Malawi vs Tonga: Urban population share 2050
Malawi
17.59
in 2025
Tonga
21.16
in 2025
Malawi rank
232nd
Tonga rank
229th
Urban population share 2050 over time
- Malawi
- Tonga
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 21.16 against 17.59 in Malawi, a difference of 3.57.
That makes Tonga's figure about 1.2 times Malawi's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 232nd and Tonga ranks 229th of 238 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 22 and Tonga in 18.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0002 | 0 | 0.0001 | Malawi |
| 1100s | 0.0005 | 0.0001 | 0.0003 | Malawi |
| 1200s | 0.0014 | 0.0004 | 0.001 | Malawi |
| 1300s | 0.0042 | 0.0012 | 0.003 | Malawi |
| 1400s | 0.0127 | 0.0037 | 0.009 | Malawi |
| 1500s | 0.038 | 0.0111 | 0.0269 | Malawi |
| 1600s | 0.114 | 0.0333 | 0.0806 | Malawi |
| 1700s | 0.3419 | 0.1 | 0.2419 | Malawi |
| 1710s | 0.3852 | 0.0608 | 0.3244 | Malawi |
| 1720s | 0.4219 | 0.0761 | 0.3459 | Malawi |
| 1730s | 0.4621 | 0.0951 | 0.367 | Malawi |
| 1740s | 0.5061 | 0.1188 | 0.3873 | Malawi |
| 1750s | 0.5543 | 0.1485 | 0.4058 | Malawi |
| 1760s | 0.6071 | 0.1857 | 0.4214 | Malawi |
| 1770s | 0.6649 | 0.2321 | 0.4328 | Malawi |
| 1780s | 0.7282 | 0.2901 | 0.4381 | Malawi |
| 1790s | 0.7976 | 0.3627 | 0.4349 | Malawi |
| 1800s | 0.8736 | 0.4533 | 0.4202 | Malawi |
| 1810s | 0.9567 | 0.5667 | 0.3901 | Malawi |
| 1820s | 1.05 | 0.7083 | 0.3395 | Malawi |
| 1830s | 1.15 | 0.8854 | 0.2623 | Malawi |
| 1840s | 1.26 | 1.11 | 0.1502 | Malawi |
| 1850s | 1.38 | 1.38 | 0.0068 | Tonga |
| 1860s | 1.51 | 1.73 | 0.2215 | Tonga |
| 1870s | 1.65 | 2.16 | 0.5102 | Tonga |
| 1880s | 1.81 | 2.7 | 0.8934 | Tonga |
| 1890s | 1.98 | 3.38 | 1.4 | Tonga |
| 1900s | 2.17 | 4.22 | 2.05 | Tonga |
| 1910s | 2.38 | 5.28 | 2.9 | Tonga |
| 1920s | 2.6 | 6.6 | 3.99 | Tonga |
| 1930s | 2.85 | 8.25 | 5.4 | Tonga |
| 1940s | 3.12 | 10.31 | 7.19 | Tonga |
| 1950s | 3.69 | 15.55 | 11.86 | Tonga |
| 1960s | 4.58 | 19.56 | 14.98 | Tonga |
| 1970s | 7.46 | 20.3 | 12.84 | Tonga |
| 1980s | 10.1 | 21.3 | 11.2 | Tonga |
| 1990s | 13.3 | 22.7 | 9.4 | Tonga |
| 2000s | 15.06 | 23.16 | 8.1 | Tonga |
| 2010s | 15.8 | 23.15 | 7.35 | Tonga |
| 2020s | 16.89 | 21.29 | 4.4 | Tonga |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population share 2050, Malawi or Tonga?
- Tonga, at 21.16 against 17.59 in Malawi as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban population share 2050 between Malawi and Tonga?
- 3.57, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Tonga?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Malawi and Tonga rank globally for urban population share 2050?
- Malawi ranks 232nd and Tonga ranks 229th 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.