Botswana vs Malaysia: Urban vs rural majority, annual growth rate
Botswana
0.7317 % change on previous year
in 2025
Malaysia
0.6213 % change on previous year
in 2025
Botswana rank
61st
Malaysia rank
64th
Urban vs rural majority, annual growth rate over time
- Botswana
- Malaysia
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 0.7317 % change on previous year against 0.6213 % change on previous year in Malaysia, a difference of 0.1104 % change on previous year.
That makes Botswana's figure about 1.2 times Malaysia's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Malaysia ahead.
Botswana ranks 61st and Malaysia ranks 64th of 234 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 4 and Malaysia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.9632 % change on previous year | 2.46 % change on previous year | 1.49 % change on previous year | Malaysia |
| 1960s | 10.73 % change on previous year | 1.27 % change on previous year | 9.46 % change on previous year | Botswana |
| 1970s | 6.04 % change on previous year | 1.44 % change on previous year | 4.6 % change on previous year | Botswana |
| 1980s | 11.22 % change on previous year | 3.52 % change on previous year | 7.7 % change on previous year | Botswana |
| 1990s | 2.53 % change on previous year | 2.53 % change on previous year | 0.0004 % change on previous year | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 1.81 % change on previous year | 1.44 % change on previous year | 0.3687 % change on previous year | Botswana |
| 2010s | 0.5563 % change on previous year | 0.6353 % change on previous year | 0.079 % change on previous year | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 0.4055 % change on previous year | 0.5616 % change on previous year | 0.1561 % change on previous year | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban vs rural majority, annual growth rate, Botswana or Malaysia?
- Botswana, at 0.7317 % change on previous year against 0.6213 % change on previous year in Malaysia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban vs rural majority, annual growth rate between Botswana and Malaysia?
- 0.1104 % change on previous year, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Malaysia?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2025.
- How do Botswana and Malaysia rank globally for urban vs rural majority, annual growth rate?
- Botswana ranks 61st and Malaysia ranks 64th of 234 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Urban vs rural majority, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Urban vs rural majority. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.