Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) vs Malawi: Urban population, per unit of GDP

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
0.0001 units per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Malawi
0.0003 units per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank
30th
Malawi rank
31st

Urban population, per unit of GDP over time

  • Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
  • Malawi
0000.0010.001198020022025

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP against 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), a difference of 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP.

That makes Malawi's figure about 4.3 times Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 39 years both countries report, Malawi has been ahead every year.

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 30th and Malawi ranks 31st of 47 groups.

Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) Malawi Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP Malawi
1990s 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP Malawi
2000s 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP Malawi
2010s 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP Malawi
2020s 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban population, per unit of gdp, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) or Malawi?
Malawi, at 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP against 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban population, per unit of gdp between Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Malawi?
0.0002 units per US$ of GDP, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Malawi?
39 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2025.
How do Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Malawi rank globally for urban population, per unit of gdp?
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 30th and Malawi ranks 31st of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Urban population, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Urban population, per unit of GDP
Unit
units per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
262 places, 14,784 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Urban population divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.