Malawi vs Papua New Guinea: Urban population, per capita
Malawi
0.1759 units per person
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
0.1578 units per person
in 2025
Malawi rank
215th
Papua New Guinea rank
217th
Urban population, per capita over time
- Malawi
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 0.1759 units per person against 0.1578 units per person in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.0181 units per person.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 215th and Papua New Guinea ranks 217th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 3 and Papua New Guinea in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0458 units per person | 0.0557 units per person | 0.01 units per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1970s | 0.0746 units per person | 0.1234 units per person | 0.0488 units per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 0.101 units per person | 0.1407 units per person | 0.0398 units per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 0.133 units per person | 0.1444 units per person | 0.0114 units per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 0.1506 units per person | 0.131 units per person | 0.0196 units per person | Malawi |
| 2010s | 0.158 units per person | 0.133 units per person | 0.025 units per person | Malawi |
| 2020s | 0.1689 units per person | 0.1493 units per person | 0.0196 units per person | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population, per capita, Malawi or Papua New Guinea?
- Malawi, at 0.1759 units per person against 0.1578 units per person in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban population, per capita between Malawi and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.0181 units per person, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Papua New Guinea?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Malawi and Papua New Guinea rank globally for urban population, per capita?
- Malawi ranks 215th and Papua New Guinea ranks 217th 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.