Malawi vs Rwanda: Share of the population that is female
Malawi
51.2%
in 2025
Rwanda
51.2%
in 2025
Malawi rank
52nd
Rwanda rank
54th
Share of the population that is female over time
- Malawi
- Rwanda
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 51.2% against 51.2% in Rwanda, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 52nd and Rwanda ranks 54th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 4 and Rwanda in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 51.8% | 50.4% | 1.5% | Malawi |
| 1970s | 51.6% | 50.2% | 1.5% | Malawi |
| 1980s | 51.5% | 50.1% | 1.4% | Malawi |
| 1990s | 51.4% | 51.2% | 0.2% | Malawi |
| 2000s | 51.5% | 52.2% | 0.7% | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 51.3% | 51.5% | 0.2% | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 51.2% | 51.3% | 0.0% | Rwanda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of the population that is female, Malawi or Rwanda?
- Malawi, at 51.2% against 51.2% in Rwanda as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of the population that is female between Malawi and Rwanda?
- 0.0%, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Rwanda?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Malawi and Rwanda rank globally for share of the population that is female?
- Malawi ranks 52nd and Rwanda ranks 54th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of the population that is female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.