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Angola vs Malawi statistics compared

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Angola has a population of 37.9M (ranked 40/197), compared with 21.7M in Malawi (ranked 62/197). Angola's land area is 481,354 sq mi versus 36,402 sq mi for Malawi (ranked 22nd vs. 107th).

By GDP, Angola ranks 81/197 ($80.4B) and Malawi ranks 151/197 ($11B). By GDP per capita, Angola ranks 156/197 ($2,122), while Malawi ranks 195/197 ($508).

Main facts and rankings

Angola Malawi
Population
39983997
22673513
Population rank 39/197 61/197
GDP
$80.4B
2024
$11B
2024
GDP rank 81/197 151/197
GDP per capita
$2,122
2024
$508
2024
GDP per capita rank 156/197 195/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$8,348
2024
$1,859
2024
Government debt
$50.2B
2024
$8.19B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
64.5%
2025
73%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,326
2024
$378
2024
Government debt per person rank 135/185 173/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$33,074
2025
$2,610
2025
Land area
481,354 sq mi
2025
36,402 sq mi
2025
Population density
78.7 ppl/mi²
2024
595 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
5.12
2023
3.65
2023
Median age
17.7 years
2024
18.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
65 years
2025
67.7 years
2025

Angola and Malawi: Comparison Charts

Angola and Malawi economies compared

GDP
Angola

Malawi
Year GDP
Angola Malawi
1980 $5,930,503,401 $1,801,156,775
1981 $5,550,483,036 $1,801,193,910
1982 $5,550,483,036 $1,717,379,495
1983 $5,784,341,596 $1,780,148,049
1984 $6,131,475,065 $1,758,028,656
1985 $7,554,065,410 $1,646,442,273
1986 $7,072,536,109 $1,722,586,299
1987 $8,084,412,414 $1,721,711,808
1988 $8,769,836,769 $2,008,189,508
1989 $10,201,780,977 $2,314,205,130
1990 $11,229,515,599 $2,737,087,862
1991 $10,603,784,541 $3,206,783,830
1992 $8,307,810,974 $2,618,837,835
1993 $5,768,720,422 $3,013,392,658
1994 $4,438,321,017 $1,719,864,761
1995 $5,538,749,260 $2,033,701,498
1996 $7,526,421,519 $3,319,573,750
1997 $7,648,380,196 $3,875,785,863
1998 $6,506,221,616 $2,547,609,590
1999 $6,152,923,310 $2,584,478,924
2000 $9,129,594,970 $2,537,307,580
2001 $8,936,079,118 $2,498,008,665
2002 $15,285,592,370 $5,087,328,438
2003 $17,812,704,586 $4,669,789,300
2004 $23,552,057,679 $5,058,726,350
2005 $36,970,900,884 $5,320,409,651
2006 $52,381,025,141 $5,818,279,739
2007 $65,266,415,494 $6,451,210,219
2008 $88,538,665,085 $7,743,617,352
2009 $70,307,196,182 $9,009,887,947
2010 $83,799,474,070 $10,128,323,011
2011 $111,789,747,671 $11,648,142,958
2012 $128,052,915,766 $8,773,203,178
2013 $132,339,109,040 $8,031,571,928
2014 $135,966,802,587 $8,801,326,169
2015 $90,496,420,507 $9,219,474,379
2016 $52,761,617,226 $7,909,868,618
2017 $73,690,154,991 $8,943,543,794
2018 $79,450,688,259 $9,879,231,592
2019 $70,897,962,732 $11,051,865,580
2020 $48,501,561,204 $11,769,313,598
2021 $66,505,129,988 $12,378,129,751
2022 $104,399,746,853 $12,429,060,151
2023 $84,875,162,197 $12,712,150,082
2024 $80,396,942,242 $11,008,925,323

