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Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Malawi statistics compared

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Bosnia and Herzegovina has a population of 3.16M (ranked 134/197), compared with 21.7M in Malawi (ranked 62/197). Bosnia and Herzegovina's land area is 19,768 sq mi versus 36,402 sq mi for Malawi (ranked 125th vs. 107th).

By GDP, Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 111/197 ($28.3B) and Malawi ranks 151/197 ($11B). By GDP per capita, Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 90/197 ($8,957), while Malawi ranks 195/197 ($508).

Main facts and rankings

Bosnia Malawi
Population
3140094
22673513
Population rank 135/197 61/197
GDP
$28.3B
2024
$11B
2024
GDP rank 111/197 151/197
GDP per capita
$8,957
2024
$508
2024
GDP per capita rank 90/197 195/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$21,971
2024
$1,859
2024
Government debt
$9.28B
2024
$8.19B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
33.8%
2025
73%
2025
Government debt per person
$2,934
2024
$378
2024
Government debt per person rank 102/185 173/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$8,350
2025
$2,610
2025
Land area
19,768 sq mi
2025
36,402 sq mi
2025
Population density
160.1 ppl/mi²
2024
595 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.49
2023
3.65
2023
Median age
46.3 years
2024
18.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
78.2 years
2025
67.7 years
2025

Bosnia and Herzegovina and Malawi: Comparison Charts

Bosnia and Herzegovina and Malawi economies compared

GDP
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Malawi
Year GDP
Bosnia 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 $7,753,478,261 $2,737,087,862
1991 $6,122,959,184 $3,206,783,830
1992 $4,735,044,707 $2,618,837,835
1993 $3,630,668,950 $3,013,392,658
1994 $1,255,802,469 $1,719,864,761
1995 $1,866,572,954 $2,033,701,498
1996 $2,786,045,322 $3,319,573,750
1997 $3,671,909,673 $3,875,785,863
1998 $4,116,774,301 $2,547,609,590
1999 $4,686,256,363 $2,584,478,924
2000 $5,567,772,769 $2,537,307,580
2001 $5,800,615,466 $2,498,008,665
2002 $6,728,220,887 $5,087,328,438
2003 $8,498,894,359 $4,669,789,300
2004 $10,156,541,538 $5,058,726,350
2005 $11,222,796,337 $5,320,409,651
2006 $12,864,841,906 $5,818,279,739
2007 $15,778,734,264 $6,451,210,219
2008 $19,112,796,623 $7,743,617,352
2009 $17,613,949,091 $9,009,887,947
2010 $17,176,315,804 $10,128,323,011
2011 $18,644,233,537 $11,648,142,958
2012 $17,226,735,996 $8,773,203,178
2013 $18,179,108,531 $8,031,571,928
2014 $18,558,733,564 $8,801,326,169
2015 $16,404,348,871 $9,219,474,379
2016 $17,116,926,328 $7,909,868,618
2017 $18,326,373,366 $8,943,543,794
2018 $20,484,053,869 $9,879,231,592
2019 $20,482,608,755 $11,051,865,580
2020 $20,226,036,564 $11,769,313,598
2021 $23,672,712,242 $12,378,129,751
2022 $24,534,663,636 $12,429,060,151
2023 $27,592,361,388 $12,712,150,082
2024 $28,343,394,203 $11,008,925,323

Bosnia and Herzegovina and Malawi economies compared

GDP per capita
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Malawi
Year GDP per capita
Bosnia 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 $1,743 $286.7
1991 $1,373 $326
1992 $1,118 $258.4
1993 $930 $293
1994 $337 $169.2
1995 $502 $200.4
1996 $719 $321
1997 $914 $367
1998 $1,007 $236
1999 $1,135 $233.9
2000 $1,338 $224.2
2001 $1,388 $215.5
2002 $1,607 $428
2003 $2,034 $383
2004 $2,453 $405
2005 $2,740 $414
2006 $3,166 $441
2007 $3,931 $475
2008 $4,842 $554
2009 $4,540 $626
2010 $4,506 $683
2011 $4,983 $763
2012 $4,694 $558
2013 $5,035 $497
2014 $5,206 $530
2015 $4,662 $540
2016 $4,929 $451
2017 $5,345 $496
2018 $6,048 $533
2019 $6,122 $581
2020 $6,130 $603
2021 $7,295 $617
2022 $7,656 $604
2023 $8,663 $602
2024 $8,957 $508

