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Colombia vs Malawi statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Colombia has a population of 52.9M (ranked 28/197), compared with 21.7M in Malawi (ranked 62/197). Colombia's land area is 428,380 sq mi versus 36,402 sq mi for Malawi (ranked 26th vs. 107th).

By GDP, Colombia ranks 40/197 ($419B) and Malawi ranks 151/197 ($11B). By GDP per capita, Colombia ranks 97/197 ($7,914), while Malawi ranks 195/197 ($508).

Main facts and rankings

Colombia Malawi
Population
53835787
22673513
Population rank 28/197 61/197
GDP
$419B
2024
$11B
2024
GDP rank 40/197 151/197
GDP per capita
$7,914
2024
$508
2024
GDP per capita rank 97/197 195/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$21,495
2024
$1,859
2024
Government debt
$256B
2024
$8.19B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
59.7%
2025
73%
2025
Government debt per person
$4,849
2024
$378
2024
Government debt per person rank 81/185 173/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$5,346
2025
$2,610
2025
Land area
428,380 sq mi
2025
36,402 sq mi
2025
Population density
123.5 ppl/mi²
2024
595 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.65
2023
3.65
2023
Median age
33.1 years
2024
18.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
78.1 years
2025
67.7 years
2025

Colombia and Malawi: Comparison Charts

Colombia and Malawi economies compared

GDP
Colombia

Malawi
Year GDP
Colombia Malawi
1960 $4,031,152,977 -
1961 $4,540,447,761 -
1962 $4,955,538,219 -
1963 $4,836,166,667 -
1964 $5,973,366,667 -
1965 $5,760,761,905 -
1966 $5,428,518,519 -
1967 $5,825,170,438 -
1968 $5,960,212,869 -
1969 $6,450,175,214 -
1970 $7,198,360,460 -
1971 $7,820,380,971 -
1972 $8,671,358,733 -
1973 $10,315,760,000 -
1974 $12,370,029,584 -
1975 $13,098,633,902 -
1976 $15,341,403,660 -
1977 $19,470,960,619 -
1978 $23,263,511,958 -
1979 $27,940,411,250 -
1980 $33,400,735,644 $1,801,156,775
1981 $36,388,366,869 $1,801,193,910
1982 $38,968,039,722 $1,717,379,495
1983 $38,729,822,782 $1,780,148,049
1984 $38,253,120,738 $1,758,028,656
1985 $34,894,419,443 $1,646,442,273
1986 $34,942,489,684 $1,722,586,299
1987 $36,373,307,085 $1,721,711,808
1988 $39,212,550,050 $2,008,189,508
1989 $39,540,080,200 $2,314,205,130
1990 $47,844,090,710 $2,737,087,862
1991 $49,637,993,949 $3,206,783,830
1992 $58,394,443,378 $2,618,837,835
1993 $66,474,101,301 $3,013,392,658
1994 $81,705,497,617 $1,719,864,761
1995 $92,495,970,511 $2,033,701,498
1996 $97,153,389,011 $3,319,573,750
1997 $106,656,492,294 $3,875,785,863
1998 $98,486,358,581 $2,547,609,590
1999 $86,278,947,637 $2,584,478,924
2000 $99,875,074,951 $2,537,307,580
2001 $98,200,641,203 $2,498,008,665
2002 $97,945,812,803 $5,087,328,438
2003 $94,644,969,157 $4,669,789,300
2004 $117,092,416,666 $5,058,726,350
2005 $145,600,529,606 $5,320,409,651
2006 $161,792,958,905 $5,818,279,739
2007 $206,229,540,926 $6,451,210,219
2008 $242,504,150,473 $7,743,617,352
2009 $232,468,663,110 $9,009,887,947
2010 $286,498,534,095 $10,128,323,011
2011 $334,966,134,805 $11,648,142,958
2012 $370,691,143,018 $8,773,203,178
2013 $382,093,697,078 $8,031,571,928
2014 $381,240,864,422 $8,801,326,169
2015 $293,492,370,193 $9,219,474,379
2016 $282,720,100,286 $7,909,868,618
2017 $311,866,875,157 $8,943,543,794
2018 $334,198,218,098 $9,879,231,592
2019 $323,031,701,193 $11,051,865,580
2020 $270,348,342,541 $11,769,313,598
2021 $318,524,633,225 $12,378,129,751
2022 $345,632,492,851 $12,429,060,151
2023 $366,291,836,138 $12,712,150,082
2024 $418,542,042,920 $11,008,925,323

