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Bolivia vs Malawi statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Bolivia has a population of 12.4M (ranked 79/197), compared with 21.7M in Malawi (ranked 62/197). Bolivia's land area is 418,264 sq mi versus 36,402 sq mi for Malawi (ranked 27th vs. 107th).

By GDP, Bolivia ranks 94/197 ($49.7B) and Malawi ranks 151/197 ($11B). By GDP per capita, Bolivia ranks 129/197 ($4,001), while Malawi ranks 195/197 ($508).

Main facts and rankings

Bolivia Malawi
Population
12716350
22673513
Population rank 79/197 61/197
GDP
$49.7B
2024
$11B
2024
GDP rank 94/197 151/197
GDP per capita
$4,001
2024
$508
2024
GDP per capita rank 129/197 195/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$11,190
2024
$1,859
2024
Government debt
$47.2B
2024
$8.19B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
92.4%
2025
73%
2025
Government debt per person
$3,803
2024
$378
2024
Government debt per person rank 92/185 173/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$4,374
2025
$2,610
2025
Land area
418,264 sq mi
2025
36,402 sq mi
2025
Population density
29.7 ppl/mi²
2024
595 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.55
2023
3.65
2023
Median age
26 years
2024
18.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
68.9 years
2025
67.7 years
2025

Bolivia and Malawi: Comparison Charts

Bolivia and Malawi economies compared

GDP
Bolivia

Malawi
Year GDP
Bolivia Malawi
1960 $373,250,000 -
1961 $406,000,000 -
1962 $443,916,667 -
1963 $478,000,000 -
1964 $538,583,333 -
1965 $598,333,333 -
1966 $662,500,000 -
1967 $748,250,000 -
1968 $849,333,333 -
1969 $920,333,333 -
1970 $1,006,833,333 -
1971 $1,084,666,667 -
1972 $1,286,153,846 -
1973 $1,263,600,000 -
1974 $2,101,300,000 -
1975 $2,405,900,000 -
1976 $2,733,350,000 -
1977 $3,229,050,000 -
1978 $3,760,100,000 -
1979 $4,510,500,000 -
1980 $4,450,360,000 $1,801,156,775
1981 $5,778,480,000 $1,801,193,910
1982 $5,600,390,625 $1,717,379,495
1983 $5,414,008,621 $1,780,148,049
1984 $6,169,304,528 $1,758,028,656
1985 $5,377,276,657 $1,646,442,273
1986 $3,959,383,520 $1,722,586,299
1987 $4,347,956,338 $1,721,711,808
1988 $4,597,611,710 $2,008,189,508
1989 $4,715,973,437 $2,314,205,130
1990 $4,867,582,598 $2,737,087,862
1991 $5,343,262,457 $3,206,783,830
1992 $5,643,868,749 $2,618,837,835
1993 $5,734,699,489 $3,013,392,658
1994 $5,981,222,859 $1,719,864,761
1995 $6,715,161,732 $2,033,701,498
1996 $7,396,949,126 $3,319,573,750
1997 $7,925,736,821 $3,875,785,863
1998 $8,497,494,652 $2,547,609,590
1999 $8,285,064,435 $2,584,478,924
2000 $8,397,855,485 $2,537,307,580
2001 $8,141,516,928 $2,498,008,665
2002 $7,905,485,146 $5,087,328,438
2003 $8,082,399,640 $4,669,789,300
2004 $8,773,451,752 $5,058,726,350
2005 $9,549,122,905 $5,320,409,651
2006 $11,451,844,902 $5,818,279,739
2007 $13,120,108,008 $6,451,210,219
2008 $16,674,276,286 $7,743,617,352
2009 $17,339,992,194 $9,009,887,947
2010 $19,649,723,722 $10,128,323,011
2011 $23,963,164,697 $11,648,142,958
2012 $27,084,497,482 $8,773,203,178
2013 $30,659,338,886 $8,031,571,928
2014 $32,996,188,017 $8,801,326,169
2015 $33,000,198,249 $9,219,474,379
2016 $33,941,126,194 $7,909,868,618
2017 $37,508,642,171 $8,943,543,794
2018 $40,287,647,931 $9,879,231,592
2019 $40,895,322,851 $11,051,865,580
2020 $36,629,843,806 $11,769,313,598
2021 $40,406,111,693 $12,378,129,751
2022 $44,008,282,880 $12,429,060,151
2023 $45,135,398,003 $12,712,150,082
2024 $49,668,296,744 $11,008,925,323

