Malawi vs World: Inland waters — Area, per square kilometre
Malawi
0.0257 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
World
0.0034 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Malawi rank
3rd
World rank
1st
Inland waters — Area, per square kilometre over time
- Malawi
- World
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 0.0257 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0034 1000 ha per square kilometre in World, a difference of 0.0223 1000 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Malawi's figure about 7.5 times World's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Malawi has been ahead every year.
Malawi ranks 3rd and World ranks 1st of 139 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0257 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0037 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.022 1000 ha per square kilometre | Malawi |
| 1970s | 0.0257 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0037 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.022 1000 ha per square kilometre | Malawi |
| 1980s | 0.0257 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0037 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.022 1000 ha per square kilometre | Malawi |
| 1990s | 0.0257 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0034 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0223 1000 ha per square kilometre | Malawi |
| 2000s | 0.0257 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0033 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0224 1000 ha per square kilometre | Malawi |
| 2010s | 0.0257 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0033 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0224 1000 ha per square kilometre | Malawi |
| 2020s | 0.0257 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0034 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0223 1000 ha per square kilometre | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher inland waters — area, per square kilometre, Malawi or World?
- Malawi, at 0.0257 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0034 1000 ha per square kilometre in World as of 2023.
- What is the difference in inland waters — area, per square kilometre between Malawi and World?
- 0.0223 1000 ha per square kilometre, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and World?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Malawi and World rank globally for inland waters — area, per square kilometre?
- Malawi ranks 3rd and World ranks 1st of 139 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Inland waters — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Inland waters — 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.