Dominican Republic vs Malawi: Population density

Dominican Republic
235.1 people per sq. km of land area
in 2023
Malawi
223.85 people per sq. km of land area
in 2023
Dominican Republic rank
59th
Malawi rank
62nd

Population density over time

  • Dominican Republic
  • Malawi
50100150200250196119922023

How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 235.1 people per sq. km of land area against 223.85 people per sq. km of land area in Malawi, a difference of 11.25 people per sq. km of land area.

That makes Dominican Republic's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Dominican Republic has been ahead every year.

Dominican Republic ranks 59th and Malawi ranks 62nd of 216 countries.

Dominican Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Dominican Republic Malawi Difference Ahead
1960s 78.99 people per sq. km of land area 43.55 people per sq. km of land area 35.44 people per sq. km of land area Dominican Republic
1970s 103.2 people per sq. km of land area 55.78 people per sq. km of land area 47.42 people per sq. km of land area Dominican Republic
1980s 131.68 people per sq. km of land area 80.29 people per sq. km of land area 51.39 people per sq. km of land area Dominican Republic
1990s 161.64 people per sq. km of land area 109.12 people per sq. km of land area 52.52 people per sq. km of land area Dominican Republic
2000s 189.47 people per sq. km of land area 135.19 people per sq. km of land area 54.28 people per sq. km of land area Dominican Republic
2010s 214.66 people per sq. km of land area 179.06 people per sq. km of land area 35.59 people per sq. km of land area Dominican Republic
2020s 231.82 people per sq. km of land area 215.46 people per sq. km of land area 16.36 people per sq. km of land area Dominican Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population density, Dominican Republic or Malawi?
Dominican Republic, at 235.1 people per sq. km of land area against 223.85 people per sq. km of land area in Malawi as of 2023.
What is the difference in population density between Dominican Republic and Malawi?
11.25 people per sq. km of land area, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Malawi?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Dominican Republic and Malawi rank globally for population density?
Dominican Republic ranks 59th and Malawi ranks 62nd of 216 countries.
Where does this data come from?
FAO population estimates, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Population density (people per sq. km of land area). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Dominican Republic vs Malawi: Population density. Statizoid, drawing on FAO population estimates, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Retrieved 10 September 2026, from https://urban.statizoid.com/compare/population-density-people-per-sq-km-of-land-area/dominican-republic/malawi/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://urban.statizoid.com/compare/population-density-people-per-sq-km-of-land-area/dominican-republic/malawi/">Dominican Republic vs Malawi: Population density</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Population density (people per sq. km of land area)
Unit
people per sq. km of land area
Source
FAO population estimates, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 15,342 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Population density is midyear population divided by land area in square kilometers. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship--except for refugees not permanently settled in the country of asylum, who are generally considered part of the population of their country of origin. Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.