Angola and Malawi economies compared

GDP per capita
Angola

Malawi
Year GDP per capita
Angola Malawi
1980 $729 $287.5
1981 $658 $276.4
1982 $634 $253.3
1983 $637 $252.4
1984 $650 $239.7
1985 $772 $216.1
1986 $698 $217.9
1987 $770 $207.6
1988 $807 $229.4
1989 $908 $252.2
1990 $966 $286.7
1991 $882 $326
1992 $669 $258.4
1993 $450 $293
1994 $335 $169.2
1995 $404 $200.4
1996 $531 $321
1997 $522 $367
1998 $429 $236
1999 $393 $233.9
2000 $564 $224.2
2001 $534 $215.5
2002 $882 $428
2003 $993 $383
2004 $1,266 $405
2005 $1,916 $414
2006 $2,617 $441
2007 $3,141 $475
2008 $4,103 $554
2009 $3,137 $626
2010 $3,597 $683
2011 $4,616 $763
2012 $5,086 $558
2013 $5,058 $497
2014 $5,006 $530
2015 $3,214 $540
2016 $1,808 $451
2017 $2,437 $496
2018 $2,539 $533
2019 $2,190 $581
2020 $1,450 $603
2021 $1,926 $617
2022 $2,930 $604
2023 $2,310 $602
2024 $2,122 $508

Angola vs. Malawi life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Angola

Malawi
Year Life expectancy, years
Angola Malawi
1950 35.9 32.7
1951 36 32.8
1952 36.2 33
1953 36.4 33.2
1954 36.6 33.3
1955 36.9 33.6
1956 37.1 33.8
1957 37.3 34.1
1958 37.5 34.4
1959 37.7 34.8
1960 37.9 35
1961 36.9 35.2
1962 37.2 35.4
1963 37.4 35.6
1964 37.7 35.7
1965 38 35.7
1966 38.3 35.8
1967 38.6 35.9
1968 39 36.1
1969 39.3 36.3
1970 39.7 36.6
1971 40.1 37.1
1972 40.5 37.6
1973 40.9 38.4
1974 41.3 39.2
1975 40.8 40.1
1976 40.8 41
1977 41.2 42
1978 41.6 43
1979 41.9 43.7
1980 42.2 44.3
1981 42.6 44.7
1982 42.9 44.8
1983 42 45
1984 42.2 44.8
1985 42.5 44.6
1986 42.7 44.3
1987 40.8 43.9
1988 41.5 43.6
1989 41.7 43.5
1990 41.9 43.6
1991 43.8 43.5
1992 42.3 43.6
1993 42.2 43.6
1994 43.6 43.8
1995 46.1 43.8
1996 46.4 44
1997 46.7 44.2
1998 45.5 44.3
1999 45.8 45.1
2000 46.5 46.2
2001 47 47.2
2002 47.9 48.2
2003 50.2 49.6
2004 51.1 51.1
2005 52.1 52.5
2006 53 53.7
2007 54.2 54.7
2008 55.3 55.7
2009 56.2 56.7
2010 57.2 57.8
2011 58.1 58.9
2012 58.9 59.9
2013 59.7 60.8
2014 60.4 61.7
2015 61 62.3
2016 61.6 63.2
2017 62.1 63.9
2018 62.6 64.5
2019 63.1 65
2020 63.1 65.2
2021 63 64.8
2022 64.2 66
2023 64.6 67.4
2024 64.8 67.6
2025 65 67.7

