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Bangladesh vs Malawi statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Bangladesh has a population of 174M (ranked 8/197), compared with 21.7M in Malawi (ranked 62/197). Bangladesh's land area is 50,186 sq mi versus 36,402 sq mi for Malawi (ranked 94th vs. 107th).

By GDP, Bangladesh ranks 36/197 ($450B) and Malawi ranks 151/197 ($11B). By GDP per capita, Bangladesh ranks 146/197 ($2,593), while Malawi ranks 195/197 ($508).

Main facts and rankings

Bangladesh Malawi
Population
177398795
22673513
Population rank 8/197 61/197
GDP
$450B
2024
$11B
2024
GDP rank 36/197 151/197
GDP per capita
$2,593
2024
$508
2024
GDP per capita rank 146/197 195/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$9,647
2024
$1,859
2024
Government debt
$181B
2024
$8.19B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
40.3%
2025
73%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,041
2024
$378
2024
Government debt per person rank 140/185 173/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,159
2025
$2,610
2025
Land area
50,186 sq mi
2025
36,402 sq mi
2025
Population density
3,458 ppl/mi²
2024
595 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.16
2023
3.65
2023
Median age
26.7 years
2024
18.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
75.2 years
2025
67.7 years
2025

Bangladesh and Malawi: Comparison Charts

Bangladesh and Malawi economies compared

GDP
Bangladesh

Malawi
Year GDP
Bangladesh Malawi
1960 $4,274,894,083 -
1961 $4,817,580,375 -
1962 $5,081,413,542 -
1963 $5,319,458,563 -
1964 $5,386,054,833 -
1965 $5,906,636,792 -
1966 $6,439,687,854 -
1967 $7,253,575,688 -
1968 $7,483,685,771 -
1969 $8,471,006,438 -
1970 $8,992,722,167 -
1971 $8,751,843,188 -
1972 $6,288,245,867 -
1973 $8,086,725,729 -
1974 $12,512,460,520 -
1975 $19,448,348,073 -
1976 $10,117,113,333 -
1977 $9,651,149,302 -
1978 $13,281,767,143 -
1979 $15,565,480,322 -
1980 $18,138,049,096 $1,801,156,775
1981 $20,249,694,002 $1,801,193,910
1982 $18,525,399,202 $1,717,379,495
1983 $17,609,048,822 $1,780,148,049
1984 $18,920,840,000 $1,758,028,656
1985 $22,278,423,077 $1,646,442,273
1986 $21,774,033,333 $1,722,586,299
1987 $24,298,032,258 $1,721,711,808
1988 $26,579,005,558 $2,008,189,508
1989 $28,781,715,189 $2,314,205,130
1990 $31,598,340,778 $2,737,087,862
1991 $30,957,483,950 $3,206,783,830
1992 $31,708,874,594 $2,618,837,835
1993 $33,166,519,418 $3,013,392,658
1994 $33,768,660,883 $1,719,864,761
1995 $37,939,748,769 $2,033,701,498
1996 $46,438,484,108 $3,319,573,750
1997 $48,244,309,133 $3,875,785,863
1998 $49,984,559,471 $2,547,609,590
1999 $51,270,569,884 $2,584,478,924
2000 $53,369,787,319 $2,537,307,580
2001 $53,991,289,844 $2,498,008,665
2002 $54,724,081,491 $5,087,328,438
2003 $60,158,929,188 $4,669,789,300
2004 $65,108,544,250 $5,058,726,350
2005 $69,476,001,239 $5,320,409,651
2006 $71,795,736,172 $5,818,279,739
2007 $79,611,644,975 $6,451,210,219
2008 $91,636,997,371 $7,743,617,352
2009 $102,475,158,191 $9,009,887,947
2010 $115,275,540,051 $10,128,323,011
2011 $128,607,482,310 $11,648,142,958
2012 $133,310,747,603 $8,773,203,178
2013 $149,998,957,434 $8,031,571,928
2014 $172,886,611,654 $8,801,326,169
2015 $195,146,608,978 $9,219,474,379
2016 $265,224,515,675 $7,909,868,618
2017 $293,732,446,625 $8,943,543,794
2018 $321,362,752,442 $9,879,231,592
2019 $351,231,654,604 $11,051,865,580
2020 $373,979,442,362 $11,769,313,598
2021 $416,271,647,911 $12,378,129,751
2022 $460,131,689,083 $12,429,060,151
2023 $437,415,333,018 $12,712,150,082
2024 $450,119,424,622 $11,008,925,323

