What is the difference in country area — area, per capita between Malawi and Uganda?

0 1000 ha per person, with Malawi ahead.

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

64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Country area — Area, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Malawi vs Uganda: Country area — Area, per capita

Malawi

0.0005 1000 ha per person

in 2024

Uganda

0.0005 1000 ha per person

in 2024

Malawi rank

136th

Uganda rank

139th

Country area — Area, per capita over time

Malawi
Uganda

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 0.0005 1000 ha per person against 0.0005 1000 ha per person in Uganda, a difference of 0 1000 ha per person.

That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Uganda's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Malawi ahead.

Malawi ranks 136th and Uganda ranks 139th of 190 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 5 and Uganda in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malawi	Uganda	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.0029 1000 ha per person	0.0027 1000 ha per person	0.0002 1000 ha per person	Malawi
1970s	0.0023 1000 ha per person	0.0021 1000 ha per person	0.0002 1000 ha per person	Malawi
1980s	0.0016 1000 ha per person	0.0016 1000 ha per person	0 1000 ha per person	Uganda
1990s	0.0012 1000 ha per person	0.0012 1000 ha per person	0 1000 ha per person	Uganda
2000s	0.0009 1000 ha per person	0.0009 1000 ha per person	0.0001 1000 ha per person	Malawi
2010s	0.0007 1000 ha per person	0.0007 1000 ha per person	0.0001 1000 ha per person	Malawi
2020s	0.0006 1000 ha per person	0.0005 1000 ha per person	0.0001 1000 ha per person	Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher country area — area, per capita, Malawi or Uganda?: Malawi, at 0.0005 1000 ha per person against 0.0005 1000 ha per person in Uganda as of 2024.
What is the difference in country area — area, per capita between Malawi and Uganda?: 0 1000 ha per person, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Uganda?: 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Malawi and Uganda rank globally for country area — area, per capita?: Malawi ranks 136th and Uganda ranks 139th of 190 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Country area — Area, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Country area — Area, per capita
Unit: 1000 ha per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 193 places, 11,205 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed: 14 September 2026

Country area — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.