Malawi vs Mauritius: Primary education, pupils, per square kilometre

Malawi
49.04 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Mauritius
44.57 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Malawi rank
18th
Mauritius rank
21st

Primary education, pupils, per square kilometre over time

  • Malawi
  • Mauritius
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How they compare

Malawi currently reports 49.04 units per square kilometre against 44.57 units per square kilometre in Mauritius, a difference of 4.47 units per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 50 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Mauritius ahead.

Malawi ranks 18th and Mauritius ranks 21st of 206 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 1 and Mauritius in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Mauritius Difference Ahead
1970s 5.3 units per square kilometre 72.22 units per square kilometre 66.92 units per square kilometre Mauritius
1980s 8.39 units per square kilometre 68.13 units per square kilometre 59.74 units per square kilometre Mauritius
1990s 20.57 units per square kilometre 63.64 units per square kilometre 43.07 units per square kilometre Mauritius
2000s 31.14 units per square kilometre 61.81 units per square kilometre 30.67 units per square kilometre Mauritius
2010s 43.22 units per square kilometre 51.4 units per square kilometre 8.18 units per square kilometre Mauritius
2020s 47.58 units per square kilometre 42.67 units per square kilometre 4.91 units per square kilometre Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, pupils, per square kilometre, Malawi or Mauritius?
Malawi, at 49.04 units per square kilometre against 44.57 units per square kilometre in Mauritius as of 2023.
What is the difference in primary education, pupils, per square kilometre between Malawi and Mauritius?
4.47 units per square kilometre, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Mauritius?
50 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do Malawi and Mauritius rank globally for primary education, pupils, per square kilometre?
Malawi ranks 18th and Mauritius ranks 21st of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary education, pupils, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary education, pupils, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
251 places, 10,846 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

Primary education, pupils 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.