Bangladesh and Malawi economies compared

GDP per capita
Bangladesh

Malawi
Year GDP per capita
Bangladesh Malawi
1960 $82.5 -
1961 $90.4 -
1962 $92.6 -
1963 $94.1 -
1964 $92.6 -
1965 $98.6 -
1966 $104.4 -
1967 $114.2 -
1968 $114.4 -
1969 $125.9 -
1970 $130.2 -
1971 $124.5 -
1972 $87.8 -
1973 $109.7 -
1974 $165 -
1975 $249.8 -
1976 $126.7 -
1977 $117.9 -
1978 $158.3 -
1979 $181.1 -
1980 $206.1 $287.5
1981 $224.2 $276.4
1982 $199.6 $253.3
1983 $184.7 $252.4
1984 $193.4 $239.7
1985 $222.2 $216.1
1986 $212.1 $217.9
1987 $231.5 $207.6
1988 $247.9 $229.4
1989 $263 $252.2
1990 $283.1 $286.7
1991 $272.1 $326
1992 $273.5 $258.4
1993 $280.8 $293
1994 $280.6 $169.2
1995 $309 $200.4
1996 $372 $321
1997 $379 $367
1998 $386 $236
1999 $388 $233.9
2000 $397 $224.2
2001 $395 $215.5
2002 $394 $428
2003 $427 $383
2004 $456 $405
2005 $480 $414
2006 $490 $441
2007 $538 $475
2008 $613 $554
2009 $679 $626
2010 $757 $683
2011 $837 $763
2012 $860 $558
2013 $958 $497
2014 $1,094 $530
2015 $1,224 $540
2016 $1,649 $451
2017 $1,811 $496
2018 $1,965 $533
2019 $2,130 $581
2020 $2,249 $603
2021 $2,483 $617
2022 $2,716 $604
2023 $2,551 $602
2024 $2,593 $508

Bangladesh vs. Malawi life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Bangladesh

Malawi
Year Life expectancy, years
Bangladesh Malawi
1950 37.4 32.7
1951 38.1 32.8
1952 38.8 33
1953 39.4 33.2
1954 40.4 33.3
1955 41.1 33.6
1956 41.6 33.8
1957 42.6 34.1
1958 43.1 34.4
1959 43.7 34.8
1960 44 35
1961 44.9 35.2
1962 45.8 35.4
1963 45.7 35.6
1964 46.8 35.7
1965 46 35.7
1966 47.6 35.8
1967 48.1 35.9
1968 48.4 36.1
1969 48.7 36.3
1970 42.7 36.6
1971 26.5 37.1
1972 49.6 37.6
1973 49.9 38.4
1974 49.6 39.2
1975 50.6 40.1
1976 51 41
1977 51.3 42
1978 51.6 43
1979 52 43.7
1980 52.3 44.3
1981 52.6 44.7
1982 53 44.8
1983 53.4 45
1984 53.8 44.8
1985 53.9 44.6
1986 54.6 44.3
1987 54.9 43.9
1988 55.2 43.6
1989 55.5 43.5
1990 55.8 43.6
1991 53.8 43.5
1992 56.6 43.6
1993 57.1 43.6
1994 57.6 43.8
1995 58.2 43.8
1996 58.9 44
1997 59.7 44.2
1998 60.4 44.3
1999 61.2 45.1
2000 62 46.2
2001 62.8 47.2
2002 63.6 48.2
2003 64.3 49.6
2004 64.9 51.1
2005 65.5 52.5
2006 66 53.7
2007 66.5 54.7
2008 67 55.7
2009 67.5 56.7
2010 68 57.8
2011 68.5 58.9
2012 69 59.9
2013 69.5 60.8
2014 70 61.7
2015 70.5 62.3
2016 71.1 63.2
2017 71.6 63.9
2018 72.1 64.5
2019 72.6 65
2020 71.4 65.2
2021 71.1 64.8
2022 74.3 66
2023 74.7 67.4
2024 74.9 67.6
2025 75.2 67.7

