Lesotho vs Malawi: Population, female, per capita

Lesotho
0.5125 units per person
in 2025
Malawi
0.5119 units per person
in 2025
Lesotho rank
50th
Malawi rank
52nd

Population, female, per capita over time

  • Lesotho
  • Malawi
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How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 0.5125 units per person against 0.5119 units per person in Malawi, a difference of 0.0006 units per person.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Lesotho ahead.

Lesotho ranks 50th and Malawi ranks 52nd of 217 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 4 and Malawi in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Malawi Difference Ahead
1960s 0.5522 units per person 0.5184 units per person 0.0339 units per person Lesotho
1970s 0.5186 units per person 0.5163 units per person 0.0023 units per person Lesotho
1980s 0.5094 units per person 0.5154 units per person 0.0061 units per person Malawi
1990s 0.5127 units per person 0.5138 units per person 0.0011 units per person Malawi
2000s 0.5138 units per person 0.5148 units per person 0.0009 units per person Malawi
2010s 0.514 units per person 0.5135 units per person 0.0005 units per person Lesotho
2020s 0.513 units per person 0.5122 units per person 0.0008 units per person Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, female, per capita, Lesotho or Malawi?
Lesotho, at 0.5125 units per person against 0.5119 units per person in Malawi as of 2025.
What is the difference in population, female, per capita between Lesotho and Malawi?
0.0006 units per person, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Malawi?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Lesotho and Malawi rank globally for population, female, per capita?
Lesotho ranks 50th and Malawi ranks 52nd of 217 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Population, female, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population, female, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
266 places, 17,526 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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