Malawi vs Sweden: Country area — Area, per square kilometre

Malawi
0.1257 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Sweden
0.1298 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Malawi rank
12th
Sweden rank
10th

Country area — Area, per square kilometre over time

  • Malawi
  • Sweden
00.050.10.15196119922023

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 0.1298 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.1257 1000 ha per square kilometre in Malawi, a difference of 0.0041 1000 ha per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Malawi ahead.

Malawi ranks 12th and Sweden ranks 10th of 190 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 6 and Sweden in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Sweden Difference Ahead
1960s 0.1257 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.1098 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0158 1000 ha per square kilometre Malawi
1970s 0.1257 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.1098 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0158 1000 ha per square kilometre Malawi
1980s 0.1257 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.1098 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0158 1000 ha per square kilometre Malawi
1990s 0.1257 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.1098 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0158 1000 ha per square kilometre Malawi
2000s 0.1257 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.1098 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0158 1000 ha per square kilometre Malawi
2010s 0.1257 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.1238 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0019 1000 ha per square kilometre Malawi
2020s 0.1257 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.1298 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0042 1000 ha per square kilometre Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher country area — area, per square kilometre, Malawi or Sweden?
Sweden, at 0.1298 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.1257 1000 ha per square kilometre in Malawi as of 2023.
What is the difference in country area — area, per square kilometre between Malawi and Sweden?
0.0041 1000 ha per square kilometre, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Sweden?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Malawi and Sweden rank globally for country area — area, per square kilometre?
Malawi ranks 12th and Sweden ranks 10th of 190 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Country area — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Country area — Area, per square kilometre
Unit
1000 ha per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
193 places, 11,041 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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