Bangladesh and Malawi population clocks and comparison

Population
Bangladesh

Malawi
Year Population
Bangladesh Malawi
1960 51,828,660 3,628,134
1961 53,310,348 3,715,534
1962 54,881,146 3,806,307
1963 56,504,402 3,900,506
1964 58,178,374 3,997,305
1965 59,902,519 4,096,157
1966 61,669,806 4,197,926
1967 63,510,929 4,303,012
1968 65,408,276 4,411,054
1969 67,294,133 4,521,184
1970 69,058,894 4,633,944
1971 70,276,758 4,751,434
1972 71,641,519 4,874,475
1973 73,722,294 5,003,938
1974 75,839,348 5,141,337
1975 77,854,351 5,287,367
1976 79,855,318 5,443,384
1977 81,867,264 5,614,983
1978 83,889,655 5,810,132
1979 85,935,072 6,028,749
1980 88,016,432 6,265,529
1981 90,303,105 6,516,454
1982 92,814,507 6,778,879
1983 95,335,155 7,051,709
1984 97,814,966 7,332,810
1985 100,253,825 7,620,508
1986 102,635,572 7,906,480
1987 104,959,291 8,293,174
1988 107,216,008 8,753,262
1989 109,433,799 9,176,220
1990 111,633,717 9,545,852
1991 113,787,109 9,844,227
1992 115,952,192 10,135,079
1993 118,132,360 10,284,024
1994 120,343,179 10,164,894
1995 122,600,370 10,150,117
1996 124,862,179 10,352,228
1997 127,198,069 10,562,035
1998 129,622,332 10,792,876
1999 132,108,065 11,047,804
2000 134,544,304 11,315,942
2001 136,805,810 11,593,058
2002 138,933,658 11,880,440
2003 140,970,351 12,181,574
2004 142,902,856 12,500,737
2005 144,715,786 12,840,031
2006 146,405,973 13,198,701
2007 147,989,278 13,576,343
2008 149,474,264 13,976,417
2009 150,873,714 14,395,788
2010 152,201,981 14,826,463
2011 153,591,076 15,265,022
2012 155,070,101 15,709,577
2013 156,532,141 16,161,816
2014 157,964,929 16,621,538
2015 159,383,179 17,085,587
2016 160,811,932 17,557,739
2017 162,186,147 18,039,715
2018 163,523,103 18,528,081
2019 164,913,055 19,025,752
2020 166,298,024 19,533,888
2021 167,658,854 20,047,258
2022 169,384,897 20,568,728
2023 171,466,990 21,104,482
2024 173,562,364 21,655,286

Fertility rates in Bangladesh and Malawi

Fertility rate
Bangladesh

Malawi
Year Fertility rate
Bangladesh Malawi
1960 6.74 7.04
1961 6.78 7.07
1962 6.81 7.1
1963 6.8 7.13
1964 6.79 7.11
1965 6.77 7.13
1966 6.77 7.17
1967 6.79 7.21
1968 6.79 7.26
1969 6.81 7.27
1970 6.84 7.3
1971 6.83 7.31
1972 6.82 7.33
1973 6.8 7.34
1974 6.78 7.34
1975 6.73 7.36
1976 6.66 7.39
1977 6.58 7.41
1978 6.51 7.43
1979 6.42 7.47
1980 6.33 7.52
1981 6.24 7.49
1982 6.12 7.45
1983 5.91 7.36
1984 5.73 7.27
1985 5.54 7.17
1986 5.3 7.07
1987 5.08 6.97
1988 4.85 6.88
1989 4.7 6.8
1990 4.51 6.74
1991 4.26 6.68
1992 4.03 6.63
1993 3.83 6.57
1994 3.74 6.49
1995 3.59 6.39
1996 3.51 6.29
1997 3.5 6.23
1998 3.43 6.21
1999 3.36 6.12
2000 3.28 6
2001 3.2 5.94
2002 3.13 5.9
2003 3.03 5.88
2004 2.94 5.86
2005 2.85 5.85
2006 2.76 5.8
2007 2.67 5.72
2008 2.58 5.61
2009 2.48 5.45
2010 2.38 5.26
2011 2.31 5.08
2012 2.26 4.9
2013 2.25 4.76
2014 2.23 4.57
2015 2.23 4.38
2016 2.23 4.22
2017 2.21 4.11
2018 2.19 4.02
2019 2.18 3.95
2020 2.17 3.88
2021 2.17 3.79
2022 2.18 3.72
2023 2.16 3.65