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Malawi life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Malawi
Year Life expectancy, years
Bosnia Malawi
1950 47.3 32.7
1951 48.4 32.8
1952 49.4 33
1953 51.1 33.2
1954 51.9 33.3
1955 53 33.6
1956 53.9 33.8
1957 55.1 34.1
1958 56.2 34.4
1959 57.6 34.8
1960 58.5 35
1961 59.3 35.2
1962 60.1 35.4
1963 60.5 35.6
1964 61.5 35.7
1965 62.2 35.7
1966 63.1 35.8
1967 63.7 35.9
1968 64 36.1
1969 64.4 36.3
1970 64.8 36.6
1971 65.2 37.1
1972 65.7 37.6
1973 66.6 38.4
1974 67.6 39.2
1975 68.3 40.1
1976 68.6 41
1977 68.8 42
1978 68.8 43
1979 69.1 43.7
1980 69.6 44.3
1981 70.1 44.7
1982 70.1 44.8
1983 70.1 45
1984 70.2 44.8
1985 70.6 44.6
1986 70.8 44.3
1987 70.9 43.9
1988 71 43.6
1989 71.4 43.5
1990 71.5 43.6
1991 71.8 43.5
1992 52 43.6
1993 50.9 43.6
1994 66.6 43.8
1995 70.2 43.8
1996 73.5 44
1997 73.9 44.2
1998 74.5 44.3
1999 74.9 45.1
2000 75.3 46.2
2001 75.6 47.2
2002 76 48.2
2003 76.4 49.6
2004 76.5 51.1
2005 76.4 52.5
2006 76 53.7
2007 76.2 54.7
2008 76.3 55.7
2009 76.7 56.7
2010 76.8 57.8
2011 77 58.9
2012 77 59.9
2013 77.1 60.8
2014 77.1 61.7
2015 77.1 62.3
2016 77.1 63.2
2017 77.4 63.9
2018 77.9 64.5
2019 77.4 65
2020 76 65.2
2021 74.6 64.8
2022 76.8 66
2023 77.9 67.4
2024 78 67.6
2025 78.2 67.7

Bosnia and Herzegovina and Malawi population clocks and comparison

Population
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Malawi
Year Population
Bosnia Malawi
1960 3,281,381 3,628,134
1961 3,348,035 3,715,534
1962 3,407,532 3,806,307
1963 3,461,942 3,900,506
1964 3,513,441 3,997,305
1965 3,562,834 4,096,157
1966 3,610,562 4,197,926
1967 3,656,223 4,303,012
1968 3,698,794 4,411,054
1969 3,737,765 4,521,184
1970 3,773,247 4,633,944
1971 3,809,376 4,751,434
1972 3,848,271 4,874,475
1973 3,887,376 5,003,938
1974 3,926,472 5,141,337
1975 3,965,743 5,287,367
1976 4,004,552 5,443,384
1977 4,042,124 5,614,983
1978 4,078,240 5,810,132
1979 4,113,300 6,028,749
1980 4,148,426 6,265,529
1981 4,184,217 6,516,454
1982 4,221,100 6,778,879
1983 4,258,728 7,051,709
1984 4,295,536 7,332,810
1985 4,330,364 7,620,508
1986 4,362,115 7,906,480
1987 4,390,246 8,293,174
1988 4,414,404 8,753,262
1989 4,433,983 9,176,220
1990 4,448,652 9,545,852
1991 4,458,343 9,844,227
1992 4,234,616 10,135,079
1993 3,904,482 10,284,024
1994 3,725,412 10,164,894
1995 3,715,564 10,150,117
1996 3,875,246 10,352,228
1997 4,018,227 10,562,035
1998 4,089,356 10,792,876
1999 4,130,305 11,047,804
2000 4,159,771 11,315,942
2001 4,179,438 11,593,058
2002 4,188,002 11,880,440
2003 4,178,523 12,181,574
2004 4,140,987 12,500,737
2005 4,096,493 12,840,031
2006 4,063,272 13,198,701
2007 4,013,424 13,576,343
2008 3,947,544 13,976,417
2009 3,879,794 14,395,788
2010 3,811,472 14,826,463
2011 3,741,798 15,265,022
2012 3,670,113 15,709,577
2013 3,610,859 16,161,816
2014 3,564,829 16,621,538
2015 3,518,541 17,085,587
2016 3,473,003 17,557,739
2017 3,428,682 18,039,715
2018 3,387,000 18,528,081
2019 3,345,533 19,025,752
2020 3,299,349 19,533,888
2021 3,244,907 20,047,258
2022 3,204,802 20,568,728
2023 3,185,073 21,104,482
2024 3,164,253 21,655,286

