Malawi vs Somalia: Urban population, annual growth rate
Malawi
4.53 % change on previous year
in 2025
Somalia
4.38 % change on previous year
in 2025
Malawi rank
13th
Somalia rank
15th
Urban population, annual growth rate over time
- Malawi
- Somalia
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 4.53 % change on previous year against 4.38 % change on previous year in Somalia, a difference of 0.15 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Somalia ahead.
Malawi ranks 13th and Somalia ranks 15th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 4 and Somalia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.79 % change on previous year | 5.54 % change on previous year | 0.2503 % change on previous year | Malawi |
| 1970s | 8.26 % change on previous year | 5.84 % change on previous year | 2.41 % change on previous year | Malawi |
| 1980s | 6.74 % change on previous year | 3.66 % change on previous year | 3.08 % change on previous year | Malawi |
| 1990s | 4.55 % change on previous year | 3.02 % change on previous year | 1.54 % change on previous year | Malawi |
| 2000s | 3.26 % change on previous year | 5.03 % change on previous year | 1.77 % change on previous year | Somalia |
| 2010s | 3.31 % change on previous year | 6.25 % change on previous year | 2.94 % change on previous year | Somalia |
| 2020s | 4.11 % change on previous year | 4.59 % change on previous year | 0.4853 % change on previous year | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population, annual growth rate, Malawi or Somalia?
- Malawi, at 4.53 % change on previous year against 4.38 % change on previous year in Somalia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban population, annual growth rate between Malawi and Somalia?
- 0.15 % change on previous year, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Somalia?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Malawi and Somalia rank globally for urban population, annual growth rate?
- Malawi ranks 13th and Somalia ranks 15th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Urban population, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Urban population. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.