Malawi vs Nicaragua: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita
Malawi
0.0031 hectares per person
in 2025
Nicaragua
0.0024 hectares per person
in 2025
Malawi rank
65th
Nicaragua rank
68th
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita over time
- Malawi
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 0.0031 hectares per person against 0.0024 hectares per person in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.0007 hectares per person.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.3 times Nicaragua's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 65th and Nicaragua ranks 68th of 206 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 2 and Nicaragua in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0076 hectares per person | 0.0055 hectares per person | 0.0021 hectares per person | Malawi |
| 2010s | 0.0062 hectares per person | 0.0056 hectares per person | 0.0007 hectares per person | Malawi |
| 2020s | 0.0039 hectares per person | 0.0061 hectares per person | 0.0022 hectares per person | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita, Malawi or Nicaragua?
- Malawi, at 0.0031 hectares per person against 0.0024 hectares per person in Nicaragua as of 2025.
- What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita between Malawi and Nicaragua?
- 0.0007 hectares per person, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Nicaragua?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Malawi and Nicaragua rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita?
- Malawi ranks 65th and Nicaragua ranks 68th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.