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Canada vs Malawi statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Canada has a population of 41.3M (ranked 37/197), compared with 21.7M in Malawi (ranked 62/197). Canada's land area is 3,393,336 sq mi versus 36,402 sq mi for Malawi (ranked 4th vs. 107th).

By GDP, Canada ranks 9/197 ($2.24T) and Malawi ranks 151/197 ($11B). By GDP per capita, Canada ranks 19/197 ($54,283), while Malawi ranks 195/197 ($508).

Main facts and rankings

Canada Malawi
Population
41972421
22673513
Population rank 38/197 61/197
GDP
$2.24T
2024
$11B
2024
GDP rank 9/197 151/197
GDP per capita
$54,283
2024
$508
2024
GDP per capita rank 19/197 195/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$65,463
2024
$1,859
2024
Government debt
$2.48T
2024
$8.19B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
112.5%
2025
73%
2025
Government debt per person
$60,128
2024
$378
2024
Government debt per person rank 4/185 173/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$34,544
2025
$2,610
2025
Land area
3,393,336 sq mi
2025
36,402 sq mi
2025
Population density
12.2 ppl/mi²
2024
595 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.26
2023
3.65
2023
Median age
41.5 years
2024
18.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
82.9 years
2025
67.7 years
2025

Canada and Malawi: Comparison Charts

Canada and Malawi economies compared

GDP
Canada

Malawi
Year GDP
Canada Malawi
1960 $40,563,768,947 -
1961 $41,038,192,838 -
1962 $42,336,211,556 -
1963 $45,140,337,827 -
1964 $49,503,663,836 -
1965 $54,649,410,479 -
1966 $61,252,415,405 -
1967 $65,856,924,424 -
1968 $72,048,833,006 -
1969 $79,405,011,125 -
1970 $88,192,257,632 -
1971 $99,606,454,744 -
1972 $113,463,848,874 -
1973 $131,764,343,566 -
1974 $160,949,188,139 -
1975 $174,419,757,177 -
1976 $207,271,612,576 -
1977 $212,325,176,305 -
1978 $219,369,542,386 -
1979 $243,891,124,296 -
1980 $274,776,566,028 $1,801,156,775
1981 $307,246,642,756 $1,801,193,910
1982 $314,647,807,409 $1,717,379,495
1983 $341,866,277,183 $1,780,148,049
1984 $356,718,400,124 $1,758,028,656
1985 $366,186,012,450 $1,646,442,273
1986 $379,006,836,992 $1,722,586,299
1987 $433,134,238,311 $1,721,711,808
1988 $509,380,027,627 $2,008,189,508
1989 $567,211,993,243 $2,314,205,130
1990 $596,075,591,361 $2,737,087,862
1991 $612,527,712,316 $3,206,783,830
1992 $594,387,358,319 $2,618,837,835
1993 $579,053,561,739 $3,013,392,658
1994 $579,944,346,807 $1,719,864,761
1995 $605,961,090,061 $2,033,701,498
1996 $630,607,994,133 $3,319,573,750
1997 $654,986,999,856 $3,875,785,863
1998 $634,000,000,000 $2,547,609,590
1999 $678,412,196,271 $2,584,478,924
2000 $744,773,415,932 $2,537,307,580
2001 $738,981,792,355 $2,498,008,665
2002 $760,649,334,098 $5,087,328,438
2003 $895,540,646,635 $4,669,789,300
2004 $1,026,690,238,278 $5,058,726,350
2005 $1,173,108,598,779 $5,320,409,651
2006 $1,319,264,809,591 $5,818,279,739
2007 $1,468,820,407,783 $6,451,210,219
2008 $1,552,989,690,722 $7,743,617,352
2009 $1,374,625,142,157 $9,009,887,947
2010 $1,617,343,367,486 $10,128,323,011
2011 $1,793,326,630,175 $11,648,142,958
2012 $1,828,366,481,522 $8,773,203,178
2013 $1,846,597,421,835 $8,031,571,928
2014 $1,805,749,878,440 $8,801,326,169
2015 $1,556,508,816,217 $9,219,474,379
2016 $1,527,994,741,907 $7,909,868,618
2017 $1,649,265,644,244 $8,943,543,794
2018 $1,725,329,192,783 $9,879,231,592
2019 $1,743,725,183,673 $11,051,865,580
2020 $1,655,684,730,000 $11,769,313,598
2021 $2,022,378,748,423 $12,378,129,751
2022 $2,190,411,080,134 $12,429,060,151
2023 $2,173,339,670,064 $12,712,150,082
2024 $2,241,253,230,970 $11,008,925,323