Bolivia and Malawi economies compared

GDP per capita
Bolivia

Malawi
Year GDP per capita
Bolivia Malawi
1960 $100.8 -
1961 $107.4 -
1962 $115.1 -
1963 $121.4 -
1964 $133.9 -
1965 $145.6 -
1966 $157.8 -
1967 $174.3 -
1968 $193.5 -
1969 $205.1 -
1970 $219.4 -
1971 $231.1 -
1972 $267.9 -
1973 $257.3 -
1974 $418 -
1975 $468 -
1976 $520 -
1977 $600 -
1978 $683 -
1979 $801 -
1980 $773 $287.5
1981 $981 $276.4
1982 $931 $253.3
1983 $880 $252.4
1984 $982 $239.7
1985 $838 $216.1
1986 $604 $217.9
1987 $650 $207.6
1988 $673 $229.4
1989 $675 $252.2
1990 $683 $286.7
1991 $734 $326
1992 $760 $258.4
1993 $757 $293
1994 $774 $169.2
1995 $853 $200.4
1996 $922 $321
1997 $970 $367
1998 $1,022 $236
1999 $979 $233.9
2000 $976 $224.2
2001 $930 $215.5
2002 $888 $428
2003 $893 $383
2004 $953 $405
2005 $1,020 $414
2006 $1,203 $441
2007 $1,355 $475
2008 $1,693 $554
2009 $1,731 $626
2010 $1,930 $683
2011 $2,316 $763
2012 $2,576 $558
2013 $2,870 $497
2014 $3,041 $530
2015 $2,996 $540
2016 $3,036 $451
2017 $3,306 $496
2018 $3,501 $533
2019 $3,504 $581
2020 $3,100 $603
2021 $3,385 $617
2022 $3,644 $604
2023 $3,686 $602
2024 $4,001 $508

Bolivia vs. Malawi life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Bolivia

Malawi
Year Life expectancy, years
Bolivia Malawi
1950 40.7 32.7
1951 40.9 32.8
1952 41 33
1953 41.4 33.2
1954 41.7 33.3
1955 41.9 33.6
1956 42.2 33.8
1957 42.4 34.1
1958 42.7 34.4
1959 43 34.8
1960 43.3 35
1961 43.6 35.2
1962 44 35.4
1963 44.3 35.6
1964 44.7 35.7
1965 45.1 35.7
1966 45.5 35.8
1967 45.9 35.9
1968 46.3 36.1
1969 46.7 36.3
1970 47.1 36.6
1971 47.5 37.1
1972 47.8 37.6
1973 48.3 38.4
1974 48.8 39.2
1975 49.3 40.1
1976 50 41
1977 50.4 42
1978 50.8 43
1979 51.4 43.7
1980 51.8 44.3
1981 52.3 44.7
1982 52.5 44.8
1983 52.9 45
1984 53.4 44.8
1985 53.8 44.6
1986 54.2 44.3
1987 54.9 43.9
1988 55.5 43.6
1989 56.1 43.5
1990 56.8 43.6
1991 57.4 43.5
1992 57.9 43.6
1993 58.7 43.6
1994 59.3 43.8
1995 59.8 43.8
1996 60.3 44
1997 60.7 44.2
1998 61.2 44.3
1999 61.7 45.1
2000 62.1 46.2
2001 62.5 47.2
2002 63.1 48.2
2003 63.5 49.6
2004 63.8 51.1
2005 64.2 52.5
2006 64.5 53.7
2007 64.9 54.7
2008 65.3 55.7
2009 65.7 56.7
2010 66 57.8
2011 66.3 58.9
2012 66.6 59.9
2013 66.8 60.8
2014 67 61.7
2015 67.2 62.3
2016 67.4 63.2
2017 67.5 63.9
2018 67.7 64.5
2019 67.8 65
2020 62.9 65.2
2021 61.4 64.8
2022 67.4 66
2023 68.6 67.4
2024 68.7 67.6
2025 68.9 67.7

