Bulgaria vs Malawi: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per square

Bulgaria
11.87 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Malawi
13.54 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
72nd
Malawi rank
70th

Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per square over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Malawi
051015196119922023

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 13.54 units per square kilometre against 11.87 units per square kilometre in Bulgaria, a difference of 1.67 units per square kilometre.

That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Bulgaria's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 72nd and Malawi ranks 70th of 121 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 6 and Malawi in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Malawi Difference Ahead
1960s 7.25 units per square kilometre 0.1987 units per square kilometre 7.05 units per square kilometre Bulgaria
1970s 8.76 units per square kilometre 0.7466 units per square kilometre 8.01 units per square kilometre Bulgaria
1980s 10.42 units per square kilometre 1.94 units per square kilometre 8.48 units per square kilometre Bulgaria
1990s 10.57 units per square kilometre 3.78 units per square kilometre 6.79 units per square kilometre Bulgaria
2000s 10.65 units per square kilometre 6.17 units per square kilometre 4.48 units per square kilometre Bulgaria
2010s 11.52 units per square kilometre 9.47 units per square kilometre 2.05 units per square kilometre Bulgaria
2020s 11.84 units per square kilometre 12.7 units per square kilometre 0.8676 units per square kilometre Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per square, Bulgaria or Malawi?
Malawi, at 13.54 units per square kilometre against 11.87 units per square kilometre in Bulgaria as of 2023.
What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per square between Bulgaria and Malawi?
1.67 units per square kilometre, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Malawi?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Bulgaria and Malawi rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per square?
Bulgaria ranks 72nd and Malawi ranks 70th of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
121 places, 7,176 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.