Canada and Malawi economies compared

GDP per capita
Canada

Malawi
Year GDP per capita
Canada Malawi
1960 $2,265 -
1961 $2,246 -
1962 $2,274 -
1963 $2,380 -
1964 $2,562 -
1965 $2,777 -
1966 $3,055 -
1967 $3,226 -
1968 $3,473 -
1969 $3,776 -
1970 $4,136 -
1971 $4,535 -
1972 $5,107 -
1973 $5,858 -
1974 $7,057 -
1975 $7,537 -
1976 $8,839 -
1977 $8,949 -
1978 $9,154 -
1979 $10,078 -
1980 $11,208 $287.5
1981 $12,379 $276.4
1982 $12,527 $253.3
1983 $13,477 $252.4
1984 $13,930 $239.7
1985 $14,170 $216.1
1986 $14,521 $217.9
1987 $16,378 $207.6
1988 $19,013 $229.4
1989 $20,795 $252.2
1990 $21,526 $286.7
1991 $21,847 $326
1992 $20,950 $258.4
1993 $20,187 $293
1994 $19,998 $169.2
1995 $20,680 $200.4
1996 $21,297 $321
1997 $21,902 $367
1998 $21,025 $236
1999 $22,315 $233.9
2000 $24,271 $224.2
2001 $23,822 $215.5
2002 $24,256 $428
2003 $28,302 $383
2004 $32,146 $405
2005 $36,384 $414
2006 $40,504 $441
2007 $44,660 $475
2008 $46,710 $554
2009 $40,875 $626
2010 $47,561 $683
2011 $52,224 $763
2012 $52,670 $558
2013 $52,638 $497
2014 $50,961 $530
2015 $43,594 $540
2016 $42,314 $451
2017 $45,130 $496
2018 $46,539 $533
2019 $46,353 $581
2020 $43,538 $603
2021 $52,887 $617
2022 $56,257 $604
2023 $54,220 $602
2024 $54,283 $508

Canada vs. Malawi life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Canada

Malawi
Year Life expectancy, years
Canada Malawi
1950 68.2 32.7
1951 68.5 32.8
1952 68.7 33
1953 69.1 33.2
1954 69.9 33.3
1955 70 33.6
1956 70 33.8
1957 69.9 34.1
1958 70.6 34.4
1959 70.6 34.8
1960 71 35
1961 71.2 35.2
1962 71.2 35.4
1963 71.3 35.6
1964 71.6 35.7
1965 71.7 35.7
1966 71.9 35.8
1967 72.1 35.9
1968 72.2 36.1
1969 72.4 36.3
1970 72.6 36.6
1971 72.9 37.1
1972 72.8 37.6
1973 73.1 38.4
1974 73.1 39.2
1975 73.4 40.1
1976 73.9 41
1977 74.2 42
1978 74.5 43
1979 74.8 43.7
1980 75.1 44.3
1981 75.5 44.7
1982 75.7 44.8
1983 76.1 45
1984 76.4 44.8
1985 76.3 44.6
1986 76.5 44.3
1987 76.8 43.9
1988 76.9 43.6
1989 77.1 43.5
1990 77.4 43.6
1991 77.6 43.5
1992 77.9 43.6
1993 77.7 43.6
1994 77.9 43.8
1995 78 43.8
1996 78.3 44
1997 78.5 44.2
1998 78.7 44.3
1999 78.9 45.1
2000 79.2 46.2
2001 79.4 47.2
2002 79.6 48.2
2003 79.7 49.6
2004 80 51.1
2005 80.1 52.5
2006 80.5 53.7
2007 80.5 54.7
2008 80.7 55.7
2009 81.1 56.7
2010 81.3 57.8
2011 81.5 58.9
2012 81.7 59.9
2013 81.8 60.8
2014 81.8 61.7
2015 81.9 62.3
2016 82 63.2
2017 81.9 63.9
2018 81.9 64.5
2019 82.3 65
2020 81.7 65.2
2021 82 64.8
2022 81.2 66
2023 82.6 67.4
2024 82.7 67.6
2025 82.9 67.7

