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Brazil vs Malawi statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Brazil has a population of 212M (ranked 7/197), compared with 21.7M in Malawi (ranked 62/197). Brazil's land area is 3,227,096 sq mi versus 36,402 sq mi for Malawi (ranked 5th vs. 107th).

By GDP, Brazil ranks 10/197 ($2.18T) and Malawi ranks 151/197 ($11B). By GDP per capita, Brazil ranks 85/197 ($10,280), while Malawi ranks 195/197 ($508).

Main facts and rankings

Brazil Malawi
Population
213415080
22673513
Population rank 7/197 61/197
GDP
$2.18T
2024
$11B
2024
GDP rank 10/197 151/197
GDP per capita
$10,280
2024
$508
2024
GDP per capita rank 85/197 195/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$22,333
2024
$1,859
2024
Government debt
$1.9T
2024
$8.19B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
92%
2025
73%
2025
Government debt per person
$8,973
2024
$378
2024
Government debt per person rank 60/185 173/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$5,664
2025
$2,610
2025
Land area
3,227,096 sq mi
2025
36,402 sq mi
2025
Population density
65.7 ppl/mi²
2024
595 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.62
2023
3.65
2023
Median age
35.4 years
2024
18.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
76.2 years
2025
67.7 years
2025

Brazil and Malawi: Comparison Charts

Brazil and Malawi economies compared

GDP
Brazil

Malawi
Year GDP
Brazil Malawi
1960 $17,030,465,539 -
1961 $17,275,940,449 -
1962 $19,231,747,852 -
1963 $23,287,712,878 -
1964 $20,963,733,695 -
1965 $22,465,522,884 -
1966 $28,283,323,733 -
1967 $31,086,389,195 -
1968 $33,930,457,425 -
1969 $37,171,640,819 -
1970 $42,327,664,794 -
1971 $48,869,830,902 -
1972 $58,434,858,375 -
1973 $83,592,275,863 -
1974 $109,794,519,728 -
1975 $129,203,555,239 -
1976 $153,168,949,208 -
1977 $176,344,101,402 -
1978 $200,278,646,124 -
1979 $221,338,204,480 -
1980 $237,393,489,893 $1,801,156,775
1981 $258,015,174,749 $1,801,193,910
1982 $271,314,113,768 $1,717,379,495
1983 $189,656,506,321 $1,780,148,049
1984 $188,339,974,087 $1,758,028,656
1985 $210,879,844,639 $1,646,442,273
1986 $256,480,852,471 $1,722,586,299
1987 $283,056,836,894 $1,721,711,808
1988 $307,881,930,752 $2,008,189,508
1989 $412,990,820,287 $2,314,205,130
1990 $384,959,818,182 $2,737,087,862
1991 $342,534,090,909 $3,206,783,830
1992 $328,191,909,882 $2,618,837,835
1993 $368,292,034,381 $3,013,392,658
1994 $525,369,467,296 $1,719,864,761
1995 $769,333,050,987 $2,033,701,498
1996 $850,426,432,992 $3,319,573,750
1997 $883,206,179,730 $3,875,785,863
1998 $863,710,759,256 $2,547,609,590
1999 $599,642,024,320 $2,584,478,924
2000 $655,448,231,984 $2,537,307,580
2001 $559,983,634,799 $2,498,008,665
2002 $509,795,273,807 $5,087,328,438
2003 $558,233,745,652 $4,669,789,300
2004 $669,289,424,806 $5,058,726,350
2005 $891,633,839,894 $5,320,409,651
2006 $1,107,626,541,435 $5,818,279,739
2007 $1,397,114,486,369 $6,451,210,219
2008 $1,695,855,083,498 $7,743,617,352
2009 $1,666,996,438,581 $9,009,887,947
2010 $2,208,837,745,101 $10,128,323,011
2011 $2,616,156,223,918 $11,648,142,958
2012 $2,465,227,802,807 $8,773,203,178
2013 $2,472,819,535,557 $8,031,571,928
2014 $2,456,043,727,199 $8,801,326,169
2015 $1,802,212,206,815 $9,219,474,379
2016 $1,795,693,482,853 $7,909,868,618
2017 $2,063,514,977,366 $8,943,543,794
2018 $1,916,933,898,011 $9,879,231,592
2019 $1,873,288,205,060 $11,051,865,580
2020 $1,476,107,231,310 $11,769,313,598
2021 $1,670,647,398,905 $12,378,129,751
2022 $1,951,923,942,083 $12,429,060,151
2023 $2,191,131,765,685 $12,712,150,082
2024 $2,179,412,080,829 $11,008,925,323