Bolivia and Malawi population clocks and comparison

Population
Bolivia

Malawi
Year Population
Bolivia Malawi
1960 3,702,323 3,628,134
1961 3,778,731 3,715,534
1962 3,857,493 3,806,307
1963 3,938,913 3,900,506
1964 4,022,996 3,997,305
1965 4,109,796 4,096,157
1966 4,199,550 4,197,926
1967 4,292,572 4,303,012
1968 4,388,944 4,411,054
1969 4,488,232 4,521,184
1970 4,590,010 4,633,944
1971 4,694,342 4,751,434
1972 4,800,978 4,874,475
1973 4,910,200 5,003,938
1974 5,022,475 5,141,337
1975 5,137,539 5,287,367
1976 5,256,496 5,443,384
1977 5,379,166 5,614,983
1978 5,504,123 5,810,132
1979 5,630,849 6,028,749
1980 5,758,900 6,265,529
1981 5,888,109 6,516,454
1982 6,018,088 6,778,879
1983 6,149,060 7,051,709
1984 6,281,868 7,332,810
1985 6,416,185 7,620,508
1986 6,552,479 7,906,480
1987 6,692,162 8,293,174
1988 6,835,508 8,753,262
1989 6,981,766 9,176,220
1990 7,130,142 9,545,852
1991 7,280,289 9,844,227
1992 7,430,336 10,135,079
1993 7,579,195 10,284,024
1994 7,727,322 10,164,894
1995 7,874,676 10,150,117
1996 8,021,736 10,352,228
1997 8,167,900 10,562,035
1998 8,313,394 10,792,876
1999 8,459,806 11,047,804
2000 8,606,326 11,315,942
2001 8,752,736 11,593,058
2002 8,900,355 11,880,440
2003 9,050,700 12,181,574
2004 9,204,287 12,500,737
2005 9,360,754 12,840,031
2006 9,521,689 13,198,701
2007 9,685,960 13,576,343
2008 9,850,858 13,976,417
2009 10,016,275 14,395,788
2010 10,182,345 14,826,463
2011 10,348,929 15,265,022
2012 10,515,807 15,709,577
2013 10,682,608 16,161,816
2014 10,848,888 16,621,538
2015 11,014,705 17,085,587
2016 11,180,020 17,557,739
2017 11,344,587 18,039,715
2018 11,508,368 18,528,081
2019 11,671,386 19,025,752
2020 11,816,299 19,533,888
2021 11,937,360 20,047,258
2022 12,077,154 20,568,728
2023 12,244,159 21,104,482
2024 12,413,315 21,655,286

Fertility rates in Bolivia and Malawi

Fertility rate
Bolivia

Malawi
Year Fertility rate
Bolivia Malawi
1960 6.27 7.04
1961 6.26 7.07
1962 6.25 7.1
1963 6.23 7.13
1964 6.21 7.11
1965 6.18 7.13
1966 6.16 7.17
1967 6.13 7.21
1968 6.1 7.26
1969 6.06 7.27
1970 6 7.3
1971 5.95 7.31
1972 5.89 7.33
1973 5.85 7.34
1974 5.8 7.34
1975 5.75 7.36
1976 5.74 7.39
1977 5.67 7.41
1978 5.61 7.43
1979 5.54 7.47
1980 5.47 7.52
1981 5.41 7.49
1982 5.35 7.45
1983 5.29 7.36
1984 5.24 7.27
1985 5.15 7.17
1986 5.12 7.07
1987 5.06 6.97
1988 5.03 6.88
1989 4.97 6.8
1990 4.9 6.74
1991 4.85 6.68
1992 4.71 6.63
1993 4.59 6.57
1994 4.49 6.49
1995 4.41 6.39
1996 4.34 6.29
1997 4.22 6.23
1998 4.15 6.21
1999 4.09 6.12
2000 3.99 6
2001 3.89 5.94
2002 3.8 5.9
2003 3.72 5.88
2004 3.63 5.86
2005 3.56 5.85
2006 3.53 5.8
2007 3.45 5.72
2008 3.36 5.61
2009 3.29 5.45
2010 3.21 5.26
2011 3.14 5.08
2012 3.08 4.9
2013 3.01 4.76
2014 2.95 4.57
2015 2.89 4.38
2016 2.83 4.22
2017 2.78 4.11
2018 2.73 4.02
2019 2.69 3.95
2020 2.65 3.88
2021 2.62 3.79
2022 2.58 3.72
2023 2.55 3.65

