 22.74 people per km² | 1.21 people per km² | 21.53 people per km² | Malawi |
| 1870s | 22.54 people per km² | 1.23 people per km² | 21.31 people per km² | Malawi |
| 1880s | 22.58 people per km² | 1.29 people per km² | 21.28 people per km² | Malawi |
| 1890s | 22.42 people per km² | 1.36 people per km² | 21.06 people per km² | Malawi |
| 1900s | 21.23 people per km² | 1.43 people per km² | 19.8 people per km² | Malawi |
| 1910s | 20.02 people per km² | 1.52 people per km² | 18.5 people per km² | Malawi |
| 1920s | 21 people per km² | 1.65 people per km² | 19.35 people per km² | Malawi |
| 1930s | 24.23 people per km² | 1.8 people per km² | 22.43 people per km² | Malawi |
| 1940s | 28.37 people per km² | 1.96 people per km² | 26.41 people per km² | Malawi |
| 1950s | 34.23 people per km² | 2.47 people per km² | 31.76 people per km² | Malawi |
| 1960s | 43.04 people per km² | 5.57 people per km² | 37.47 people per km² | Malawi |
| 1970s | 55.78 people per km² | 16.2 people per km² | 39.58 people per km² | Malawi |
| 1980s | 80.29 people per km² | 30.82 people per km² | 49.47 people per km² | Malawi |
| 1990s | 109.12 people per km² | 44.7 people per km² | 64.42 people per km² | Malawi |
| 2000s | 135.19 people per km² | 83.31 people per km² | 51.88 people per km² | Malawi |
| 2010s | 179.06 people per km² | 199.92 people per km² | 20.86 people per km² | Qatar |
| 2020s | 233.12 people per km² | 266.4 people per km² | 33.28 people per km² | Qatar |
| 2030s | 296.09 people per km² | 304.28 people per km² | 8.2 people per km² | Qatar |
| 2040s | 361.05 people per km² | 340.35 people per km² | 20.7 people per km² | Malawi |
| 2050s | 424.68 people per km² | 381.92 people per km² | 42.76 people per km² | Malawi |
| 2060s | 483.82 people per km² | 428.54 people per km² | 55.28 people per km² | Malawi |
| 2070s | 535.36 people per km² | 480.52 people per km² | 54.84 people per km² | Malawi |
| 2080s | 579.06 people per km² | 537.32 people per km² | 41.74 people per km² | Malawi |
| 2090s | 612.27 people per km² | 598.33 people per km² | 13.94 people per km² | Malawi |
| 2100s | 627.29 people per km² | 632.92 people per km² | 5.63 people per km² | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density, Malawi or Qatar?
- Qatar, at 632.92 people per km² against 627.29 people per km² in Malawi as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population density between Malawi and Qatar?
- 5.63 people per km², with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Qatar?
- 318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
- How do Malawi and Qatar rank globally for population density?
- Malawi ranks 23rd and Qatar ranks 22nd 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.