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Algeria vs Malawi statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Algeria has a population of 46.8M (ranked 33/197), compared with 21.7M in Malawi (ranked 62/197). Algeria's land area is 919,595 sq mi versus 36,402 sq mi for Malawi (ranked 10th vs. 107th).

By GDP, Algeria ranks 52/197 ($264B) and Malawi ranks 151/197 ($11B). By GDP per capita, Algeria ranks 115/197 ($5,631), while Malawi ranks 195/197 ($508).

Main facts and rankings

Algeria Malawi
Population
47911682
22673513
Population rank 33/197 61/197
GDP
$264B
2024
$11B
2024
GDP rank 52/197 151/197
GDP per capita
$5,631
2024
$508
2024
GDP per capita rank 115/197 195/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$17,553
2024
$1,859
2024
Government debt
$122B
2024
$8.19B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
57.8%
2025
73%
2025
Government debt per person
$2,602
2024
$378
2024
Government debt per person rank 109/185 173/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$3,802
2025
$2,610
2025
Land area
919,595 sq mi
2025
36,402 sq mi
2025
Population density
50.9 ppl/mi²
2024
595 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.77
2023
3.65
2023
Median age
29.3 years
2024
18.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
76.7 years
2025
67.7 years
2025

Algeria and Malawi: Comparison Charts

Algeria and Malawi economies compared

GDP
Algeria

Malawi
Year GDP
Algeria Malawi
1960 $2,723,615,451 -
1961 $2,434,747,056 -
1962 $2,001,444,544 -
1963 $2,702,982,018 -
1964 $2,909,316,435 -
1965 $3,136,284,307 -
1966 $3,039,859,187 -
1967 $3,370,870,376 -
1968 $3,852,147,027 -
1969 $4,257,253,264 -
1970 $4,863,526,897 -
1971 $5,077,183,094 -
1972 $6,766,743,957 -
1973 $8,707,858,912 -
1974 $13,209,871,626 -
1975 $15,557,902,754 -
1976 $17,728,240,932 -
1977 $20,972,113,685 -
1978 $26,364,491,313 -
1979 $33,243,706,860 -
1980 $42,345,829,079 $1,801,156,775
1981 $44,348,590,461 $1,801,193,910
1982 $45,207,167,470 $1,717,379,495
1983 $48,801,369,800 $1,780,148,049
1984 $53,698,548,293 $1,758,028,656
1985 $57,937,868,670 $1,646,442,273
1986 $63,692,007,897 $1,722,586,299
1987 $66,745,818,375 $1,721,711,808
1988 $59,089,396,860 $2,008,189,508
1989 $55,634,721,573 $2,314,205,130
1990 $62,048,507,531 $2,737,087,862
1991 $45,715,676,428 $3,206,783,830
1992 $48,003,133,347 $2,618,837,835
1993 $49,945,584,453 $3,013,392,658
1994 $42,543,176,829 $1,719,864,761
1995 $41,764,291,672 $2,033,701,498
1996 $46,941,554,225 $3,319,573,750
1997 $48,177,612,042 $3,875,785,863
1998 $48,187,781,984 $2,547,609,590
1999 $48,640,671,735 $2,584,478,924
2000 $54,790,398,570 $2,537,307,580
2001 $59,413,400,924 $2,498,008,665
2002 $61,516,103,406 $5,087,328,438
2003 $73,482,264,191 $4,669,789,300
2004 $91,913,680,985 $5,058,726,350
2005 $107,046,618,670 $5,320,409,651
2006 $123,084,258,693 $5,818,279,739
2007 $142,482,739,810 $6,451,210,219
2008 $180,383,848,331 $7,743,617,352
2009 $150,317,292,079 $9,009,887,947
2010 $177,785,053,940 $10,128,323,011
2011 $218,331,946,925 $11,648,142,958
2012 $227,143,746,076 $8,773,203,178
2013 $229,701,430,292 $8,031,571,928
2014 $238,942,664,193 $8,801,326,169
2015 $187,493,855,609 $9,219,474,379
2016 $180,763,839,522 $7,909,868,618
2017 $189,880,896,903 $8,943,543,794
2018 $194,554,483,656 $9,879,231,592
2019 $193,459,662,091 $11,051,865,580
2020 $164,873,415,325 $11,769,313,598
2021 $186,231,205,262 $12,378,129,751
2022 $225,638,456,572 $12,429,060,151
2023 $247,626,161,016 $12,712,150,082
2024 $263,619,794,507 $11,008,925,323

