Eswatini vs Malawi: Urban vs rural majority, annual growth rate
Eswatini
1.8 % change on previous year
in 2025
Malawi
1.89 % change on previous year
in 2025
Eswatini rank
17th
Malawi rank
15th
Urban vs rural majority, annual growth rate over time
- Eswatini
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 1.89 % change on previous year against 1.8 % change on previous year in Eswatini, a difference of 0.09 % change on previous year.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Eswatini's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Eswatini ahead.
Eswatini ranks 17th and Malawi ranks 15th of 234 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Eswatini averaged higher in 6 and Malawi in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eswatini | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 12.25 % change on previous year | 1.27 % change on previous year | 10.98 % change on previous year | Eswatini |
| 1960s | 9.79 % change on previous year | 3.13 % change on previous year | 6.67 % change on previous year | Eswatini |
| 1970s | 6.78 % change on previous year | 5.19 % change on previous year | 1.59 % change on previous year | Eswatini |
| 1980s | 2.57 % change on previous year | 2.35 % change on previous year | 0.2186 % change on previous year | Eswatini |
| 1990s | 0.0246 % change on previous year | 2.62 % change on previous year | 2.6 % change on previous year | Malawi |
| 2000s | -0.3164 % change on previous year | 0.5637 % change on previous year | 0.8801 % change on previous year | Malawi |
| 2010s | 0.9117 % change on previous year | 0.4685 % change on previous year | 0.4432 % change on previous year | Eswatini |
| 2020s | 1.56 % change on previous year | 1.45 % change on previous year | 0.1127 % change on previous year | Eswatini |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban vs rural majority, annual growth rate, Eswatini or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 1.89 % change on previous year against 1.8 % change on previous year in Eswatini as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban vs rural majority, annual growth rate between Eswatini and Malawi?
- 0.09 % change on previous year, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Malawi?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2025.
- How do Eswatini and Malawi rank globally for urban vs rural majority, annual growth rate?
- Eswatini ranks 17th and Malawi ranks 15th 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.