Canada and Malawi population clocks and comparison

Population
Canada

Malawi
Year Population
Canada Malawi
1960 17,909,356 3,628,134
1961 18,271,000 3,715,534
1962 18,614,000 3,806,307
1963 18,964,000 3,900,506
1964 19,325,000 3,997,305
1965 19,678,000 4,096,157
1966 20,048,000 4,197,926
1967 20,412,000 4,303,012
1968 20,744,000 4,411,054
1969 21,028,000 4,521,184
1970 21,324,000 4,633,944
1971 21,962,032 4,751,434
1972 22,218,463 4,874,475
1973 22,491,777 5,003,938
1974 22,807,969 5,141,337
1975 23,143,275 5,287,367
1976 23,449,808 5,443,384
1977 23,725,843 5,614,983
1978 23,963,203 5,810,132
1979 24,201,544 6,028,749
1980 24,515,667 6,265,529
1981 24,819,915 6,516,454
1982 25,116,942 6,778,879
1983 25,366,451 7,051,709
1984 25,607,053 7,332,810
1985 25,842,116 7,620,508
1986 26,100,278 7,906,480
1987 26,446,601 8,293,174
1988 26,791,747 8,753,262
1989 27,276,781 9,176,220
1990 27,691,138 9,545,852
1991 28,037,420 9,844,227
1992 28,371,264 10,135,079
1993 28,684,764 10,284,024
1994 29,000,663 10,164,894
1995 29,302,311 10,150,117
1996 29,610,218 10,352,228
1997 29,905,948 10,562,035
1998 30,155,173 10,792,876
1999 30,401,286 11,047,804
2000 30,685,730 11,315,942
2001 31,020,855 11,593,058
2002 31,359,199 11,880,440
2003 31,642,461 12,181,574
2004 31,938,807 12,500,737
2005 32,242,732 12,840,031
2006 32,571,193 13,198,701
2007 32,888,886 13,576,343
2008 33,247,298 13,976,417
2009 33,630,069 14,395,788
2010 34,005,902 14,826,463
2011 34,339,221 15,265,022
2012 34,713,395 15,709,577
2013 35,080,992 16,161,816
2014 35,434,066 16,621,538
2015 35,704,498 17,085,587
2016 36,110,803 17,557,739
2017 36,545,075 18,039,715
2018 37,072,620 18,528,081
2019 37,618,495 19,025,752
2020 38,028,638 19,533,888
2021 38,239,864 20,047,258
2022 38,935,934 20,568,728
2023 40,083,484 21,104,482
2024 41,288,599 21,655,286

Fertility rates in Canada and Malawi

Fertility rate
Canada

Malawi
Year Fertility rate
Canada Malawi
1960 3.81 7.04
1961 3.75 7.07
1962 3.68 7.1
1963 3.61 7.13
1964 3.46 7.11
1965 3.12 7.13
1966 2.75 7.17
1967 2.53 7.21
1968 2.39 7.26
1969 2.33 7.27
1970 2.26 7.3
1971 2.14 7.31
1972 1.98 7.33
1973 1.89 7.34
1974 1.84 7.34
1975 1.82 7.36
1976 1.8 7.39
1977 1.78 7.41
1978 1.77 7.43
1979 1.75 7.47
1980 1.74 7.52
1981 1.7 7.49
1982 1.69 7.45
1983 1.68 7.36
1984 1.65 7.27
1985 1.67 7.17
1986 1.68 7.07
1987 1.68 6.97
1988 1.68 6.88
1989 1.77 6.8
1990 1.83 6.74
1991 1.72 6.68
1992 1.71 6.63
1993 1.69 6.57
1994 1.69 6.49
1995 1.67 6.39
1996 1.63 6.29
1997 1.57 6.23
1998 1.56 6.21
1999 1.55 6.12
2000 1.51 6
2001 1.54 5.94
2002 1.52 5.9
2003 1.55 5.88
2004 1.56 5.86
2005 1.58 5.85
2006 1.63 5.8
2007 1.67 5.72
2008 1.7 5.61
2009 1.69 5.45
2010 1.65 5.26
2011 1.63 5.08
2012 1.63 4.9
2013 1.61 4.76
2014 1.61 4.57
2015 1.6 4.38
2016 1.59 4.22
2017 1.55 4.11
2018 1.51 4.02
2019 1.47 3.95
2020 1.41 3.88
2021 1.44 3.79
2022 1.33 3.72
2023 1.26 3.65

