Malawi vs Papua New Guinea: Urban population share 2050
Malawi
17.59
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
15.78
in 2025
Malawi rank
227th
Papua New Guinea rank
229th
Urban population share 2050 over time
- Malawi
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 17.59 against 15.78 in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 1.81.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 227th and Papua New Guinea ranks 229th of 231 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 36 and Papua New Guinea in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0002 | 0 | 0.0001 | Malawi |
| 1100s | 0.0005 | 0.0001 | 0.0004 | Malawi |
| 1200s | 0.0014 | 0.0003 | 0.0011 | Malawi |
| 1300s | 0.0042 | 0.0008 | 0.0034 | Malawi |
| 1400s | 0.0127 | 0.0024 | 0.0103 | Malawi |
| 1500s | 0.038 | 0.0072 | 0.0308 | Malawi |
| 1600s | 0.114 | 0.0215 | 0.0925 | Malawi |
| 1700s | 0.3419 | 0.0644 | 0.2775 | Malawi |
| 1710s | 0.3852 | 0.0291 | 0.3561 | Malawi |
| 1720s | 0.4219 | 0.0339 | 0.388 | Malawi |
| 1730s | 0.4621 | 0.0396 | 0.4225 | Malawi |
| 1740s | 0.5061 | 0.0462 | 0.4599 | Malawi |
| 1750s | 0.5543 | 0.0539 | 0.5004 | Malawi |
| 1760s | 0.6071 | 0.0628 | 0.5442 | Malawi |
| 1770s | 0.6649 | 0.0733 | 0.5916 | Malawi |
| 1780s | 0.7282 | 0.0855 | 0.6427 | Malawi |
| 1790s | 0.7976 | 0.0998 | 0.6978 | Malawi |
| 1800s | 0.8736 | 0.1164 | 0.7571 | Malawi |
| 1810s | 0.9567 | 0.1358 | 0.8209 | Malawi |
| 1820s | 1.05 | 0.1585 | 0.8894 | Malawi |
| 1830s | 1.15 | 0.1849 | 0.9628 | Malawi |
| 1840s | 1.26 | 0.2157 | 1.04 | Malawi |
| 1850s | 1.38 | 0.2516 | 1.13 | Malawi |
| 1860s | 1.51 | 0.2936 | 1.21 | Malawi |
| 1870s | 1.65 | 0.3425 | 1.31 | Malawi |
| 1880s | 1.81 | 0.3996 | 1.41 | Malawi |
| 1890s | 1.98 | 0.4662 | 1.51 | Malawi |
| 1900s | 2.17 | 0.5439 | 1.63 | Malawi |
| 1910s | 2.38 | 0.6345 | 1.74 | Malawi |
| 1920s | 2.6 | 0.7403 | 1.86 | Malawi |
| 1930s | 2.85 | 0.8637 | 1.99 | Malawi |
| 1940s | 3.12 | 1.01 | 2.11 | Malawi |
| 1950s | 3.69 | 2.22 | 1.47 | Malawi |
| 1960s | 4.58 | 5.57 | 0.996 | Papua New Guinea |
| 1970s | 7.46 | 12.34 | 4.88 | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 10.1 | 14.07 | 3.98 | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 13.3 | 14.44 | 1.14 | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 15.06 | 13.1 | 1.96 | Malawi |
| 2010s | 15.8 | 13.3 | 2.5 | Malawi |
| 2020s | 16.89 | 14.93 | 1.96 | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population share 2050, Malawi or Papua New Guinea?
- Malawi, at 17.59 against 15.78 in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban population share 2050 between Malawi and Papua New Guinea?
- 1.81, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Papua New Guinea?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Malawi and Papua New Guinea rank globally for urban population share 2050?
- Malawi ranks 227th and Papua New Guinea ranks 229th of 231 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Urban population share 2050. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.