Malawi vs Marshall Islands: Population density
Population density over time
- Malawi
- Marshall Islands
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 223.85 people per sq. km of land area against 215.71 people per sq. km of land area in Marshall Islands, a difference of 8.14 people per sq. km of land area.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Marshall Islands ahead.
Malawi ranks 62nd and Marshall Islands ranks 64th of 216 countries.
Marshall Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Marshall Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 110 people per sq. km of land area | 267.27 people per sq. km of land area | 157.28 people per sq. km of land area | Marshall Islands |
| 2000s | 135.19 people per sq. km of land area | 287.04 people per sq. km of land area | 151.84 people per sq. km of land area | Marshall Islands |
| 2010s | 179.06 people per sq. km of land area | 271.21 people per sq. km of land area | 92.15 people per sq. km of land area | Marshall Islands |
| 2020s | 215.46 people per sq. km of land area | 226.36 people per sq. km of land area | 10.9 people per sq. km of land area | Marshall Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population density, Malawi or Marshall Islands?
- Malawi, at 223.85 people per sq. km of land area against 215.71 people per sq. km of land area in Marshall Islands as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population density between Malawi and Marshall Islands?
- 8.14 people per sq. km of land area, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Marshall Islands?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2023.
- How do Malawi and Marshall Islands rank globally for population density?
- Malawi ranks 62nd and Marshall Islands ranks 64th 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.
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About this data
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.