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Belarus vs Malawi statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Belarus has a population of 9.13M (ranked 100/197), compared with 21.7M in Malawi (ranked 62/197). Belarus' land area is 78,372 sq mi versus 36,402 sq mi for Malawi (ranked 83rd vs. 107th).

By GDP, Belarus ranks 83/197 ($76B) and Malawi ranks 151/197 ($11B). By GDP per capita, Belarus ranks 95/197 ($8,317), while Malawi ranks 195/197 ($508).

Main facts and rankings

Belarus Malawi
Population
9074112
22673513
Population rank 101/197 61/197
GDP
$76B
2024
$11B
2024
GDP rank 83/197 151/197
GDP per capita
$8,317
2024
$508
2024
GDP per capita rank 95/197 195/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$33,006
2024
$1,859
2024
Government debt
$33.7B
2024
$8.19B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
42.9%
2025
73%
2025
Government debt per person
$3,691
2024
$378
2024
Government debt per person rank 94/185 173/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$6,343
2025
$2,610
2025
Land area
78,372 sq mi
2025
36,402 sq mi
2025
Population density
116.5 ppl/mi²
2024
595 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.21
2023
3.65
2023
Median age
42 years
2024
18.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
74.8 years
2025
67.7 years
2025

Belarus and Malawi: Comparison Charts

Belarus and Malawi economies compared

GDP
Belarus

Malawi
Year GDP
Belarus Malawi
1980 - $1,801,156,775
1981 - $1,801,193,910
1982 - $1,717,379,495
1983 - $1,780,148,049
1984 - $1,758,028,656
1985 - $1,646,442,273
1986 - $1,722,586,299
1987 - $1,721,711,808
1988 - $2,008,189,508
1989 - $2,314,205,130
1990 $17,389,558,233 $2,737,087,862
1991 $18,404,907,975 $3,206,783,830
1992 $16,939,790,094 $2,618,837,835
1993 $16,275,073,527 $3,013,392,658
1994 $14,931,435,232 $1,719,864,761
1995 $13,972,683,274 $2,033,701,498
1996 $14,756,846,154 $3,319,573,750
1997 $14,130,585,516 $3,875,785,863
1998 $15,221,352,699 $2,547,609,590
1999 $12,138,243,081 $2,584,478,924
2000 $12,736,780,455 $2,537,307,580
2001 $12,354,820,144 $2,498,008,665
2002 $14,594,900,945 $5,087,328,438
2003 $17,825,444,724 $4,669,789,300
2004 $23,141,566,293 $5,058,726,350
2005 $30,210,091,837 $5,320,409,651
2006 $36,961,894,281 $5,818,279,739
2007 $45,275,711,996 $6,451,210,219
2008 $60,752,106,347 $7,743,617,352
2009 $50,873,167,326 $9,009,887,947
2010 $57,231,904,543 $10,128,323,011
2011 $61,762,382,328 $11,648,142,958
2012 $65,685,890,439 $8,773,203,178
2013 $75,527,558,966 $8,031,571,928
2014 $78,813,069,121 $8,801,326,169
2015 $56,454,769,845 $9,219,474,379
2016 $47,723,545,321 $7,909,868,618
2017 $54,725,405,751 $8,943,543,794
2018 $60,031,026,576 $9,879,231,592
2019 $64,410,170,653 $11,051,865,580
2020 $61,371,673,345 $11,769,313,598
2021 $69,673,747,132 $12,378,129,751
2022 $73,775,179,925 $12,429,060,151
2023 $72,478,760,370 $12,712,150,082
2024 $75,961,865,472 $11,008,925,323