Brazil and Malawi economies compared

GDP per capita
Brazil

Malawi
Year GDP per capita
Brazil Malawi
1960 $235.3 -
1961 $231.6 -
1962 $250.2 -
1963 $294.2 -
1964 $257.3 -
1965 $268 -
1966 $328 -
1967 $351 -
1968 $374 -
1969 $399 -
1970 $444 -
1971 $500 -
1972 $583 -
1973 $815 -
1974 $1,045 -
1975 $1,201 -
1976 $1,390 -
1977 $1,562 -
1978 $1,733 -
1979 $1,870 -
1980 $1,959 $287.5
1981 $2,080 $276.4
1982 $2,138 $253.3
1983 $1,461 $252.4
1984 $1,420 $239.7
1985 $1,556 $216.1
1986 $1,854 $217.9
1987 $2,006 $207.6
1988 $2,141 $229.4
1989 $2,819 $252.2
1990 $2,581 $286.7
1991 $2,258 $326
1992 $2,127 $258.4
1993 $2,349 $293
1994 $3,299 $169.2
1995 $4,757 $200.4
1996 $5,179 $321
1997 $5,299 $367
1998 $5,106 $236
1999 $3,494 $233.9
2000 $3,767 $224.2
2001 $3,176 $215.5
2002 $2,856 $428
2003 $3,091 $383
2004 $3,664 $405
2005 $4,828 $414
2006 $5,934 $441
2007 $7,410 $475
2008 $8,908 $554
2009 $8,679 $626
2010 $11,403 $683
2011 $13,397 $763
2012 $12,522 $558
2013 $12,459 $497
2014 $12,275 $530
2015 $8,936 $540
2016 $8,836 $451
2017 $10,081 $496
2018 $9,301 $533
2019 $9,030 $581
2020 $7,074 $603
2021 $7,973 $617
2022 $9,281 $604
2023 $10,378 $602
2024 $10,280 $508

Brazil vs. Malawi life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Brazil

Malawi
Year Life expectancy, years
Brazil Malawi
1950 48.5 32.7
1951 49 32.8
1952 49.6 33
1953 50 33.2
1954 50.4 33.3
1955 50.9 33.6
1956 51.3 33.8
1957 51.8 34.1
1958 52.2 34.4
1959 52.7 34.8
1960 53.2 35
1961 53.6 35.2
1962 54 35.4
1963 54.5 35.6
1964 54.8 35.7
1965 55.2 35.7
1966 55.6 35.8
1967 56 35.9
1968 56.5 36.1
1969 56.9 36.3
1970 57.3 36.6
1971 57.8 37.1
1972 58.3 37.6
1973 58.7 38.4
1974 59.1 39.2
1975 59.6 40.1
1976 60 41
1977 60.5 42
1978 60.9 43
1979 61.4 43.7
1980 61.8 44.3
1981 62.3 44.7
1982 62.7 44.8
1983 63.1 45
1984 63.6 44.8
1985 64 44.6
1986 64.4 44.3
1987 64.8 43.9
1988 65.2 43.6
1989 65.5 43.5
1990 65.9 43.6
1991 66.2 43.5
1992 66.5 43.6
1993 66.9 43.6
1994 67.3 43.8
1995 67.7 43.8
1996 68.1 44
1997 68.5 44.2
1998 68.8 44.3
1999 69.2 45.1
2000 69.6 46.2
2001 70 47.2
2002 70.4 48.2
2003 70.9 49.6
2004 71.4 51.1
2005 71.8 52.5
2006 72.3 53.7
2007 72.7 54.7
2008 73.1 55.7
2009 73.5 56.7
2010 73.8 57.8
2011 74 58.9
2012 74.3 59.9
2013 74.6 60.8
2014 74.8 61.7
2015 75.1 62.3
2016 75.1 63.2
2017 75.4 63.9
2018 75.6 64.5
2019 75.8 65
2020 74.5 65.2
2021 73 64.8
2022 74.9 66
2023 75.8 67.4
2024 76 67.6
2025 76.2 67.7

