Malawi vs Tonga: Share of population living in urban areas vs. GDP per capita

Malawi

17.6%

in 2025

Tonga

21.2%

in 2025

Malawi rank

230th

Tonga rank

227th

Share of population living in urban areas vs. GDP per capita over time

Tonga currently reports 21.2% against 17.6% in Malawi, a difference of 3.6%.

That makes Tonga's figure about 1.2 times Malawi's.

Across all 76 years both countries report, Tonga has been ahead every year.

Malawi ranks 230th and Tonga ranks 227th of 236 countries.

Indicator: Share of population living in urban areas vs. GDP per capita
Unit: %
Source: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 237 places, 18,012 data points, 1950–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Share of the population living in urban areas, based on each country's national definition.