Belarus and Malawi economies compared

GDP per capita
Belarus

Malawi
Year GDP per capita
Belarus Malawi
1980 - $287.5
1981 - $276.4
1982 - $253.3
1983 - $252.4
1984 - $239.7
1985 - $216.1
1986 - $217.9
1987 - $207.6
1988 - $229.4
1989 - $252.2
1990 $1,707 $286.7
1991 $1,805 $326
1992 $1,658 $258.4
1993 $1,590 $293
1994 $1,460 $169.2
1995 $1,371 $200.4
1996 $1,453 $321
1997 $1,397 $367
1998 $1,511 $236
1999 $1,211 $233.9
2000 $1,276 $224.2
2001 $1,244 $215.5
2002 $1,479 $428
2003 $1,820 $383
2004 $2,378 $405
2005 $3,126 $414
2006 $3,848 $441
2007 $4,735 $475
2008 $6,376 $554
2009 $5,352 $626
2010 $6,035 $683
2011 $6,528 $763
2012 $6,953 $558
2013 $7,998 $497
2014 $8,341 $530
2015 $5,967 $540
2016 $5,040 $451
2017 $5,786 $496
2018 $6,360 $533
2019 $6,838 $581
2020 $6,543 $603
2021 $7,490 $617
2022 $7,995 $604
2023 $7,897 $602
2024 $8,317 $508

Belarus vs. Malawi life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Belarus

Malawi
Year Life expectancy, years
Belarus Malawi
1950 58.6 32.7
1951 59.4 32.8
1952 60.5 33
1953 61.5 33.2
1954 62.5 33.3
1955 63.5 33.6
1956 64.5 33.8
1957 65.4 34.1
1958 66.6 34.4
1959 68 34.8
1960 69.3 35
1961 70 35.2
1962 70.5 35.4
1963 70.8 35.6
1964 71.3 35.7
1965 71.6 35.7
1966 71.8 35.8
1967 71.9 35.9
1968 71.9 36.1
1969 71.7 36.3
1970 71.7 36.6
1971 71.6 37.1
1972 71.8 37.6
1973 71.7 38.4
1974 71.7 39.2
1975 71.4 40.1
1976 71.2 41
1977 71.1 42
1978 70.9 43
1979 70.8 43.7
1980 70.7 44.3
1981 70.8 44.7
1982 70.8 44.8
1983 70.7 45
1984 70.8 44.8
1985 71.2 44.6
1986 71.7 44.3
1987 71.9 43.9
1988 71.7 43.6
1989 71.5 43.5
1990 71.1 43.6
1991 70.7 43.5
1992 70.1 43.6
1993 69.5 43.6
1994 69 43.8
1995 68.8 43.8
1996 68.6 44
1997 68.5 44.2
1998 68.3 44.3
1999 68.4 45.1
2000 68.5 46.2
2001 68.4 47.2
2002 68.3 48.2
2003 68.4 49.6
2004 68.7 51.1
2005 69 52.5
2006 69.4 53.7
2007 70 54.7
2008 70.3 55.7
2009 70.4 56.7
2010 70.5 57.8
2011 71.1 58.9
2012 71.8 59.9
2013 72.7 60.8
2014 73.2 61.7
2015 73.8 62.3
2016 74.2 63.2
2017 74.4 63.9
2018 74.3 64.5
2019 74.3 65
2020 72.3 65.2
2021 72.2 64.8
2022 74.4 66
2023 74.4 67.4
2024 74.6 67.6
2025 74.8 67.7