Colombia and Malawi economies compared

GDP per capita
Colombia

Malawi
Year GDP per capita
Colombia Malawi
1960 $258.3 -
1961 $282.1 -
1962 $298.5 -
1963 $282.6 -
1964 $339 -
1965 $317 -
1966 $290.3 -
1967 $303 -
1968 $302 -
1969 $318 -
1970 $346 -
1971 $367 -
1972 $397 -
1973 $462 -
1974 $542 -
1975 $561 -
1976 $643 -
1977 $798 -
1978 $932 -
1979 $1,095 -
1980 $1,280 $287.5
1981 $1,362 $276.4
1982 $1,425 $253.3
1983 $1,384 $252.4
1984 $1,336 $239.7
1985 $1,192 $216.1
1986 $1,169 $217.9
1987 $1,193 $207.6
1988 $1,260 $229.4
1989 $1,244 $252.2
1990 $1,475 $286.7
1991 $1,500 $326
1992 $1,730 $258.4
1993 $1,930 $293
1994 $2,326 $169.2
1995 $2,583 $200.4
1996 $2,664 $321
1997 $2,873 $367
1998 $2,606 $236
1999 $2,244 $233.9
2000 $2,555 $224.2
2001 $2,473 $215.5
2002 $2,429 $428
2003 $2,312 $383
2004 $2,819 $405
2005 $3,456 $414
2006 $3,790 $441
2007 $4,770 $475
2008 $5,542 $554
2009 $5,251 $626
2010 $6,398 $683
2011 $7,401 $763
2012 $8,109 $558
2013 $8,279 $497
2014 $8,187 $530
2015 $6,249 $540
2016 $5,960 $451
2017 $6,480 $496
2018 $6,817 $533
2019 $6,473 $581
2020 $5,340 $603
2021 $6,223 $617
2022 $6,680 $604
2023 $7,001 $602
2024 $7,914 $508

Colombia vs. Malawi life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Colombia

Malawi
Year Life expectancy, years
Colombia Malawi
1950 48.3 32.7
1951 49 32.8
1952 49.8 33
1953 50.6 33.2
1954 51.3 33.3
1955 51.9 33.6
1956 52.5 33.8
1957 54.1 34.1
1958 54.7 34.4
1959 55.9 34.8
1960 56.6 35
1961 57.2 35.2
1962 57.7 35.4
1963 58.3 35.6
1964 58.8 35.7
1965 59.2 35.7
1966 59.7 35.8
1967 60.1 35.9
1968 60.6 36.1
1969 61 36.3
1970 61.5 36.6
1971 62 37.1
1972 62.5 37.6
1973 63 38.4
1974 63.5 39.2
1975 64 40.1
1976 64.6 41
1977 65.2 42
1978 65.8 43
1979 66.2 43.7
1980 66.7 44.3
1981 67.2 44.7
1982 67.9 44.8
1983 68.1 45
1984 68.3 44.8
1985 65.4 44.6
1986 68.3 44.3
1987 68.2 43.9
1988 68.3 43.6
1989 68.6 43.5
1990 68.7 43.6
1991 68.8 43.5
1992 68.8 43.6
1993 69.1 43.6
1994 69.4 43.8
1995 69.8 43.8
1996 70.2 44
1997 70.6 44.2
1998 70.9 44.3
1999 70.9 45.1
2000 70.9 46.2
2001 71.2 47.2
2002 71.5 48.2
2003 72.3 49.6
2004 72.8 51.1
2005 73.2 52.5
2006 73.5 53.7
2007 73.8 54.7
2008 74.2 55.7
2009 74.5 56.7
2010 74.9 57.8
2011 75.2 58.9
2012 75.6 59.9
2013 75.8 60.8
2014 75.9 61.7
2015 76.1 62.3
2016 76.2 63.2
2017 76.4 63.9
2018 76.6 64.5
2019 76.8 65
2020 74.8 65.2
2021 72.7 64.8
2022 76.5 66
2023 77.7 67.4
2024 77.9 67.6
2025 78.1 67.7

