Malawi vs Myanmar: Population in the largest city
Malawi
35.6%
in 2025
Myanmar
34.7%
in 2025
Malawi rank
56th
Myanmar rank
59th
Population in the largest city over time
- Malawi
- Myanmar
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 35.6% against 34.7% in Myanmar, a difference of 0.9%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Myanmar ahead.
Malawi ranks 56th and Myanmar ranks 59th of 153 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Myanmar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 47.2% | 34.5% | 12.7% | Malawi |
| 1970s | 47.6% | 29.7% | 17.9% | Malawi |
| 1980s | 39.4% | 28.7% | 10.6% | Malawi |
| 1990s | 32.1% | 28.4% | 3.7% | Malawi |
| 2000s | 31.5% | 29.4% | 2.1% | Malawi |
| 2010s | 33.4% | 31.9% | 1.5% | Malawi |
| 2020s | 35.5% | 34.0% | 1.5% | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in the largest city, Malawi or Myanmar?
- Malawi, at 35.6% against 34.7% in Myanmar as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in the largest city between Malawi and Myanmar?
- 0.9%, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Myanmar?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Malawi and Myanmar rank globally for population in the largest city?
- Malawi ranks 56th and Myanmar ranks 59th of 153 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as Population in the largest city (% of urban population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population in largest city is the percentage of a country's urban population living in that country's largest metropolitan area.