 Uchapupu hunotsigira chiMalthusianism nhasi hunogona kuonekwa munyika dzine urombo dzenyika dzine nzanga dzinokura. MuEast Africa zvikurukuru, nyanzvi dzinotaura kuti iyi nharaunda yenyika haisati yapukunyuka migumisiro yeMalthusian yokuwedzera kwechiverengero chavagari vemo. Jared Diamond mubhuku rake rinonzi Collapse 2005, somuenzaniso, anotaura kuti kuRwanda Genocidekwakakonzerwawo nokumanikidzwa kwakanyanya kwevanhu. Anopokana kuti Rwanda inoratidzira chiitiko apo mamiriro ezvinhu akaipisisa aMalthus anoita kunge akarurama. Nemhaka yekumanikidzwa kwehuwandu hwevanhu muRwanda, Diamond anotsanangura kuti huwandu hwehuwandu hwevanhu hwakasanganiswa nekufambira mberi kwehunyanzvi kwakakonzera kuti kugadzirwa kwechikafu kusakwanise kuenderana nehuwandu hwevanhu. Diamond anotaura kuti iyi mhoteredzo ndiyo yakaparira kuurawa kukuru kwavaTutsi uye kunyange vamwe vaRwanda vechiHutu. Kuuraya rudzi, muchiitiko ichi, kunogovera muenzaniso unobvira womusungo waMalthus. 