Bangladesh and Malawi demographics compared

Median age
Bangladesh

Malawi
Year Median age, years
Bangladesh Malawi
1960 19 18.2
1961 18.9 18.3
1962 18.8 18.3
1963 18.7 18.3
1964 18.6 18.3
1965 18.5 18.4
1966 18.4 18.3
1967 18.3 18.3
1968 18.2 18.3
1969 18 18.2
1970 17.9 18
1971 17.8 17.9
1972 17.7 17.8
1973 17.6 17.7
1974 17.5 17.6
1975 17.5 17.5
1976 17.5 17.5
1977 17.5 17.4
1978 17.6 17.4
1979 17.6 17.4
1980 17.6 17.3
1981 17.6 17.3
1982 17.6 17.3
1983 17.7 17.3
1984 17.7 17.3
1985 17.8 17.3
1986 17.9 17.3
1987 18 17.4
1988 18.2 17.5
1989 18.4 17.4
1990 18.5 17.3
1991 18.7 17.2
1992 18.9 17.1
1993 19.1 17
1994 19.3 16.9
1995 19.5 16.9
1996 19.7 16.8
1997 19.9 16.8
1998 20.2 16.8
1999 20.4 16.7
2000 20.7 16.8
2001 21 16.8
2002 21.2 16.8
2003 21.4 16.8
2004 21.6 16.8
2005 21.8 16.8
2006 22 16.8
2007 22.2 16.8
2008 22.4 16.8
2009 22.7 16.7
2010 22.9 16.7
2011 23.2 16.8
2012 23.5 16.8
2013 23.8 16.9
2014 24.2 17
2015 24.5 17.1
2016 24.8 17.2
2017 25 17.4
2018 25.2 17.6
2019 25.4 17.8
2020 25.6 18
2021 25.8 18.2
2022 26 18.4
2023 26.4 18.7
2024 26.7 18.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Bangladesh Malawi
GNI, Atlas method
$490B
2024
$11.8B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
13%
2025
28%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.03%
2024
2.75%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.02%
2023
1.01%
2023
Armed forces personnel
227,000
2020
15,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-4.12%
2025
-8.94%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.35%
2023
0.91%
2020
Services, % of GDP
51.4%
2024
44.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
34.1%
2024
16%
2024
Economic freedom index
54.7
2025
50.9
2025
Income share by richest 10%
25.5%
2022
31%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
3.7%
2022
2.9%
2019
Number of billionaires
0
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
691
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$87.9B
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$21.4B
2024
$594M
2020
Personal remittances received
$27.2B
2024
$264M
2024
International tourist arrivals
323,000
2019
871,000
2018
International tourism as share of exports
0.57%
2020
2.68%
2020
Banked people share
43.3%
2024
50.4%
2024

Energy

Bangladesh Malawi
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
297.1 kg
2022
n/a
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$28.4
2022
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
124.8 megatons
2023
6.45 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.73 tons
2023
0.31 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
83.1%
2022
n/a
Renewable energy use share
25%
2021
62.9%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.28%
2022
n/a
Net energy imports use share
44.3%
2022
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
603 kWh
2022
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
1.5%
2021
80.1%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0.77%
2022
72.5%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
99.5%
2023
15.6%
2023

Society

Bangladesh Malawi
% of world population
2.13%
2024
0.27%
2024
Annual migration change
-473,362
2024
-1,507
2024
Urban population
41.2%
2024
18.6%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.42 ft
2025
5.44 ft
2025
Average female height
5 ft
2025
5.12 ft
2025
Quality of life index
37.2
2025
27.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
23
2024
34
2024
Higher education index
61
2025
35
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.34
2018
1.79
2012
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
15.3
2019
33.4
2019
Visa free countries
50
2025
80
2025
Adult literacy rate
79%
2022
68.1%
2022
English speaking
12%
2023
3.88%
2023
People using the Internet
44.5%
2023
18%
2023

Health

Bangladesh Malawi
Government health expenditure per capita
$61.1
2022
$39.7
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$44.3
2022
$4.8
2022
Life expectancy
75.2 years
2025
67.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
18.5%
2022
64.7%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.67
2021
0.05
2022
Age at first childbirth
18.6 years
2025
19.1 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
115
2023
225
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
30.6
2023
38.3
2023
Obesity rate
5.41%
2022
7.87%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
13.2%
2024
5.7%
2024
Air quality index
2
2025
34
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
32.9%
2022
9.7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.09 liters
2020
3.61 liters
2020

Territory

Bangladesh Malawi
% of world land
0.09%
2025
0.06%
2025
Land area per capita
289.2 sq mi
2024
1,681 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
36,290 sq mi
2025
23,359 sq mi
2025
Forest area
7,272 sq mi
2025
8,169 sq mi
2025
Roads length
229,351 mi
2018
9,601 mi
2015

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