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Belgium vs Malawi statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Belgium has a population of 11.9M (ranked 82/197), compared with 21.7M in Malawi (ranked 62/197). Belgium's land area is 11,774 sq mi versus 36,402 sq mi for Malawi (ranked 136th vs. 107th).

By GDP, Belgium ranks 23/197 ($665B) and Malawi ranks 151/197 ($11B). By GDP per capita, Belgium ranks 17/197 ($55,955), while Malawi ranks 195/197 ($508).

Main facts and rankings

Belgium Malawi
Population
11909960
22673513
Population rank 83/197 61/197
GDP
$665B
2024
$11B
2024
GDP rank 23/197 151/197
GDP per capita
$55,955
2024
$508
2024
GDP per capita rank 17/197 195/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$72,126
2024
$1,859
2024
Government debt
$694B
2024
$8.19B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
106.4%
2025
73%
2025
Government debt per person
$58,455
2024
$378
2024
Government debt per person rank 5/185 173/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$34,348
2025
$2,610
2025
Land area
11,774 sq mi
2025
36,402 sq mi
2025
Population density
1,009 ppl/mi²
2024
595 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.47
2023
3.65
2023
Median age
42.7 years
2024
18.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
82.4 years
2025
67.7 years
2025

Belgium and Malawi: Comparison Charts

Belgium and Malawi economies compared

GDP
Belgium

Malawi
Year GDP
Belgium Malawi
1960 $11,810,619,368 -
1961 $12,561,701,694 -
1962 $13,436,827,167 -
1963 $14,445,805,381 -
1964 $16,168,044,450 -
1965 $17,597,783,297 -
1966 $18,894,891,312 -
1967 $20,252,508,995 -
1968 $21,654,856,965 -
1969 $24,019,653,475 -
1970 $26,706,196,047 -
1971 $29,821,661,870 -
1972 $37,209,418,019 -
1973 $47,743,801,490 -
1974 $56,033,077,879 -
1975 $65,678,189,097 -
1976 $71,113,882,968 -
1977 $82,839,905,459 -
1978 $101,246,526,194 -
1979 $116,315,456,797 -
1980 $126,829,314,388 $1,801,156,775
1981 $104,730,018,470 $1,801,193,910
1982 $92,095,926,188 $1,717,379,495
1983 $87,184,239,053 $1,780,148,049
1984 $83,349,530,159 $1,758,028,656
1985 $86,268,264,148 $1,646,442,273
1986 $120,018,787,249 $1,722,586,299
1987 $149,394,404,106 $1,721,711,808
1988 $162,299,103,675 $2,008,189,508
1989 $164,221,056,511 $2,314,205,130
1990 $205,331,747,948 $2,737,087,862
1991 $210,510,999,409 $3,206,783,830
1992 $234,781,652,447 $2,618,837,835
1993 $224,721,795,709 $3,013,392,658
1994 $244,884,129,491 $1,719,864,761
1995 $288,025,588,396 $2,033,701,498
1996 $279,201,433,225 $3,319,573,750
1997 $252,708,051,421 $3,875,785,863
1998 $258,528,339,631 $2,547,609,590
1999 $258,245,733,221 $2,584,478,924
2000 $236,792,460,312 $2,537,307,580
2001 $236,746,141,604 $2,498,008,665
2002 $258,383,599,375 $5,087,328,438
2003 $318,082,528,507 $4,669,789,300
2004 $369,214,712,443 $5,058,726,350
2005 $385,714,762,230 $5,320,409,651
2006 $408,259,840,869 $5,818,279,739
2007 $470,922,156,309 $6,451,210,219
2008 $517,328,087,920 $7,743,617,352
2009 $485,014,525,992 $9,009,887,947
2010 $481,556,503,720 $10,128,323,011
2011 $527,196,649,049 $11,648,142,958
2012 $498,414,364,945 $8,773,203,178
2013 $524,097,026,599 $8,031,571,928
2014 $537,987,419,164 $8,801,326,169
2015 $461,044,767,545 $9,219,474,379
2016 $474,271,566,740 $7,909,868,618
2017 $500,908,767,352 $8,943,543,794
2018 $542,638,913,428 $9,879,231,592
2019 $536,726,344,405 $11,051,865,580
2020 $529,694,473,502 $11,769,313,598
2021 $598,522,422,242 $12,378,129,751
2022 $593,614,574,326 $12,429,060,151
2023 $644,655,275,112 $12,712,150,082
2024 $664,564,181,487 $11,008,925,323