Angola and Malawi population clocks and comparison

Population
Angola

Malawi
Year Population
Angola Malawi
1960 5,231,654 3,628,134
1961 5,301,583 3,715,534
1962 5,354,310 3,806,307
1963 5,408,320 3,900,506
1964 5,464,187 3,997,305
1965 5,521,981 4,096,157
1966 5,581,386 4,197,926
1967 5,641,807 4,303,012
1968 5,702,699 4,411,054
1969 5,763,685 4,521,184
1970 5,852,788 4,633,944
1971 5,991,102 4,751,434
1972 6,174,262 4,874,475
1973 6,388,528 5,003,938
1974 6,613,367 5,141,337
1975 6,842,947 5,287,367
1976 7,074,664 5,443,384
1977 7,317,829 5,614,983
1978 7,576,734 5,810,132
1979 7,847,207 6,028,749
1980 8,133,872 6,265,529
1981 8,435,607 6,516,454
1982 8,751,648 6,778,879
1983 9,082,983 7,051,709
1984 9,425,917 7,332,810
1985 9,779,120 7,620,508
1986 10,139,450 7,906,480
1987 10,497,858 8,293,174
1988 10,861,291 8,753,262
1989 11,238,562 9,176,220
1990 11,626,360 9,545,852
1991 12,023,529 9,844,227
1992 12,423,712 10,135,079
1993 12,827,135 10,284,024
1994 13,249,764 10,164,894
1995 13,699,778 10,150,117
1996 14,170,973 10,352,228
1997 14,660,413 10,562,035
1998 15,159,370 10,792,876
1999 15,667,235 11,047,804
2000 16,194,869 11,315,942
2001 16,747,208 11,593,058
2002 17,327,699 11,880,440
2003 17,943,712 12,181,574
2004 18,600,423 12,500,737
2005 19,291,161 12,840,031
2006 20,015,279 13,198,701
2007 20,778,561 13,576,343
2008 21,578,655 13,976,417
2009 22,414,773 14,395,788
2010 23,294,825 14,826,463
2011 24,218,352 15,265,022
2012 25,177,394 15,709,577
2013 26,165,620 16,161,816
2014 27,160,769 16,621,538
2015 28,157,798 17,085,587
2016 29,183,070 17,557,739
2017 30,234,839 18,039,715
2018 31,297,155 18,528,081
2019 32,375,632 19,025,752
2020 33,451,132 19,533,888
2021 34,532,429 20,047,258
2022 35,635,029 20,568,728
2023 36,749,906 21,104,482
2024 37,885,849 21,655,286

Fertility rates in Angola and Malawi

Fertility rate
Angola

Malawi
Year Fertility rate
Angola Malawi
1960 6.71 7.04
1961 6.79 7.07
1962 6.87 7.1
1963 6.95 7.13
1964 7.04 7.11
1965 7.12 7.13
1966 7.19 7.17
1967 7.27 7.21
1968 7.33 7.26
1969 7.39 7.27
1970 7.43 7.3
1971 7.47 7.31
1972 7.49 7.33
1973 7.5 7.34
1974 7.5 7.34
1975 7.49 7.36
1976 7.49 7.39
1977 7.48 7.41
1978 7.47 7.43
1979 7.46 7.47
1980 7.46 7.52
1981 7.46 7.49
1982 7.46 7.45
1983 7.46 7.36
1984 7.46 7.27
1985 7.45 7.17
1986 7.44 7.07
1987 7.41 6.97
1988 7.37 6.88
1989 7.33 6.8
1990 7.27 6.74
1991 7.21 6.68
1992 7.14 6.63
1993 7.07 6.57
1994 6.99 6.49
1995 6.92 6.39
1996 6.85 6.29
1997 6.79 6.23
1998 6.73 6.21
1999 6.68 6.12
2000 6.64 6
2001 6.6 5.94
2002 6.57 5.9
2003 6.53 5.88
2004 6.5 5.86
2005 6.46 5.85
2006 6.42 5.8
2007 6.37 5.72
2008 6.32 5.61
2009 6.26 5.45
2010 6.19 5.26
2011 6.12 5.08
2012 6.04 4.9
2013 5.95 4.76
2014 5.86 4.57
2015 5.77 4.38
2016 5.69 4.22
2017 5.6 4.11
2018 5.52 4.02
2019 5.44 3.95
2020 5.37 3.88
2021 5.3 3.79
2022 5.21 3.72
2023 5.12 3.65