Canada and Malawi demographics compared

Median age
Canada

Malawi
Year Median age, years
Canada Malawi
1960 26.4 18.2
1961 26.3 18.3
1962 26 18.3
1963 25.8 18.3
1964 25.6 18.3
1965 25.5 18.4
1966 25.5 18.3
1967 25.5 18.3
1968 25.7 18.3
1969 25.8 18.2
1970 26 18
1971 26.3 17.9
1972 26.6 17.8
1973 26.9 17.7
1974 27.2 17.6
1975 27.4 17.5
1976 27.7 17.5
1977 28.1 17.4
1978 28.5 17.4
1979 28.8 17.4
1980 29.2 17.3
1981 29.5 17.3
1982 29.8 17.3
1983 30.2 17.3
1984 30.6 17.3
1985 31 17.3
1986 31.4 17.3
1987 31.8 17.4
1988 32.2 17.5
1989 32.5 17.4
1990 32.9 17.3
1991 33.2 17.2
1992 33.6 17.1
1993 33.9 17
1994 34.3 16.9
1995 34.7 16.9
1996 35.1 16.8
1997 35.5 16.8
1998 36 16.8
1999 36.4 16.7
2000 36.7 16.8
2001 37.1 16.8
2002 37.4 16.8
2003 37.8 16.8
2004 38.1 16.8
2005 38.5 16.8
2006 38.8 16.8
2007 39.1 16.8
2008 39.3 16.8
2009 39.5 16.7
2010 39.7 16.7
2011 39.9 16.8
2012 40.1 16.8
2013 40.3 16.9
2014 40.5 17
2015 40.6 17.1
2016 40.7 17.2
2017 40.8 17.4
2018 40.8 17.6
2019 40.8 17.8
2020 40.9 18
2021 41.1 18.2
2022 41.3 18.4
2023 41.4 18.7
2024 41.5 18.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Canada Malawi
GNI, Atlas method
$2.2T
2024
$11.8B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
44.2%
2025
28%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.88%
2022
2.75%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.29%
2023
1.01%
2023
Armed forces personnel
72,000
2020
15,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.87%
2025
-8.94%
2025
Unemployment rate
6.35%
2024
0.91%
2020
Services, % of GDP
66.4%
2021
44.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
25.3%
2021
16%
2024
Economic freedom index
75.5
2025
50.9
2025
Income share by richest 10%
24.1%
2021
31%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
3.3%
2021
2.9%
2019
Number of millionaires
1,991,416
2024
n/a
Percentage of millionaires
6.07%
2024
n/a
Number of billionaires
76
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.0002%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
4,226
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$3.37T
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$120B
2024
$594M
2020
Personal remittances received
$851M
2024
$264M
2024
International tourist arrivals
32,430,000
2019
871,000
2018
International tourism as share of exports
3.66%
2011
2.68%
2020
Banked people share
98.4%
2024
50.4%
2024

Energy

Canada Malawi
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
7,336 kg
2023
n/a
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$8.79
2023
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
575 megatons
2023
6.45 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
14.3 tons
2023
0.31 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
76.8%
2023
n/a
Renewable energy use share
23.8%
2021
62.9%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
19.8%
2023
n/a
Net energy imports use share
-89.6%
2023
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
14,460 kWh
2023
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
67%
2021
80.1%
2021
Hydroelectric share
57%
2023
72.5%
2021
Nuclear share
14.1%
2023
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
15.6%
2023

Society

Canada Malawi
% of world population
0.51%
2024
0.27%
2024
Annual migration change
+368,599
2024
-1,507
2024
Urban population
82%
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
5.4 ft
2025
5.12 ft
2025
Quality of life index
89.6
2025
27.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
75
2024
34
2024
Higher education index
99
2025
35
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.27
2022
1.79
2012
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
5.3
2019
33.4
2019
Visa free countries
170
2025
80
2025
Adult literacy rate
99%
2003
68.1%
2022
English speaking
82.1%
2023
3.88%
2023
People using the Internet
94%
2023
18%
2023

Health

Canada Malawi
Government health expenditure per capita
$6,112
2023
$39.7
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$935
2023
$4.8
2022
Life expectancy
82.9 years
2025
67.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2023
64.7%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.5
2022
0.05
2022
Age at first childbirth
30 years
2021
19.1 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
12
2023
225
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
5.1
2023
38.3
2023
Obesity rate
26.7%
2022
7.87%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.7%
2024
5.7%
2024
Air quality index
85
2025
34
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
12%
2022
9.7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
9.89 liters
2020
3.61 liters
2020

Territory

Canada Malawi
% of world land
5.9%
2025
0.06%
2025
Land area per capita
82,186 sq mi
2024
1,681 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
219,596 sq mi
2025
23,359 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1,339,068 sq mi
2025
8,169 sq mi
2025
Roads length
647,655 mi
2014
9,601 mi
2015

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