Malawi vs Namibia: Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre

Malawi
0.3709 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Namibia
0.387 people per square kilometre
in 2023
Malawi rank
48th
Namibia rank
46th

Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre over time

  • Malawi
  • Namibia
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How they compare

Namibia currently reports 0.387 people per square kilometre against 0.3709 people per square kilometre in Malawi, a difference of 0.0161 people per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Malawi ahead.

Malawi ranks 48th and Namibia ranks 46th of 182 countries.

Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Namibia Difference Ahead
2000s 0.4339 people per square kilometre 0.1439 people per square kilometre 0.29 people per square kilometre Malawi
2010s 0.426 people per square kilometre 0.2439 people per square kilometre 0.1821 people per square kilometre Malawi
2020s 0.3862 people per square kilometre 0.3583 people per square kilometre 0.0279 people per square kilometre Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre, Malawi or Namibia?
Namibia, at 0.387 people per square kilometre against 0.3709 people per square kilometre in Malawi as of 2023.
What is the difference in sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre between Malawi and Namibia?
0.0161 people per square kilometre, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Namibia?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Malawi and Namibia rank globally for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre?
Malawi ranks 48th and Namibia ranks 46th of 182 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per square kilometre
Unit
people per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
182 places, 4,250 data points, 2000–2023
Last refreshed

Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas 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.