Algeria and Malawi economies compared

GDP per capita
Algeria

Malawi
Year GDP per capita
Algeria Malawi
1960 $238.4 -
1961 $209.4 -
1962 $169.6 -
1963 $225.6 -
1964 $238.9 -
1965 $253.6 -
1966 $241.4 -
1967 $261.8 -
1968 $292.4 -
1969 $316 -
1970 $353 -
1971 $360 -
1972 $469 -
1973 $590 -
1974 $873 -
1975 $992 -
1976 $1,080 -
1977 $1,232 -
1978 $1,506 -
1979 $1,843 -
1980 $2,276 $287.5
1981 $2,307 $276.4
1982 $2,275 $253.3
1983 $2,374 $252.4
1984 $2,524 $239.7
1985 $2,633 $216.1
1986 $2,800 $217.9
1987 $2,847 $207.6
1988 $2,451 $229.4
1989 $2,247 $252.2
1990 $2,445 $286.7
1991 $1,759 $326
1992 $1,803 $258.4
1993 $1,831 $293
1994 $1,526 $169.2
1995 $1,467 $200.4
1996 $1,617 $321
1997 $1,629 $367
1998 $1,603 $236
1999 $1,596 $233.9
2000 $1,773 $224.2
2001 $1,896 $215.5
2002 $1,937 $428
2003 $2,284 $383
2004 $2,817 $405
2005 $3,233 $414
2006 $3,661 $441
2007 $4,167 $475
2008 $5,181 $554
2009 $4,235 $626
2010 $4,913 $683
2011 $5,916 $763
2012 $6,034 $558
2013 $5,980 $497
2014 $6,095 $530
2015 $4,685 $540
2016 $4,425 $451
2017 $4,555 $496
2018 $4,577 $533
2019 $4,468 $581
2020 $3,744 $603
2021 $4,161 $617
2022 $4,962 $604
2023 $5,364 $602
2024 $5,631 $508

Algeria vs. Malawi life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Algeria

Malawi
Year Life expectancy, years
Algeria Malawi
1950 42.7 32.7
1951 43.3 32.8
1952 43.5 33
1953 43.6 33.2
1954 40.6 33.3
1955 40.9 33.6
1956 40.9 33.8
1957 40.9 34.1
1958 40.9 34.4
1959 40.9 34.8
1960 40.8 35
1961 40.8 35.2
1962 39.5 35.4
1963 43.1 35.6
1964 43 35.7
1965 42.8 35.7
1966 42.7 35.8
1967 42.7 35.9
1968 42.8 36.1
1969 43 36.3
1970 43.3 36.6
1971 43.8 37.1
1972 44.4 37.6
1973 45.1 38.4
1974 46 39.2
1975 46.9 40.1
1976 48 41
1977 49.2 42
1978 50.6 43
1979 52.4 43.7
1980 54.5 44.3
1981 57.4 44.7
1982 59.6 44.8
1983 61.3 45
1984 62.7 44.8
1985 64.2 44.6
1986 65.3 44.3
1987 66.1 43.9
1988 66.9 43.6
1989 67.5 43.5
1990 67.7 43.6
1991 67.7 43.5
1992 67.7 43.6
1993 67.8 43.6
1994 67.3 43.8
1995 67.7 43.8
1996 68.2 44
1997 68.9 44.2
1998 69.3 44.3
1999 70.1 45.1
2000 70.6 46.2
2001 71 47.2
2002 71.6 48.2
2003 71.9 49.6
2004 72.5 51.1
2005 72.8 52.5
2006 73.1 53.7
2007 73.3 54.7
2008 73.6 55.7
2009 73.9 56.7
2010 74.1 57.8
2011 74.4 58.9
2012 74.6 59.9
2013 74.8 60.8
2014 75 61.7
2015 75.2 62.3
2016 75.3 63.2
2017 75.4 63.9
2018 75.6 64.5
2019 75.7 65
2020 73.3 65.2
2021 75.2 64.8
2022 76.1 66
2023 76.3 67.4
2024 76.5 67.6
2025 76.7 67.7

