Afghanistan vs Malawi: Population growth rate

Afghanistan
0.424
in 2100
Malawi
0.423
in 2100
Afghanistan rank
29th
Malawi rank
31st

Population growth rate over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Malawi
-10010170019002100

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 0.424 against 0.423 in Malawi, a difference of 0.001.

The two have swapped places 19 times across 163 shared years of data; in 1700 it was Malawi ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 29th and Malawi ranks 31st of 239 countries.

Across the 23 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 13 and Malawi in 10.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Malawi Difference Ahead
1700s 0 0.0754 0.0754 Malawi
1800s 0.1124 1.21 1.09 Malawi
1900s 0.9939 -0.6496 1.64 Afghanistan
1910s 5.52 -0.4901 6.01 Afghanistan
1920s -1.64 0.9239 2.57 Malawi
1930s -1.67 1.42 3.09 Malawi
1940s 1.07 1.67 0.5998 Malawi
1950s 1.47 2.04 0.5669 Malawi
1960s 2.2 2.44 0.2416 Malawi
1970s 1.97 2.94 0.9767 Malawi
1980s -1.17 4.24 5.41 Malawi
1990s 5.17 1.75 3.42 Afghanistan
2000s 3.2 2.68 0.5272 Afghanistan
2010s 3.2 2.77 0.4301 Afghanistan
2020s 2.51 2.54 0.0363 Malawi
2030s 2.38 2.21 0.1721 Afghanistan
2040s 1.96 1.79 0.1782 Afghanistan
2050s 1.63 1.47 0.1537 Afghanistan
2060s 1.36 1.15 0.21 Afghanistan
2070s 1.05 0.8962 0.1557 Afghanistan
2080s 0.7359 0.6681 0.0678 Afghanistan
2090s 0.5593 0.4668 0.0925 Afghanistan
2100s 0.424 0.423 0.001 Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population growth rate, Afghanistan or Malawi?
Afghanistan, at 0.424 against 0.423 in Malawi as of 2100.
What is the difference in population growth rate between Afghanistan and Malawi?
0.001, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Malawi?
163 years are reported by both, from 1700 to 2100.
How do Afghanistan and Malawi rank globally for population growth rate?
Afghanistan ranks 29th and Malawi ranks 31st of 239 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Population growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population growth rate
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 38,302 data points, 1700–2100
Last refreshed