Benin vs Malawi: World population growth
Benin
0.4%
in 2100
Malawi
0.4%
in 2100
Benin rank
33rd
Malawi rank
31st
World population growth over time
- Benin
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 0.4% against 0.4% in Benin, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 17 times across 163 shared years of data; in 1700 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 33rd and Malawi ranks 31st of 239 countries.
Across the 23 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 14 and Malawi in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1700s | 0.7% | 0.1% | 0.6% | Benin |
| 1800s | -0.4% | 1.2% | 1.6% | Malawi |
| 1900s | 0.9% | -0.6% | 1.5% | Benin |
| 1910s | 0.9% | -0.5% | 1.4% | Benin |
| 1920s | 1.3% | 0.9% | 0.3% | Benin |
| 1930s | 1.4% | 1.4% | 0.0% | Malawi |
| 1940s | 1.7% | 1.7% | 0.0% | Benin |
| 1950s | 1.1% | 2.0% | 1.0% | Malawi |
| 1960s | 1.9% | 2.4% | 0.5% | Malawi |
| 1970s | 2.4% | 2.9% | 0.5% | Malawi |
| 1980s | 3.0% | 4.2% | 1.3% | Malawi |
| 1990s | 3.1% | 1.7% | 1.4% | Benin |
| 2000s | 3.1% | 2.7% | 0.4% | Benin |
| 2010s | 2.9% | 2.8% | 0.1% | Benin |
| 2020s | 2.4% | 2.5% | 0.1% | Malawi |
| 2030s | 2.1% | 2.2% | 0.1% | Malawi |
| 2040s | 1.8% | 1.8% | 0.0% | Benin |
| 2050s | 1.5% | 1.5% | 0.0% | Benin |
| 2060s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 0.1% | Benin |
| 2070s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 0.1% | Benin |
| 2080s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.1% | Benin |
| 2090s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.0% | Benin |
| 2100s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.0% | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher world population growth, Benin or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 0.4% against 0.4% in Benin as of 2100.
- What is the difference in world population growth between Benin and Malawi?
- 0.0%, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Malawi?
- 163 years are reported by both, from 1700 to 2100.
- How do Benin and Malawi rank globally for world population growth?
- Benin ranks 33rd and Malawi ranks 31st of 239 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as World population growth. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average exponential rate of growth of the population over a given period. It is calculated as ln(P2/P1) where P1 and P2 are the populations on subsequent years. Available from 1700 to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.