Fertility rates in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Malawi

Fertility rate
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Malawi
Year Fertility rate
Bosnia Malawi
1960 3.96 7.04
1961 3.89 7.07
1962 3.81 7.1
1963 3.7 7.13
1964 3.6 7.11
1965 3.53 7.13
1966 3.39 7.17
1967 3.22 7.21
1968 3.08 7.26
1969 2.95 7.27
1970 2.79 7.3
1971 2.75 7.31
1972 2.67 7.33
1973 2.54 7.34
1974 2.45 7.34
1975 2.39 7.36
1976 2.31 7.39
1977 2.2 7.41
1978 2.08 7.43
1979 1.99 7.47
1980 1.98 7.52
1981 2.02 7.49
1982 2.05 7.45
1983 2.05 7.36
1984 2.02 7.27
1985 1.96 7.17
1986 1.91 7.07
1987 1.88 6.97
1988 1.85 6.88
1989 1.79 6.8
1990 1.79 6.74
1991 1.78 6.68
1992 1.76 6.63
1993 1.73 6.57
1994 1.7 6.49
1995 1.67 6.39
1996 1.65 6.29
1997 1.69 6.23
1998 1.56 6.21
1999 1.37 6.12
2000 1.28 6
2001 1.23 5.94
2002 1.23 5.9
2003 1.22 5.88
2004 1.22 5.86
2005 1.2 5.85
2006 1.18 5.8
2007 1.19 5.72
2008 1.21 5.61
2009 1.27 5.45
2010 1.26 5.26
2011 1.21 5.08
2012 1.25 4.9
2013 1.28 4.76
2014 1.26 4.57
2015 1.32 4.38
2016 1.36 4.22
2017 1.42 4.11
2018 1.5 4.02
2019 1.51 3.95
2020 1.52 3.88
2021 1.49 3.79
2022 1.48 3.72
2023 1.49 3.65