Belarus and Malawi population clocks and comparison

Population
Belarus

Malawi
Year Population
Belarus Malawi
1960 8,198,000 3,628,134
1961 8,271,216 3,715,534
1962 8,351,928 3,806,307
1963 8,437,232 3,900,506
1964 8,524,224 3,997,305
1965 8,610,000 4,096,157
1966 8,696,496 4,197,926
1967 8,785,648 4,303,012
1968 8,874,552 4,411,054
1969 8,960,304 4,521,184
1970 9,040,000 4,633,944
1971 9,115,576 4,751,434
1972 9,188,968 4,874,475
1973 9,257,272 5,003,938
1974 9,317,584 5,141,337
1975 9,367,000 5,287,367
1976 9,411,000 5,443,384
1977 9,463,000 5,614,983
1978 9,525,000 5,810,132
1979 9,584,000 6,028,749
1980 9,643,000 6,265,529
1981 9,710,000 6,516,454
1982 9,776,000 6,778,879
1983 9,843,000 7,051,709
1984 9,910,000 7,332,810
1985 9,975,000 7,620,508
1986 10,043,000 7,906,480
1987 10,111,000 8,293,174
1988 10,140,000 8,753,262
1989 10,170,000 9,176,220
1990 10,189,348 9,545,852
1991 10,194,050 9,844,227
1992 10,216,470 10,135,079
1993 10,239,050 10,284,024
1994 10,226,955 10,164,894
1995 10,193,831 10,150,117
1996 10,159,569 10,352,228
1997 10,117,433 10,562,035
1998 10,071,963 10,792,876
1999 10,026,738 11,047,804
2000 9,979,610 11,315,942
2001 9,928,549 11,593,058
2002 9,865,548 11,880,440
2003 9,796,749 12,181,574
2004 9,730,146 12,500,737
2005 9,663,915 12,840,031
2006 9,604,924 13,198,701
2007 9,560,953 13,576,343
2008 9,527,985 13,976,417
2009 9,504,583 14,395,788
2010 9,483,836 14,826,463
2011 9,461,643 15,265,022
2012 9,446,836 15,709,577
2013 9,443,211 16,161,816
2014 9,448,515 16,621,538
2015 9,461,076 17,085,587
2016 9,469,379 17,557,739
2017 9,458,989 18,039,715
2018 9,438,785 18,528,081
2019 9,419,758 19,025,752
2020 9,379,952 19,533,888
2021 9,302,585 20,047,258
2022 9,228,071 20,568,728
2023 9,178,298 21,104,482
2024 9,133,712 21,655,286

Fertility rates in Belarus and Malawi

Fertility rate
Belarus

Malawi
Year Fertility rate
Belarus Malawi
1960 2.67 7.04
1961 2.59 7.07
1962 2.5 7.1
1963 2.4 7.13
1964 2.31 7.11
1965 2.27 7.13
1966 2.29 7.17
1967 2.26 7.21
1968 2.22 7.26
1969 2.26 7.27
1970 2.31 7.3
1971 2.31 7.31
1972 2.28 7.33
1973 2.25 7.34
1974 2.21 7.34
1975 2.17 7.36
1976 2.12 7.39
1977 2.08 7.41
1978 2.06 7.43
1979 2.05 7.47
1980 2.03 7.52
1981 2.02 7.49
1982 2.05 7.45
1983 2.11 7.36
1984 2.11 7.27
1985 2.09 7.17
1986 2.09 7.07
1987 2.03 6.97
1988 2.03 6.88
1989 2.03 6.8
1990 1.91 6.74
1991 1.81 6.68
1992 1.76 6.63
1993 1.62 6.57
1994 1.53 6.49
1995 1.41 6.39
1996 1.34 6.29
1997 1.25 6.23
1998 1.3 6.21
1999 1.31 6.12
2000 1.32 6
2001 1.29 5.94
2002 1.24 5.9
2003 1.23 5.88
2004 1.23 5.86
2005 1.25 5.85
2006 1.34 5.8
2007 1.43 5.72
2008 1.49 5.61
2009 1.51 5.45
2010 1.49 5.26
2011 1.52 5.08
2012 1.62 4.9
2013 1.67 4.76
2014 1.7 4.57
2015 1.72 4.38
2016 1.73 4.22
2017 1.54 4.11
2018 1.45 4.02
2019 1.38 3.95
2020 1.37 3.88
2021 1.37 3.79
2022 1.33 3.72
2023 1.21 3.65