Bolivia and Malawi demographics compared

Median age
Bolivia

Malawi
Year Median age, years
Bolivia Malawi
1960 19.6 18.2
1961 19.6 18.3
1962 19.6 18.3
1963 19.5 18.3
1964 19.5 18.3
1965 19.5 18.4
1966 19.5 18.3
1967 19.5 18.3
1968 19.5 18.3
1969 19.5 18.2
1970 19.4 18
1971 19.4 17.9
1972 19.4 17.8
1973 19.3 17.7
1974 19.3 17.6
1975 19.3 17.5
1976 19.3 17.5
1977 19.3 17.4
1978 19.3 17.4
1979 19.3 17.4
1980 19.3 17.3
1981 19.3 17.3
1982 19.4 17.3
1983 19.4 17.3
1984 19.4 17.3
1985 19.4 17.3
1986 19.5 17.3
1987 19.5 17.4
1988 19.6 17.5
1989 19.6 17.4
1990 19.6 17.3
1991 19.7 17.2
1992 19.8 17.1
1993 19.8 17
1994 20 16.9
1995 20.1 16.9
1996 20.3 16.8
1997 20.4 16.8
1998 20.6 16.8
1999 20.8 16.7
2000 20.9 16.8
2001 21.1 16.8
2002 21.3 16.8
2003 21.4 16.8
2004 21.6 16.8
2005 21.7 16.8
2006 21.9 16.8
2007 22.1 16.8
2008 22.2 16.8
2009 22.4 16.7
2010 22.6 16.7
2011 22.9 16.8
2012 23.1 16.8
2013 23.3 16.9
2014 23.5 17
2015 23.8 17.1
2016 24 17.2
2017 24.3 17.4
2018 24.5 17.6
2019 24.8 17.8
2020 25 18
2021 25.2 18.2
2022 25.4 18.4
2023 25.7 18.7
2024 26 18.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Bolivia Malawi
GNI, Atlas method
$45.8B
2024
$11.8B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
35.6%
2025
28%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
8.32%
2023
2.75%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.39%
2023
1.01%
2023
Armed forces personnel
71,000
2020
15,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-10.7%
2025
-8.94%
2025
Unemployment rate
2.73%
2024
0.91%
2020
Services, % of GDP
51.1%
2023
44.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
24.2%
2023
16%
2024
Economic freedom index
44.1
2025
50.9
2025
Income share by richest 10%
31.3%
2023
31%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
1.8%
2023
2.9%
2019
Total reserves including gold
$1.98B
2024
$594M
2020
Personal remittances received
$1.29B
2024
$264M
2024
International tourist arrivals
323,299
2020
871,000
2018
International tourism as share of exports
3.27%
2020
2.68%
2020
Banked people share
56.8%
2024
50.4%
2024

Energy

Bolivia Malawi
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
798 kg
2022
n/a
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$13
2022
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
23.8 megatons
2023
6.45 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.94 tons
2023
0.31 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
84.8%
2022
n/a
Renewable energy use share
12.8%
2021
62.9%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
3.25%
2022
n/a
Net energy imports use share
-67.3%
2022
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
859 kWh
2022
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
38.3%
2021
80.1%
2021
Hydroelectric share
25%
2022
72.5%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
99.8%
2023
15.6%
2023

Society

Bolivia Malawi
% of world population
0.15%
2024
0.27%
2024
Annual migration change
-3,000
2024
-1,507
2024
Urban population
71.5%
2024
18.6%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.52 ft
2025
5.44 ft
2025
Average female height
5.1 ft
2025
5.12 ft
2025
Quality of life index
39.2
2025
27.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
28
2024
34
2024
Higher education index
40
2025
35
2025
Homicides per 100K people
4.37
2023
1.79
2012
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
21.1
2019
33.4
2019
Visa free countries
88
2025
80
2025
Adult literacy rate
95.6%
2023
68.1%
2022
English speaking
4%
2025
3.88%
2023
People using the Internet
70.2%
2023
18%
2023

Health

Bolivia Malawi
Government health expenditure per capita
$307
2022
$39.7
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$67.2
2022
$4.8
2022
Life expectancy
68.9 years
2025
67.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
4.92%
2022
64.7%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.27
2021
0.05
2022
Age at first childbirth
21.1 years
2025
19.1 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
146
2023
225
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
23.1
2023
38.3
2023
Obesity rate
29.5%
2022
7.87%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
3.4%
2024
5.7%
2024
Air quality index
47
2025
34
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
12.4%
2022
9.7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
3.59 liters
2020
3.61 liters
2020

Territory

Bolivia Malawi
% of world land
0.73%
2025
0.06%
2025
Land area per capita
33,695 sq mi
2024
1,681 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
149,867 sq mi
2025
23,359 sq mi
2025
Forest area
193,848 sq mi
2025
8,169 sq mi
2025
Roads length n/a
9,601 mi
2015

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