Belgium and Malawi economies compared

GDP per capita
Belgium

Malawi
Year GDP per capita
Belgium Malawi
1960 $1,290 -
1961 $1,368 -
1962 $1,457 -
1963 $1,555 -
1964 $1,724 -
1965 $1,860 -
1966 $1,983 -
1967 $2,114 -
1968 $2,251 -
1969 $2,490 -
1970 $2,766 -
1971 $3,083 -
1972 $3,832 -
1973 $4,901 -
1974 $5,734 -
1975 $6,701 -
1976 $7,243 -
1977 $8,427 -
1978 $10,290 -
1979 $11,811 -
1980 $12,864 $287.5
1981 $10,623 $276.4
1982 $9,344 $253.3
1983 $8,846 $252.4
1984 $8,457 $239.7
1985 $8,751 $216.1
1986 $12,170 $217.9
1987 $15,136 $207.6
1988 $16,391 $229.4
1989 $16,525 $252.2
1990 $20,600 $286.7
1991 $21,042 $326
1992 $23,373 $258.4
1993 $22,284 $293
1994 $24,209 $169.2
1995 $28,414 $200.4
1996 $27,490 $321
1997 $24,821 $367
1998 $25,338 $236
1999 $25,253 $233.9
2000 $23,099 $224.2
2001 $23,015 $215.5
2002 $25,006 $428
2003 $30,655 $383
2004 $35,429 $405
2005 $36,810 $414
2006 $38,705 $441
2007 $44,319 $475
2008 $48,303 $554
2009 $44,923 $626
2010 $44,197 $683
2011 $47,761 $763
2012 $44,874 $558
2013 $46,965 $497
2014 $47,996 $530
2015 $40,894 $540
2016 $41,855 $451
2017 $44,035 $496
2018 $47,487 $533
2019 $46,717 $581
2020 $45,906 $603
2021 $51,658 $617
2022 $50,822 $604
2023 $54,690 $602
2024 $55,955 $508

Belgium vs. Malawi life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Belgium

Malawi
Year Life expectancy, years
Belgium Malawi
1950 66.3 32.7
1951 66.7 32.8
1952 68 33
1953 68.4 33.2
1954 68.6 33.3
1955 68.5 33.6
1956 68.8 33.8
1957 69.2 34.1
1958 69.9 34.4
1959 70.3 34.8
1960 69.6 35
1961 70.5 35.2
1962 70.2 35.4
1963 70 35.6
1964 70.7 35.7
1965 70.6 35.7
1966 70.6 35.8
1967 70.9 35.9
1968 70.6 36.1
1969 70.7 36.3
1970 70.9 36.6
1971 71.1 37.1
1972 71.4 37.6
1973 71.6 38.4
1974 72 39.2
1975 72 40.1
1976 72.1 41
1977 72.8 42
1978 72.7 43
1979 73.2 43.7
1980 73.2 44.3
1981 73.7 44.7
1982 73.9 44.8
1983 73.9 45
1984 74.4 44.8
1985 74.5 44.6
1986 74.7 44.3
1987 75.3 43.9
1988 75.6 43.6
1989 75.6 43.5
1990 76.1 43.6
1991 76.2 43.5
1992 76.4 43.6
1993 76.4 43.6
1994 76.7 43.8
1995 76.8 43.8
1996 77.2 44
1997 77.4 44.2
1998 77.5 44.3
1999 77.6 45.1
2000 77.8 46.2
2001 78.1 47.2
2002 78.2 48.2
2003 78.3 49.6
2004 79 51.1
2005 79.1 52.5
2006 79.4 53.7
2007 79.5 54.7
2008 79.6 55.7
2009 79.8 56.7
2010 80 57.8
2011 80.4 58.9
2012 80.3 59.9
2013 80.5 60.8
2014 81.1 61.7
2015 80.9 62.3
2016 81.3 63.2
2017 81.4 63.9
2018 81.5 64.5
2019 81.8 65
2020 80.8 65.2
2021 81.7 64.8
2022 81.2 66
2023 82.1 67.4
2024 82.3 67.6
2025 82.4 67.7

