Malawi vs Switzerland: Land area in hectares, per capita

Malawi
0.4467 hectares per person
in 2023
Switzerland
0.4445 hectares per person
in 2023
Malawi rank
155th
Switzerland rank
156th

Land area in hectares, per capita over time

  • Malawi
  • Switzerland
0.511.522.5196119922023

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 0.4467 hectares per person against 0.4445 hectares per person in Switzerland, a difference of 0.0022 hectares per person.

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

Malawi ranks 155th and Switzerland ranks 156th of 215 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Switzerland Difference Ahead
1960s 2.31 hectares per person 0.6791 hectares per person 1.63 hectares per person Malawi
1970s 1.81 hectares per person 0.6294 hectares per person 1.18 hectares per person Malawi
1980s 1.26 hectares per person 0.6112 hectares per person 0.6524 hectares per person Malawi
1990s 0.9179 hectares per person 0.5667 hectares per person 0.3512 hectares per person Malawi
2000s 0.7441 hectares per person 0.5322 hectares per person 0.2118 hectares per person Malawi
2010s 0.562 hectares per person 0.4811 hectares per person 0.081 hectares per person Malawi
2020s 0.4645 hectares per person 0.4515 hectares per person 0.013 hectares per person Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land area in hectares, per capita, Malawi or Switzerland?
Malawi, at 0.4467 hectares per person against 0.4445 hectares per person in Switzerland as of 2023.
What is the difference in land area in hectares, per capita between Malawi and Switzerland?
0.0022 hectares per person, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Switzerland?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Malawi and Switzerland rank globally for land area in hectares, per capita?
Malawi ranks 155th and Switzerland ranks 156th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Land area in hectares, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Land area in hectares, per capita
Unit
hectares per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
215 places, 12,259 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Land area in hectares divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.