Angola and Malawi demographics compared

Median age
Angola

Malawi
Year Median age, years
Angola Malawi
1960 19.8 18.2
1961 19.6 18.3
1962 19.4 18.3
1963 19.1 18.3
1964 18.9 18.3
1965 18.6 18.4
1966 18.3 18.3
1967 18.1 18.3
1968 17.8 18.3
1969 17.6 18.2
1970 17.3 18
1971 17 17.9
1972 17 17.8
1973 17 17.7
1974 17.1 17.6
1975 17.2 17.5
1976 17.2 17.5
1977 17.3 17.4
1978 17.4 17.4
1979 17.5 17.4
1980 17.6 17.3
1981 17.6 17.3
1982 17.7 17.3
1983 17.7 17.3
1984 17.8 17.3
1985 17.8 17.3
1986 17.8 17.3
1987 17.7 17.4
1988 17.6 17.5
1989 17.6 17.4
1990 17.5 17.3
1991 17.4 17.2
1992 17.3 17.1
1993 17.3 17
1994 17.2 16.9
1995 17.1 16.9
1996 17.1 16.8
1997 17.1 16.8
1998 17.1 16.8
1999 17.2 16.7
2000 17.2 16.8
2001 17.2 16.8
2002 17.2 16.8
2003 17.3 16.8
2004 17.3 16.8
2005 17.3 16.8
2006 17.3 16.8
2007 17.4 16.8
2008 17.4 16.8
2009 17.4 16.7
2010 17.4 16.7
2011 17.4 16.8
2012 17.4 16.8
2013 17.4 16.9
2014 17.4 17
2015 17.4 17.1
2016 17.4 17.2
2017 17.4 17.4
2018 17.4 17.6
2019 17.4 17.8
2020 17.5 18
2021 17.5 18.2
2022 17.5 18.4
2023 17.6 18.7
2024 17.7 18.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Angola Malawi
GNI, Atlas method
$84B
2024
$11.8B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
17.3%
2025
28%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.51%
2023
2.75%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.33%
2023
1.01%
2023
Armed forces personnel
117,000
2020
15,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.31%
2025
-8.94%
2025
Unemployment rate
14.1%
2022
0.91%
2020
Services, % of GDP
39.3%
2024
44.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
44.2%
2024
16%
2024
Economic freedom index
55
2025
50.9
2025
Income share by richest 10%
39.6%
2018
31%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
1.3%
2018
2.9%
2019
Total reserves including gold
$14.2B
2024
$594M
2020
Personal remittances received
$51M
2024
$264M
2024
International tourist arrivals
218,000
2019
871,000
2018
International tourism as share of exports
0.09%
2020
2.68%
2020
Banked people share
29.3%
2014
50.4%
2024

Energy

Angola Malawi
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
423 kg
2022
n/a
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$18.7
2022
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
28.2 megatons
2023
6.45 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.77 tons
2023
0.31 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
47%
2022
n/a
Renewable energy use share
52.9%
2021
62.9%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
6.55%
2022
n/a
Net energy imports use share
-354%
2022
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
393 kWh
2022
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
91.7%
2021
80.1%
2021
Hydroelectric share
70.4%
2022
72.5%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
51.1%
2023
15.6%
2023

Society

Angola Malawi
% of world population
0.47%
2024
0.27%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,629
2024
-1,507
2024
Urban population
69.3%
2024
18.6%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.53 ft
2025
5.44 ft
2025
Average female height
5.19 ft
2025
5.12 ft
2025
Quality of life index
45
2025
27.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
32
2024
34
2024
Higher education index
4
2025
35
2025
Homicides per 100K people
4.1
2016
1.79
2012
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
26.1
2019
33.4
2019
Visa free countries
63
2025
80
2025
Adult literacy rate
72.4%
2022
68.1%
2022
English speaking
1%
2025
3.88%
2023
People using the Internet
44.8%
2023
18%
2023

Health

Angola Malawi
Government health expenditure per capita
$101.3
2022
$39.7
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$29.1
2022
$4.8
2022
Life expectancy
65 years
2025
67.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
4.68%
2022
64.7%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.24
2022
0.05
2022
Age at first childbirth
19.4 years
2025
19.1 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
183
2023
225
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
64
2023
38.3
2023
Obesity rate
11.8%
2022
7.87%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
4.9%
2024
5.7%
2024
Air quality index
9
2025
34
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
9.7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
4.13 liters
2020
3.61 liters
2020

Territory

Angola Malawi
% of world land
0.84%
2025
0.06%
2025
Land area per capita
12,705 sq mi
2024
1,681 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
177,850 sq mi
2025
23,359 sq mi
2025
Forest area
250,743 sq mi
2025
8,169 sq mi
2025
Roads length
47,224 mi
2020
9,601 mi
2015

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