Belgium and Malawi population clocks and comparison

Population
Belgium

Malawi
Year Population
Belgium Malawi
1960 9,153,489 3,628,134
1961 9,183,948 3,715,534
1962 9,220,578 3,806,307
1963 9,289,770 3,900,506
1964 9,378,113 3,997,305
1965 9,463,667 4,096,157
1966 9,527,807 4,197,926
1967 9,580,991 4,303,012
1968 9,618,756 4,411,054
1969 9,646,032 4,521,184
1970 9,655,549 4,633,944
1971 9,673,162 4,751,434
1972 9,711,115 4,874,475
1973 9,741,720 5,003,938
1974 9,772,419 5,141,337
1975 9,800,700 5,287,367
1976 9,818,227 5,443,384
1977 9,830,358 5,614,983
1978 9,839,534 5,810,132
1979 9,848,382 6,028,749
1980 9,859,242 6,265,529
1981 9,858,982 6,516,454
1982 9,856,303 6,778,879
1983 9,855,520 7,051,709
1984 9,855,372 7,332,810
1985 9,858,308 7,620,508
1986 9,861,823 7,906,480
1987 9,870,234 8,293,174
1988 9,901,664 8,753,262
1989 9,937,697 9,176,220
1990 9,967,379 9,545,852
1991 10,004,486 9,844,227
1992 10,045,158 10,135,079
1993 10,084,475 10,284,024
1994 10,115,603 10,164,894
1995 10,136,811 10,150,117
1996 10,156,637 10,352,228
1997 10,181,245 10,562,035
1998 10,203,008 10,792,876
1999 10,226,419 11,047,804
2000 10,251,250 11,315,942
2001 10,286,570 11,593,058
2002 10,332,785 11,880,440
2003 10,376,133 12,181,574
2004 10,421,137 12,500,737
2005 10,478,617 12,840,031
2006 10,547,958 13,198,701
2007 10,625,700 13,576,343
2008 10,709,973 13,976,417
2009 10,796,493 14,395,788
2010 10,895,586 14,826,463
2011 11,038,264 15,265,022
2012 11,106,932 15,709,577
2013 11,159,407 16,161,816
2014 11,209,057 16,621,538
2015 11,274,196 17,085,587
2016 11,331,422 17,557,739
2017 11,375,158 18,039,715
2018 11,427,054 18,528,081
2019 11,488,980 19,025,752
2020 11,538,604 19,533,888
2021 11,586,195 20,047,258
2022 11,680,210 20,568,728
2023 11,787,423 21,104,482
2024 11,876,844 21,655,286

Fertility rates in Belgium and Malawi

Fertility rate
Belgium

Malawi
Year Fertility rate
Belgium Malawi
1960 2.54 7.04
1961 2.63 7.07
1962 2.59 7.1
1963 2.68 7.13
1964 2.71 7.11
1965 2.61 7.13
1966 2.52 7.17
1967 2.41 7.21
1968 2.31 7.26
1969 2.27 7.27
1970 2.25 7.3
1971 2.21 7.31
1972 2.09 7.33
1973 1.95 7.34
1974 1.83 7.34
1975 1.74 7.36
1976 1.73 7.39
1977 1.71 7.41
1978 1.69 7.43
1979 1.69 7.47
1980 1.68 7.52
1981 1.66 7.49
1982 1.61 7.45
1983 1.57 7.36
1984 1.54 7.27
1985 1.51 7.17
1986 1.54 7.07
1987 1.54 6.97
1988 1.57 6.88
1989 1.58 6.8
1990 1.62 6.74
1991 1.66 6.68
1992 1.65 6.63
1993 1.61 6.57
1994 1.56 6.49
1995 1.56 6.39
1996 1.59 6.29
1997 1.6 6.23
1998 1.6 6.21
1999 1.62 6.12
2000 1.67 6
2001 1.67 5.94
2002 1.65 5.9
2003 1.67 5.88
2004 1.72 5.86
2005 1.76 5.85
2006 1.8 5.8
2007 1.82 5.72
2008 1.85 5.61
2009 1.84 5.45
2010 1.86 5.26
2011 1.81 5.08
2012 1.8 4.9
2013 1.76 4.76
2014 1.74 4.57
2015 1.7 4.38
2016 1.68 4.22
2017 1.65 4.11
2018 1.62 4.02
2019 1.6 3.95
2020 1.55 3.88
2021 1.6 3.79
2022 1.53 3.72
2023 1.47 3.65

