Malawi vs Tonga: Urban population, per capita
Malawi
0.1759 units per person
in 2025
Tonga
0.2116 units per person
in 2025
Malawi rank
215th
Tonga rank
212th
Urban population, per capita over time
- Malawi
- Tonga
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 0.2116 units per person against 0.1759 units per person in Malawi, a difference of 0.0357 units per person.
That makes Tonga's figure about 1.2 times Malawi's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Tonga has been ahead every year.
Malawi ranks 215th and Tonga ranks 212th of 218 countries.
Tonga has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0458 units per person | 0.1956 units per person | 0.1498 units per person | Tonga |
| 1970s | 0.0746 units per person | 0.203 units per person | 0.1284 units per person | Tonga |
| 1980s | 0.101 units per person | 0.213 units per person | 0.112 units per person | Tonga |
| 1990s | 0.133 units per person | 0.227 units per person | 0.094 units per person | Tonga |
| 2000s | 0.1506 units per person | 0.2316 units per person | 0.081 units per person | Tonga |
| 2010s | 0.158 units per person | 0.2315 units per person | 0.0735 units per person | Tonga |
| 2020s | 0.1689 units per person | 0.2129 units per person | 0.044 units per person | Tonga |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population, per capita, Malawi or Tonga?
- Tonga, at 0.2116 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 Tonga?
- 0.0357 units per person, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Tonga?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Malawi and Tonga rank globally for urban population, per capita?
- Malawi ranks 215th and Tonga ranks 212th 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.