Malawi vs Sri Lanka: Urban population share 2050
Malawi
17.59
in 2025
Sri Lanka
20.45
in 2025
Malawi rank
232nd
Sri Lanka rank
230th
Urban population share 2050 over time
- Malawi
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 20.45 against 17.59 in Malawi, a difference of 2.86.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.2 times Malawi's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Malawi ranks 232nd and Sri Lanka ranks 230th of 238 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 40 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0002 | 0.0007 | 0.0006 | Sri Lanka |
| 1100s | 0.0005 | 0.0022 | 0.0017 | Sri Lanka |
| 1200s | 0.0014 | 0.0065 | 0.0051 | Sri Lanka |
| 1300s | 0.0042 | 0.0196 | 0.0153 | Sri Lanka |
| 1400s | 0.0127 | 0.0587 | 0.046 | Sri Lanka |
| 1500s | 0.038 | 0.1761 | 0.1381 | Sri Lanka |
| 1600s | 0.114 | 0.5282 | 0.4142 | Sri Lanka |
| 1700s | 0.3419 | 1.58 | 1.24 | Sri Lanka |
| 1710s | 0.3852 | 1.79 | 1.4 | Sri Lanka |
| 1720s | 0.4219 | 1.96 | 1.53 | Sri Lanka |
| 1730s | 0.4621 | 2.14 | 1.68 | Sri Lanka |
| 1740s | 0.5061 | 2.35 | 1.84 | Sri Lanka |
| 1750s | 0.5543 | 2.57 | 2.01 | Sri Lanka |
| 1760s | 0.6071 | 2.81 | 2.21 | Sri Lanka |
| 1770s | 0.6649 | 3.08 | 2.42 | Sri Lanka |
| 1780s | 0.7282 | 3.37 | 2.65 | Sri Lanka |
| 1790s | 0.7976 | 3.7 | 2.9 | Sri Lanka |
| 1800s | 0.8736 | 4.05 | 3.17 | Sri Lanka |
| 1810s | 0.9567 | 4.43 | 3.48 | Sri Lanka |
| 1820s | 1.05 | 4.86 | 3.81 | Sri Lanka |
| 1830s | 1.15 | 5.32 | 4.17 | Sri Lanka |
| 1840s | 1.26 | 5.83 | 4.57 | Sri Lanka |
| 1850s | 1.38 | 6.38 | 5 | Sri Lanka |
| 1860s | 1.51 | 6.99 | 5.48 | Sri Lanka |
| 1870s | 1.65 | 7.65 | 6 | Sri Lanka |
| 1880s | 1.81 | 8.38 | 6.57 | Sri Lanka |
| 1890s | 1.98 | 9.18 | 7.2 | Sri Lanka |
| 1900s | 2.17 | 10.05 | 7.88 | Sri Lanka |
| 1910s | 2.38 | 11.01 | 8.64 | Sri Lanka |
| 1920s | 2.6 | 12.06 | 9.46 | Sri Lanka |
| 1930s | 2.85 | 13.21 | 10.36 | Sri Lanka |
| 1940s | 3.12 | 14.47 | 11.35 | Sri Lanka |
| 1950s | 3.69 | 15.81 | 12.12 | Sri Lanka |
| 1960s | 4.58 | 19.69 | 15.11 | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 7.46 | 22.19 | 14.73 | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 10.1 | 20.33 | 10.24 | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 13.3 | 16.21 | 2.9 | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 15.06 | 15.3 | 0.2398 | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 15.8 | 18.61 | 2.81 | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 16.89 | 20.06 | 3.17 | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population share 2050, Malawi or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 20.45 against 17.59 in Malawi as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban population share 2050 between Malawi and Sri Lanka?
- 2.86, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Sri Lanka?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Malawi and Sri Lanka rank globally for urban population share 2050?
- Malawi ranks 232nd and Sri Lanka ranks 230th of 238 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.