Belgium and Malawi demographics compared

Median age
Belgium

Malawi
Year Median age, years
Belgium Malawi
1960 34.9 18.2
1961 34.9 18.3
1962 34.9 18.3
1963 34.9 18.3
1964 34.8 18.3
1965 34.8 18.4
1966 34.7 18.3
1967 34.7 18.3
1968 34.7 18.3
1969 34.6 18.2
1970 34.5 18
1971 34.4 17.9
1972 34.3 17.8
1973 34.3 17.7
1974 34.3 17.6
1975 34.2 17.5
1976 34.1 17.5
1977 34.1 17.4
1978 34.1 17.4
1979 34.1 17.4
1980 34.2 17.3
1981 34.3 17.3
1982 34.5 17.3
1983 34.8 17.3
1984 35 17.3
1985 35.2 17.3
1986 35.4 17.3
1987 35.6 17.4
1988 35.9 17.5
1989 36.1 17.4
1990 36.3 17.3
1991 36.5 17.2
1992 36.7 17.1
1993 37 17
1994 37.2 16.9
1995 37.5 16.9
1996 37.8 16.8
1997 38.1 16.8
1998 38.3 16.8
1999 38.6 16.7
2000 38.9 16.8
2001 39.2 16.8
2002 39.4 16.8
2003 39.7 16.8
2004 40 16.8
2005 40.2 16.8
2006 40.4 16.8
2007 40.6 16.8
2008 40.7 16.8
2009 40.8 16.7
2010 40.8 16.7
2011 40.9 16.8
2012 41.1 16.8
2013 41.2 16.9
2014 41.3 17
2015 41.4 17.1
2016 41.4 17.2
2017 41.6 17.4
2018 41.7 17.6
2019 41.8 17.8
2020 41.9 18
2021 42 18.2
2022 42.2 18.4
2023 42.4 18.7
2024 42.7 18.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Belgium Malawi
GNI, Atlas method
$651B
2024
$11.8B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
54.6%
2025
28%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
6.28%
2022
2.75%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.21%
2023
1.01%
2023
Armed forces personnel
24,000
2020
15,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-5.03%
2025
-8.94%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.7%
2024
0.91%
2020
Services, % of GDP
72.1%
2024
44.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
17.6%
2024
16%
2024
Economic freedom index
69
2025
50.9
2025
Income share by richest 10%
22.2%
2023
31%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
3.7%
2023
2.9%
2019
Number of millionaires
564,666
2024
n/a
Percentage of millionaires
6.08%
2024
n/a
Number of billionaires
11
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.0001%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
117
2015
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$321B
2018
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$41.4B
2024
$594M
2020
Personal remittances received
$15.2B
2024
$264M
2024
International tourist arrivals
2,584,000
2020
871,000
2018
International tourism as share of exports
1.77%
2020
2.68%
2020
Banked people share
98.2%
2024
50.4%
2024

Energy

Belgium Malawi
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
4,049 kg
2023
n/a
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$17.1
2023
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
84.3 megatons
2023
6.45 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
7.15 tons
2023
0.31 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
69.3%
2023
n/a
Renewable energy use share
11.7%
2021
62.9%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
22.3%
2023
n/a
Net energy imports use share
89.2%
2023
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
6,927 kWh
2023
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
23.5%
2021
80.1%
2021
Hydroelectric share
1.98%
2023
72.5%
2021
Nuclear share
39.4%
2023
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
15.6%
2023

Society

Belgium Malawi
% of world population
0.15%
2024
0.27%
2024
Annual migration change
+36,243
2024
-1,507
2024
Urban population
98.2%
2024
18.6%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.88 ft
2025
5.44 ft
2025
Average female height
5.36 ft
2025
5.12 ft
2025
Quality of life index
87.9
2025
27.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
69
2024
34
2024
Higher education index
96
2025
35
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.08
2021
1.79
2012
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
5.8
2019
33.4
2019
Visa free countries
175
2025
80
2025
Adult literacy rate
99%
2003
68.1%
2022
English speaking
59%
2023
3.88%
2023
People using the Internet
95.8%
2024
18%
2023

Health

Belgium Malawi
Government health expenditure per capita
$5,405
2022
$39.7
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$1,083
2022
$4.8
2022
Life expectancy
82.4 years
2025
67.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.01%
2022
64.7%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.24
2021
0.05
2022
Age at first childbirth
29.5 years
2023
19.1 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
4
2023
225
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
3.6
2023
38.3
2023
Obesity rate
20.5%
2022
7.87%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
5.9%
2024
5.7%
2024
Air quality index
74
2025
34
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
26.7%
2022
9.7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
9.43 liters
2020
3.61 liters
2020

Territory

Belgium Malawi
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.06%
2025
Land area per capita
991 sq mi
2024
1,681 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
5,225 sq mi
2025
23,359 sq mi
2025
Forest area
2,661 sq mi
2025
8,169 sq mi
2025
Roads length
73,579 mi
2015
9,601 mi
2015

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