Malawi vs South Sudan: Urban and rural population 2050, per capita
Malawi
0.8241 units per person
in 2025
South Sudan
0.7832 units per person
in 2025
Malawi rank
5th
South Sudan rank
8th
Urban and rural population 2050, per capita over time
- Malawi
- South Sudan
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 0.8241 units per person against 0.7832 units per person in South Sudan, a difference of 0.0409 units per person.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times South Sudan's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 5th and South Sudan ranks 8th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 6 and South Sudan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9542 units per person | 0.9142 units per person | 0.0401 units per person | Malawi |
| 1970s | 0.9254 units per person | 0.915 units per person | 0.0104 units per person | Malawi |
| 1980s | 0.899 units per person | 0.9049 units per person | 0.0059 units per person | South Sudan |
| 1990s | 0.867 units per person | 0.8552 units per person | 0.0117 units per person | Malawi |
| 2000s | 0.8494 units per person | 0.8327 units per person | 0.0167 units per person | Malawi |
| 2010s | 0.842 units per person | 0.813 units per person | 0.029 units per person | Malawi |
| 2020s | 0.8311 units per person | 0.7907 units per person | 0.0404 units per person | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban and rural population 2050, per capita, Malawi or South Sudan?
- Malawi, at 0.8241 units per person against 0.7832 units per person in South Sudan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban and rural population 2050, per capita between Malawi and South Sudan?
- 0.0409 units per person, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and South Sudan?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Malawi and South Sudan rank globally for urban and rural population 2050, per capita?
- Malawi ranks 5th and South Sudan ranks 8th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Urban and rural population 2050, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Urban and rural population 2050 divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.