Malawi vs Papua New Guinea: Urban population, male
Malawi
8.5%
in 2015
Papua New Guinea
7.0%
in 2015
Malawi rank
189th
Papua New Guinea rank
191st
Urban population, male over time
- Malawi
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 8.5% against 7.0% in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 1.5%.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.2 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Malawi ranks 189th and Papua New Guinea ranks 191st of 193 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 2 and Papua New Guinea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.1% | 7.3% | 2.2% | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 6.6% | 7.8% | 1.2% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 7.7% | 7.1% | 0.7% | Malawi |
| 2010s | 8.3% | 7.0% | 1.3% | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population, male, Malawi or Papua New Guinea?
- Malawi, at 8.5% against 7.0% in Papua New Guinea as of 2015.
- What is the difference in urban population, male between Malawi and Papua New Guinea?
- 1.5%, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Papua New Guinea?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2015.
- How do Malawi and Papua New Guinea rank globally for urban population, male?
- Malawi ranks 189th and Papua New Guinea ranks 191st of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects, published as Urban population, male (% of total). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Male urban population is the percentage of males who live in urban areas to total population.