North Korea vs Malawi: Population regions with projections, per square kilometre

North Korea
219.4 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Malawi
223.85 units per square kilometre
in 2023
North Korea rank
62nd
Malawi rank
61st

Population regions with projections, per square kilometre over time

  • North Korea
  • Malawi
50100150200196119922023

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 223.85 units per square kilometre against 219.4 units per square kilometre in North Korea, a difference of 4.45 units per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was North Korea ahead.

North Korea ranks 62nd and Malawi ranks 61st of 215 countries.

North Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade North Korea Malawi Difference Ahead
1960s 110.36 units per square kilometre 43.55 units per square kilometre 66.81 units per square kilometre North Korea
1970s 138.83 units per square kilometre 55.78 units per square kilometre 83.05 units per square kilometre North Korea
1980s 161.9 units per square kilometre 80.29 units per square kilometre 81.62 units per square kilometre North Korea
1990s 186.23 units per square kilometre 109.12 units per square kilometre 77.11 units per square kilometre North Korea
2000s 201.79 units per square kilometre 135.19 units per square kilometre 66.6 units per square kilometre North Korea
2010s 211.89 units per square kilometre 179.06 units per square kilometre 32.83 units per square kilometre North Korea
2020s 218.25 units per square kilometre 215.46 units per square kilometre 2.79 units per square kilometre North Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population regions with projections, per square kilometre, North Korea or Malawi?
Malawi, at 223.85 units per square kilometre against 219.4 units per square kilometre in North Korea as of 2023.
What is the difference in population regions with projections, per square kilometre between North Korea and Malawi?
4.45 units per square kilometre, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Malawi?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do North Korea and Malawi rank globally for population regions with projections, per square kilometre?
North Korea ranks 62nd and Malawi ranks 61st of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Population regions with projections, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population regions with projections, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
215 places, 12,288 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Population regions with projections divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.