What is the difference in urban area long term, per unit of gdp between Malawi and Zambia?

0 units per US$ of GDP, with Zambia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Zambia?

46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Urban area long term, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Malawi vs Zambia: Urban area long term, per unit of GDP

Malawi

0 units per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Zambia

0 units per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Malawi rank

24th

Zambia rank

23rd

Urban area long term, per unit of GDP over time

Malawi
Zambia

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 0 units per US$ of GDP against 0 units per US$ of GDP in Malawi, a difference of 0 units per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Zambia ahead.

Malawi ranks 24th and Zambia ranks 23rd of 188 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 1 and Zambia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malawi	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
1980s	0 units per US$ of GDP	0 units per US$ of GDP	0 units per US$ of GDP	Zambia
1990s	0 units per US$ of GDP	0 units per US$ of GDP	0 units per US$ of GDP	Zambia
2000s	0 units per US$ of GDP	0 units per US$ of GDP	0 units per US$ of GDP	Zambia
2010s	0 units per US$ of GDP	0 units per US$ of GDP	0 units per US$ of GDP	Malawi
2020s	0 units per US$ of GDP	0 units per US$ of GDP	0 units per US$ of GDP	Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban area long term, per unit of gdp, Malawi or Zambia?: Zambia, at 0 units per US$ of GDP against 0 units per US$ of GDP in Malawi as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban area long term, per unit of gdp between Malawi and Zambia?: 0 units per US$ of GDP, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Zambia?: 46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
How do Malawi and Zambia rank globally for urban area long term, per unit of gdp?: Malawi ranks 24th and Zambia ranks 23rd of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Urban area long term, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Urban area long term, per unit of GDP
Unit: units per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 188 places, 10,765 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 27 October 2026

Urban area long term divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.