Brazil and Malawi population clocks and comparison

Population
Brazil

Malawi
Year Population
Brazil Malawi
1960 72,388,126 3,628,134
1961 74,605,447 3,715,534
1962 76,865,323 3,806,307
1963 79,164,235 3,900,506
1964 81,488,595 3,997,305
1965 83,817,583 4,096,157
1966 86,139,359 4,197,926
1967 88,446,124 4,303,012
1968 90,741,240 4,411,054
1969 93,045,777 4,521,184
1970 95,375,651 4,633,944
1971 97,739,273 4,751,434
1972 100,146,797 4,874,475
1973 102,600,976 5,003,938
1974 105,089,675 5,141,337
1975 107,619,565 5,287,367
1976 110,213,349 5,443,384
1977 112,875,292 5,614,983
1978 115,600,942 5,810,132
1979 118,380,821 6,028,749
1980 121,207,461 6,265,529
1981 124,063,109 6,516,454
1982 126,923,155 6,778,879
1983 129,790,077 7,051,709
1984 132,658,864 7,332,810
1985 135,515,595 7,620,508
1986 138,336,370 7,906,480
1987 141,104,944 8,293,174
1988 143,826,357 8,753,262
1989 146,502,972 9,176,220
1990 149,143,223 9,545,852
1991 151,724,256 9,844,227
1992 154,275,079 10,135,079
1993 156,794,577 10,284,024
1994 159,265,006 10,164,894
1995 161,735,073 10,150,117
1996 164,202,549 10,352,228
1997 166,661,659 10,562,035
1998 169,159,655 10,792,876
1999 171,641,543 11,047,804
2000 174,018,282 11,315,942
2001 176,301,203 11,593,058
2002 178,503,484 11,880,440
2003 180,622,688 12,181,574
2004 182,675,143 12,500,737
2005 184,688,101 12,840,031
2006 186,653,106 13,198,701
2007 188,552,320 13,576,343
2008 190,367,302 13,976,417
2009 192,079,951 14,395,788
2010 193,701,929 14,826,463
2011 195,284,734 15,265,022
2012 196,876,111 15,709,577
2013 198,478,299 16,161,816
2014 200,085,127 16,621,538
2015 201,675,532 17,085,587
2016 203,218,114 17,557,739
2017 204,703,445 18,039,715
2018 206,107,261 18,528,081
2019 207,455,459 19,025,752
2020 208,660,842 19,533,888
2021 209,550,294 20,047,258
2022 210,306,415 20,568,728
2023 211,140,729 21,104,482
2024 211,998,573 21,655,286

Fertility rates in Brazil and Malawi

Fertility rate
Brazil

Malawi
Year Fertility rate
Brazil Malawi
1960 6.05 7.04
1961 6.02 7.07
1962 5.98 7.1
1963 5.93 7.13
1964 5.82 7.11
1965 5.68 7.13
1966 5.52 7.17
1967 5.34 7.21
1968 5.17 7.26
1969 5.04 7.27
1970 4.93 7.3
1971 4.84 7.31
1972 4.74 7.33
1973 4.64 7.34
1974 4.5 7.34
1975 4.42 7.36
1976 4.34 7.39
1977 4.27 7.41
1978 4.2 7.43
1979 4.12 7.47
1980 4.04 7.52
1981 3.94 7.49
1982 3.84 7.45
1983 3.72 7.36
1984 3.6 7.27
1985 3.48 7.17
1986 3.36 7.07
1987 3.23 6.97
1988 3.11 6.88
1989 3.01 6.8
1990 2.9 6.74
1991 2.81 6.68
1992 2.71 6.63
1993 2.66 6.57
1994 2.6 6.49
1995 2.57 6.39
1996 2.51 6.29
1997 2.47 6.23
1998 2.42 6.21
1999 2.34 6.12
2000 2.25 6
2001 2.16 5.94
2002 2.08 5.9
2003 2.01 5.88
2004 1.97 5.86
2005 1.94 5.85
2006 1.9 5.8
2007 1.85 5.72
2008 1.82 5.61
2009 1.8 5.45
2010 1.79 5.26
2011 1.78 5.08
2012 1.77 4.9
2013 1.76 4.76
2014 1.78 4.57
2015 1.78 4.38
2016 1.73 4.22
2017 1.74 4.11
2018 1.74 4.02
2019 1.71 3.95
2020 1.65 3.88
2021 1.64 3.79
2022 1.63 3.72
2023 1.62 3.65

