Malawi vs Niger: Urban population, per capita
Malawi
0.1759 units per person
in 2025
Niger
0.1837 units per person
in 2025
Malawi rank
215th
Niger rank
214th
Urban population, per capita over time
- Malawi
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 0.1837 units per person against 0.1759 units per person in Malawi, a difference of 0.0078 units per person.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Niger has been ahead every year.
Malawi ranks 215th and Niger ranks 214th of 218 countries.
Niger has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0458 units per person | 0.068 units per person | 0.0222 units per person | Niger |
| 1970s | 0.0746 units per person | 0.1151 units per person | 0.0405 units per person | Niger |
| 1980s | 0.101 units per person | 0.1465 units per person | 0.0455 units per person | Niger |
| 1990s | 0.133 units per person | 0.1575 units per person | 0.0244 units per person | Niger |
| 2000s | 0.1506 units per person | 0.1625 units per person | 0.0119 units per person | Niger |
| 2010s | 0.158 units per person | 0.1638 units per person | 0.0058 units per person | Niger |
| 2020s | 0.1689 units per person | 0.1765 units per person | 0.0076 units per person | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population, per capita, Malawi or Niger?
- Niger, at 0.1837 units per person against 0.1759 units per person in Malawi as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban population, per capita between Malawi and Niger?
- 0.0078 units per person, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Niger?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Malawi and Niger rank globally for urban population, per capita?
- Malawi ranks 215th and Niger ranks 214th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Urban population, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Urban population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.