Bosnia and Herzegovina and Malawi demographics compared

Median age
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Malawi
Year Median age, years
Bosnia Malawi
1960 21.5 18.2
1961 21.6 18.3
1962 21.6 18.3
1963 21.7 18.3
1964 21.7 18.3
1965 21.8 18.4
1966 21.9 18.3
1967 22 18.3
1968 22.1 18.3
1969 22.2 18.2
1970 22.4 18
1971 22.6 17.9
1972 22.9 17.8
1973 23.2 17.7
1974 23.6 17.6
1975 23.9 17.5
1976 24.2 17.5
1977 24.6 17.4
1978 25 17.4
1979 25.4 17.4
1980 25.8 17.3
1981 26.2 17.3
1982 26.5 17.3
1983 26.9 17.3
1984 27.3 17.3
1985 27.6 17.3
1986 28 17.3
1987 28.4 17.4
1988 28.8 17.5
1989 29.2 17.4
1990 29.7 17.3
1991 30.2 17.2
1992 30.9 17.1
1993 31.8 17
1994 32.6 16.9
1995 33 16.9
1996 32.9 16.8
1997 32.8 16.8
1998 33 16.8
1999 33.3 16.7
2000 33.6 16.8
2001 34 16.8
2002 34.4 16.8
2003 34.9 16.8
2004 35.4 16.8
2005 35.9 16.8
2006 36.5 16.8
2007 37.1 16.8
2008 37.8 16.8
2009 38.5 16.7
2010 39.1 16.7
2011 39.8 16.8
2012 40.5 16.8
2013 41.2 16.9
2014 41.8 17
2015 42.3 17.1
2016 42.8 17.2
2017 43.3 17.4
2018 43.8 17.6
2019 44.3 17.8
2020 44.8 18
2021 45.2 18.2
2022 45.6 18.4
2023 46 18.7
2024 46.3 18.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Bosnia Malawi
GNI, Atlas method
$27.3B
2024
$11.8B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
44.9%
2025
28%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.25%
2023
2.75%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.81%
2023
1.01%
2023
Armed forces personnel
11,000
2020
15,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.19%
2025
-8.94%
2025
Unemployment rate
10.7%
2023
0.91%
2020
Services, % of GDP
58%
2024
44.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
22%
2024
16%
2024
Economic freedom index
63.5
2025
50.9
2025
Income share by richest 10%
25.1%
2011
31%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
2.9%
2011
2.9%
2019
Total reserves including gold
$9.42B
2024
$594M
2020
Personal remittances received
$3.12B
2024
$264M
2024
International tourist arrivals
197,000
2020
871,000
2018
International tourism as share of exports
6.24%
2020
2.68%
2020
Banked people share
77.5%
2024
50.4%
2024

Energy

Bosnia Malawi
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,171 kg
2023
n/a
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$10.4
2023
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
22 megatons
2023
6.45 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
6.91 tons
2023
0.31 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
78.8%
2022
n/a
Renewable energy use share
36.6%
2021
62.9%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
9.15%
2023
n/a
Net energy imports use share
24.9%
2023
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
3,677 kWh
2023
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
39.3%
2021
80.1%
2021
Hydroelectric share
39.3%
2023
72.5%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
15.6%
2023

Society

Bosnia Malawi
% of world population
0.04%
2024
0.27%
2024
Annual migration change
-4,497
2024
-1,507
2024
Urban population
50.7%
2024
18.6%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.99 ft
2025
5.44 ft
2025
Average female height
5.5 ft
2025
5.12 ft
2025
Quality of life index
54.9
2025
27.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
33
2024
34
2024
Higher education index
62
2025
35
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.22
2023
1.79
2012
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
13.5
2019
33.4
2019
Visa free countries
124
2025
80
2025
Adult literacy rate
98.3%
2022
68.1%
2022
English speaking
16%
2025
3.88%
2023
People using the Internet
86.1%
2024
18%
2023

Health

Bosnia Malawi
Government health expenditure per capita
$667
2022
$39.7
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$206.1
2022
$4.8
2022
Life expectancy
78.2 years
2025
67.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
2.91%
2022
64.7%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.32
2019
0.05
2022
Age at first childbirth
28 years
2021
19.1 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
6
2023
225
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
6
2023
38.3
2023
Obesity rate
22%
2022
7.87%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
10.3%
2024
5.7%
2024
Air quality index
23
2025
34
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
36.2%
2022
9.7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
5.87 liters
2020
3.61 liters
2020

Territory

Bosnia Malawi
% of world land
0.03%
2025
0.06%
2025
Land area per capita
6,247 sq mi
2024
1,681 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
4,297 sq mi
2025
23,359 sq mi
2025
Forest area
8,448 sq mi
2025
8,169 sq mi
2025
Roads length
14,246 mi
2010
9,601 mi
2015

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