Brazil and Malawi demographics compared

Median age
Brazil

Malawi
Year Median age, years
Brazil Malawi
1960 18 18.2
1961 17.9 18.3
1962 17.9 18.3
1963 17.8 18.3
1964 17.8 18.3
1965 17.9 18.4
1966 17.9 18.3
1967 18 18.3
1968 18.1 18.3
1969 18.2 18.2
1970 18.4 18
1971 18.5 17.9
1972 18.7 17.8
1973 18.9 17.7
1974 19.1 17.6
1975 19.2 17.5
1976 19.4 17.5
1977 19.6 17.4
1978 19.8 17.4
1979 20 17.4
1980 20.2 17.3
1981 20.4 17.3
1982 20.6 17.3
1983 20.8 17.3
1984 21 17.3
1985 21.2 17.3
1986 21.5 17.3
1987 21.7 17.4
1988 21.9 17.5
1989 22.1 17.4
1990 22.4 17.3
1991 22.7 17.2
1992 22.9 17.1
1993 23.2 17
1994 23.5 16.9
1995 23.7 16.9
1996 24 16.8
1997 24.3 16.8
1998 24.6 16.8
1999 24.9 16.7
2000 25.2 16.8
2001 25.5 16.8
2002 25.9 16.8
2003 26.3 16.8
2004 26.7 16.8
2005 27.1 16.8
2006 27.5 16.8
2007 27.9 16.8
2008 28.3 16.8
2009 28.8 16.7
2010 29.2 16.7
2011 29.7 16.8
2012 30.1 16.8
2013 30.6 16.9
2014 31 17
2015 31.5 17.1
2016 31.9 17.2
2017 32.4 17.4
2018 32.8 17.6
2019 33.2 17.8
2020 33.7 18
2021 34.1 18.2
2022 34.5 18.4
2023 34.9 18.7
2024 35.4 18.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Brazil Malawi
GNI, Atlas method
$2.11T
2024
$11.8B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
47.7%
2025
28%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.62%
2022
2.75%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.08%
2023
1.01%
2023
Armed forces personnel
762,000
2020
15,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-8.52%
2025
-8.94%
2025
Unemployment rate
6.8%
2024
0.91%
2020
Services, % of GDP
59.3%
2024
44.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
21.3%
2024
16%
2024
Economic freedom index
55.1
2025
50.9
2025
Income share by richest 10%
40.8%
2023
31%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
1.3%
2023
2.9%
2019
Number of millionaires
380,585
2024
n/a
Percentage of millionaires
0.24%
2024
n/a
Number of billionaires
56
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.00004%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
331
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$659B
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$330B
2024
$594M
2020
Personal remittances received
$4.9B
2024
$264M
2024
International tourist arrivals
6,353,000
2019
871,000
2018
International tourism as share of exports
1.3%
2020
2.68%
2020
Banked people share
86.4%
2024
50.4%
2024

Energy

Brazil Malawi
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,481 kg
2023
n/a
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$14.3
2023
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
480 megatons
2023
6.45 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.27 tons
2023
0.31 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
49.4%
2023
n/a
Renewable energy use share
46.5%
2021
62.9%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
17.3%
2023
n/a
Net energy imports use share
-13.7%
2023
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
2,916 kWh
2023
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
77.4%
2021
80.1%
2021
Hydroelectric share
60.2%
2023
72.5%
2021
Nuclear share
2.05%
2023
0%
2021
Electricity access
99.8%
2023
15.6%
2023

Society

Brazil Malawi
% of world population
2.6%
2024
0.27%
2024
Annual migration change
-225,510
2024
-1,507
2024
Urban population
88%
2024
18.6%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.76 ft
2025
5.44 ft
2025
Average female height
5.33 ft
2025
5.12 ft
2025
Quality of life index
46
2025
27.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
34
2024
34
2024
Higher education index
92
2025
35
2025
Homicides per 100K people
20.6
2022
1.79
2012
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
16
2019
33.4
2019
Visa free countries
164
2025
80
2025
Adult literacy rate
94.8%
2024
68.1%
2022
English speaking
5.56%
2023
3.88%
2023
People using the Internet
84.5%
2024
18%
2023

Health

Brazil Malawi
Government health expenditure per capita
$849
2022
$39.7
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$232.2
2022
$4.8
2022
Life expectancy
76.2 years
2025
67.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.08%
2022
64.7%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.14
2021
0.05
2022
Age at first childbirth n/a
19.1 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
67
2023
225
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
14.4
2023
38.3
2023
Obesity rate
28.9%
2022
7.87%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
10.6%
2024
5.7%
2024
Air quality index
58
2025
34
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
12.2%
2022
9.7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
7.7 liters
2020
3.61 liters
2020

Territory

Brazil Malawi
% of world land
5.61%
2025
0.06%
2025
Land area per capita
15,222 sq mi
2024
1,681 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
914,131 sq mi
2025
23,359 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1,903,402 sq mi
2025
8,169 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,242,742 mi
2023
9,601 mi
2015

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