Algeria and Malawi population clocks and comparison

Population
Algeria

Malawi
Year Population
Algeria Malawi
1960 11,424,922 3,628,134
1961 11,628,883 3,715,534
1962 11,800,771 3,806,307
1963 11,982,118 3,900,506
1964 12,179,813 3,997,305
1965 12,365,976 4,096,157
1966 12,590,069 4,197,926
1967 12,876,118 4,303,012
1968 13,172,614 4,411,054
1969 13,475,960 4,521,184
1970 13,783,719 4,633,944
1971 14,098,936 4,751,434
1972 14,427,072 4,874,475
1973 14,771,147 5,003,938
1974 15,133,502 5,141,337
1975 15,678,596 5,287,367
1976 16,409,170 5,443,384
1977 17,015,994 5,614,983
1978 17,506,974 5,810,132
1979 18,036,655 6,028,749
1980 18,607,174 6,265,529
1981 19,220,704 6,516,454
1982 19,872,348 6,778,879
1983 20,558,115 7,051,709
1984 21,271,969 7,332,810
1985 22,008,544 7,620,508
1986 22,745,499 7,906,480
1987 23,443,624 8,293,174
1988 24,109,536 8,753,262
1989 24,754,485 9,176,220
1990 25,375,810 9,545,852
1991 25,987,928 9,844,227
1992 26,628,568 10,135,079
1993 27,277,048 10,284,024
1994 27,887,279 10,164,894
1995 28,470,191 10,150,117
1996 29,033,044 10,352,228
1997 29,579,301 10,562,035
1998 30,054,133 10,792,876
1999 30,474,354 11,047,804
2000 30,903,893 11,315,942
2001 31,331,221 11,593,058
2002 31,750,835 11,880,440
2003 32,175,818 12,181,574
2004 32,628,286 12,500,737
2005 33,109,249 12,840,031
2006 33,623,506 13,198,701
2007 34,189,416 13,576,343
2008 34,816,961 13,976,417
2009 35,490,445 14,395,788
2010 36,188,236 14,826,463
2011 36,903,376 15,265,022
2012 37,646,166 15,709,577
2013 38,414,171 16,161,816
2014 39,205,031 16,621,538
2015 40,019,529 17,085,587
2016 40,850,721 17,557,739
2017 41,689,299 18,039,715
2018 42,505,035 18,528,081
2019 43,294,546 19,025,752
2020 44,042,091 19,533,888
2021 44,761,099 20,047,258
2022 45,477,389 20,568,728
2023 46,164,219 21,104,482
2024 46,814,308 21,655,286

Fertility rates in Algeria and Malawi

Fertility rate
Algeria

Malawi
Year Fertility rate
Algeria Malawi
1960 7.5 7.04
1961 7.56 7.07
1962 7.61 7.1
1963 7.65 7.13
1964 7.67 7.11
1965 7.71 7.13
1966 7.71 7.17
1967 7.71 7.21
1968 7.71 7.26
1969 7.71 7.27
1970 7.7 7.3
1971 7.67 7.31
1972 7.63 7.33
1973 7.59 7.34
1974 7.55 7.34
1975 7.49 7.36
1976 7.41 7.39
1977 7.31 7.41
1978 7.21 7.43
1979 7.12 7.47
1980 6.99 7.52
1981 6.85 7.49
1982 6.68 7.45
1983 6.5 7.36
1984 6.28 7.27
1985 6.04 7.17
1986 5.65 7.07
1987 5.3 6.97
1988 5.02 6.88
1989 4.76 6.8
1990 4.51 6.74
1991 4.37 6.68
1992 4.27 6.63
1993 4.08 6.57
1994 3.91 6.49
1995 3.49 6.39
1996 3.14 6.29
1997 2.89 6.23
1998 2.69 6.21
1999 2.62 6.12
2000 2.59 6
2001 2.52 5.94
2002 2.43 5.9
2003 2.45 5.88
2004 2.5 5.86
2005 2.56 5.85
2006 2.63 5.8
2007 2.7 5.72
2008 2.79 5.61
2009 2.83 5.45
2010 2.88 5.26
2011 2.9 5.08
2012 3 4.9
2013 3 4.76
2014 3.08 4.57
2015 3.09 4.38
2016 3.09 4.22
2017 3.09 4.11
2018 3.02 4.02
2019 3 3.95
2020 2.94 3.88
2021 2.87 3.79
2022 2.82 3.72
2023 2.77 3.65