Belarus and Malawi demographics compared

Median age
Belarus

Malawi
Year Median age, years
Belarus Malawi
1960 26.6 18.2
1961 26.9 18.3
1962 27.3 18.3
1963 27.6 18.3
1964 27.9 18.3
1965 28.2 18.4
1966 28.6 18.3
1967 28.9 18.3
1968 29.3 18.3
1969 29.7 18.2
1970 30.1 18
1971 30.4 17.9
1972 30.5 17.8
1973 30.5 17.7
1974 30.5 17.6
1975 30.4 17.5
1976 30.4 17.5
1977 30.6 17.4
1978 30.9 17.4
1979 31.1 17.4
1980 31.2 17.3
1981 31.2 17.3
1982 31.4 17.3
1983 31.5 17.3
1984 31.7 17.3
1985 31.9 17.3
1986 32.1 17.3
1987 32.4 17.4
1988 32.6 17.5
1989 32.8 17.4
1990 33 17.3
1991 33.3 17.2
1992 33.6 17.1
1993 33.9 17
1994 34.2 16.9
1995 34.6 16.9
1996 35 16.8
1997 35.4 16.8
1998 35.8 16.8
1999 36.1 16.7
2000 36.5 16.8
2001 36.8 16.8
2002 37.1 16.8
2003 37.4 16.8
2004 37.7 16.8
2005 38 16.8
2006 38.3 16.8
2007 38.5 16.8
2008 38.7 16.8
2009 38.8 16.7
2010 38.9 16.7
2011 39.1 16.8
2012 39.2 16.8
2013 39.3 16.9
2014 39.4 17
2015 39.5 17.1
2016 39.7 17.2
2017 39.8 17.4
2018 40 17.6
2019 40.3 17.8
2020 40.6 18
2021 40.9 18.2
2022 41.2 18.4
2023 41.6 18.7
2024 42 18.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Belarus Malawi
GNI, Atlas method
$75.2B
2024
$11.8B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
41.3%
2025
28%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.95%
2023
2.75%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.8%
2023
1.01%
2023
Armed forces personnel
158,000
2020
15,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+0.24%
2025
-8.94%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.46%
2023
0.91%
2020
Services, % of GDP
49.7%
2024
44.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
30.7%
2024
16%
2024
Economic freedom index
48.9
2025
50.9
2025
Income share by richest 10%
20.7%
2020
31%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
4.5%
2020
2.9%
2019
Listed domestic companies
12
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$6.01B
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$8.91B
2024
$594M
2020
Personal remittances received
$1.38B
2024
$264M
2024
International tourist arrivals
3,598,000
2020
871,000
2018
International tourism as share of exports
1.46%
2020
2.68%
2020
Banked people share
81.2%
2017
50.4%
2024

Energy

Belarus Malawi
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,862 kg
2022
n/a
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$9.93
2022
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
54.2 megatons
2023
6.45 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
5.9 tons
2023
0.31 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
86.6%
2022
n/a
Renewable energy use share
8.2%
2021
62.9%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
7.01%
2022
n/a
Net energy imports use share
77.1%
2022
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
3,903 kWh
2022
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
3.15%
2021
80.1%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0.94%
2022
72.5%
2021
Nuclear share
17.3%
2022
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
15.6%
2023

Society

Belarus Malawi
% of world population
0.11%
2024
0.27%
2024
Annual migration change
-3,119
2024
-1,507
2024
Urban population
81.1%
2024
18.6%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.86 ft
2025
5.44 ft
2025
Average female height
5.48 ft
2025
5.12 ft
2025
Quality of life index
53.5
2025
27.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
33
2024
34
2024
Higher education index
63
2025
35
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.33
2019
1.79
2012
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
7.6
2019
33.4
2019
Visa free countries
94
2025
80
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.9%
2019
68.1%
2022
English speaking
12%
2025
3.88%
2023
People using the Internet
94.3%
2024
18%
2023

Health

Belarus Malawi
Government health expenditure per capita
$529
2022
$39.7
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$146.1
2022
$4.8
2022
Life expectancy
74.8 years
2025
67.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.16%
2022
64.7%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
4.47
2020
0.05
2022
Age at first childbirth
26.9 years
2021
19.1 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
1
2023
225
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
2.4
2023
38.3
2023
Obesity rate
22.1%
2022
7.87%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
5.1%
2024
5.7%
2024
Air quality index
70
2025
34
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
30.1%
2022
9.7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
11.6 liters
2020
3.61 liters
2020

Territory

Belarus Malawi
% of world land
0.14%
2025
0.06%
2025
Land area per capita
8,581 sq mi
2024
1,681 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
31,019 sq mi
2025
23,359 sq mi
2025
Forest area
34,020 sq mi
2025
8,169 sq mi
2025
Roads length n/a
9,601 mi
2015

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