Lesotho vs Malawi: Population, male, per capita
Lesotho
0.4875 units per person
in 2025
Malawi
0.4881 units per person
in 2025
Lesotho rank
167th
Malawi rank
165th
Population, male, per capita over time
- Lesotho
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 0.4881 units per person against 0.4875 units per person in Lesotho, 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 Malawi ahead.
Lesotho ranks 167th and Malawi ranks 165th of 216 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 3 and Malawi in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4478 units per person | 0.4816 units per person | 0.0339 units per person | Malawi |
| 1970s | 0.4814 units per person | 0.4837 units per person | 0.0023 units per person | Malawi |
| 1980s | 0.4906 units per person | 0.4846 units per person | 0.0061 units per person | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 0.4873 units per person | 0.4862 units per person | 0.0011 units per person | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 0.4862 units per person | 0.4852 units per person | 0.0009 units per person | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 0.486 units per person | 0.4865 units per person | 0.0005 units per person | Malawi |
| 2020s | 0.487 units per person | 0.4878 units per person | 0.0008 units per person | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, male, per capita, Lesotho or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 0.4881 units per person against 0.4875 units per person in Lesotho as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population, male, per capita between Lesotho and Malawi?
- 0.0006 units per person, with Malawi 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, male, per capita?
- Lesotho ranks 167th and Malawi ranks 165th of 216 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Population, male, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population, male divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.