Algeria and Malawi demographics compared

Median age
Algeria

Malawi
Year Median age, years
Algeria Malawi
1960 17.4 18.2
1961 17.2 18.3
1962 17 18.3
1963 16.9 18.3
1964 16.7 18.3
1965 16.6 18.4
1966 16.5 18.3
1967 16.4 18.3
1968 16.4 18.3
1969 16.4 18.2
1970 16.4 18
1971 16.4 17.9
1972 16.4 17.8
1973 16.5 17.7
1974 16.5 17.6
1975 16.5 17.5
1976 16.3 17.5
1977 16.3 17.4
1978 16.4 17.4
1979 16.5 17.4
1980 16.6 17.3
1981 16.7 17.3
1982 16.9 17.3
1983 17 17.3
1984 17.2 17.3
1985 17.4 17.3
1986 17.6 17.3
1987 17.8 17.4
1988 18.1 17.5
1989 18.3 17.4
1990 18.6 17.3
1991 18.8 17.2
1992 19 17.1
1993 19.3 17
1994 19.5 16.9
1995 19.8 16.9
1996 20.1 16.8
1997 20.4 16.8
1998 20.9 16.8
1999 21.4 16.7
2000 21.9 16.8
2001 22.4 16.8
2002 22.9 16.8
2003 23.3 16.8
2004 23.8 16.8
2005 24.2 16.8
2006 24.6 16.8
2007 25 16.8
2008 25.4 16.8
2009 25.8 16.7
2010 26.2 16.7
2011 26.5 16.8
2012 26.8 16.8
2013 27.1 16.9
2014 27.3 17
2015 27.6 17.1
2016 27.8 17.2
2017 28 17.4
2018 28.2 17.6
2019 28.4 17.8
2020 28.6 18
2021 28.7 18.2
2022 28.9 18.4
2023 29.1 18.7
2024 29.3 18.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Algeria Malawi
GNI, Atlas method
$249B
2024
$11.8B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
38.4%
2025
28%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.61%
2023
2.75%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
8.17%
2023
1.01%
2023
Armed forces personnel
326,000
2020
15,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-14.4%
2025
-8.94%
2025
Unemployment rate
12%
2017
0.91%
2020
Services, % of GDP
45.6%
2023
44.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
37.8%
2023
16%
2024
Economic freedom index
47.5
2025
50.9
2025
Income share by richest 10%
22.9%
2011
31%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
4%
2011
2.9%
2019
Number of billionaires
1
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.000003%
2025
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$371M
2018
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$83B
2024
$594M
2020
Personal remittances received
$1.8B
2024
$264M
2024
International tourist arrivals
591,000
2020
871,000
2018
International tourism as share of exports
0.2%
2020
2.68%
2020
Banked people share
35.3%
2024
50.4%
2024

Energy

Algeria Malawi
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,503 kg
2023
n/a
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$11.2
2023
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
180.4 megatons
2023
6.45 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
3.91 tons
2023
0.31 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
100%
2022
n/a
Renewable energy use share
0.1%
2021
62.9%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.09%
2023
n/a
Net energy imports use share
-129.3%
2023
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
1,828 kWh
2023
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
0.91%
2021
80.1%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0.02%
2023
72.5%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
15.6%
2023

Society

Algeria Malawi
% of world population
0.57%
2024
0.27%
2024
Annual migration change
-31,240
2024
-1,507
2024
Urban population
75.7%
2024
18.6%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.74 ft
2025
5.44 ft
2025
Average female height
5.32 ft
2025
5.12 ft
2025
Quality of life index
44.1
2025
27.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
34
2024
34
2024
Higher education index
36
2025
35
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.16
2023
1.79
2012
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
20.9
2019
33.4
2019
Visa free countries
68
2025
80
2025
Adult literacy rate
81.4%
2018
68.1%
2022
English speaking
7%
2023
3.88%
2023
People using the Internet
76.9%
2023
18%
2023

Health

Algeria Malawi
Government health expenditure per capita
$179.7
2022
$39.7
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$89.8
2022
$4.8
2022
Life expectancy
76.7 years
2025
67.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.46%
2022
64.7%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.99
2019
0.05
2022
Age at first childbirth n/a
19.1 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
62
2023
225
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
22
2023
38.3
2023
Obesity rate
24.6%
2022
7.87%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
17.5%
2024
5.7%
2024
Air quality index
68
2025
34
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
21.2%
2022
9.7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.54 liters
2020
3.61 liters
2020

Territory

Algeria Malawi
% of world land
1.6%
2025
0.06%
2025
Land area per capita
19,643 sq mi
2024
1,681 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
159,633 sq mi
2025
23,359 sq mi
2025
Forest area
7,636 sq mi
2025
8,169 sq mi
2025
Roads length
87,613 mi
2023
9,601 mi
2015

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