Colombia and Malawi population clocks and comparison

Population
Colombia

Malawi
Year Population
Colombia Malawi
1960 15,606,209 3,628,134
1961 16,095,203 3,715,534
1962 16,599,029 3,806,307
1963 17,113,823 3,900,506
1964 17,637,411 3,997,305
1965 18,169,050 4,096,157
1966 18,702,688 4,197,926
1967 19,235,618 4,303,012
1968 19,766,796 4,411,054
1969 20,291,942 4,521,184
1970 20,811,782 4,633,944
1971 21,319,096 4,751,434
1972 21,819,563 4,874,475
1973 22,325,374 5,003,938
1974 22,833,469 5,141,337
1975 23,344,644 5,287,367
1976 23,858,810 5,443,384
1977 24,393,494 5,614,983
1978 24,950,337 5,810,132
1979 25,515,626 6,028,749
1980 26,104,498 6,265,529
1981 26,713,267 6,516,454
1982 27,338,331 6,778,879
1983 27,988,173 7,051,709
1984 28,642,690 7,332,810
1985 29,268,470 7,620,508
1986 29,879,112 7,906,480
1987 30,499,467 8,293,174
1988 31,130,524 8,753,262
1989 31,776,279 9,176,220
1990 32,440,069 9,545,852
1991 33,098,372 9,844,227
1992 33,760,571 10,135,079
1993 34,441,473 10,284,024
1994 35,127,410 10,164,894
1995 35,804,662 10,150,117
1996 36,462,745 10,352,228
1997 37,121,149 10,562,035
1998 37,792,165 10,792,876
1999 38,454,863 11,047,804
2000 39,089,934 11,315,942
2001 39,709,262 11,593,058
2002 40,324,680 11,880,440
2003 40,937,429 12,181,574
2004 41,543,171 12,500,737
2005 42,128,977 12,840,031
2006 42,691,084 13,198,701
2007 43,235,374 13,576,343
2008 43,758,808 13,976,417
2009 44,271,541 14,395,788
2010 44,777,319 14,826,463
2011 45,259,614 15,265,022
2012 45,715,810 15,709,577
2013 46,151,584 16,161,816
2014 46,565,429 16,621,538
2015 46,969,940 17,085,587
2016 47,437,512 17,557,739
2017 48,131,078 18,039,715
2018 49,024,465 18,528,081
2019 49,907,985 19,025,752
2020 50,629,997 19,533,888
2021 51,188,173 20,047,258
2022 51,737,944 20,568,728
2023 52,321,152 21,104,482
2024 52,886,363 21,655,286

Fertility rates in Colombia and Malawi

Fertility rate
Colombia

Malawi
Year Fertility rate
Colombia Malawi
1960 6.74 7.04
1961 6.71 7.07
1962 6.66 7.1
1963 6.58 7.13
1964 6.48 7.11
1965 6.33 7.13
1966 6.16 7.17
1967 5.96 7.21
1968 5.74 7.26
1969 5.51 7.27
1970 5.28 7.3
1971 5.06 7.31
1972 4.86 7.33
1973 4.68 7.34
1974 4.53 7.34
1975 4.4 7.36
1976 4.29 7.39
1977 4.16 7.41
1978 4 7.43
1979 3.89 7.47
1980 3.8 7.52
1981 3.71 7.49
1982 3.62 7.45
1983 3.5 7.36
1984 3.35 7.27
1985 3.23 7.17
1986 3.15 7.07
1987 3.09 6.97
1988 3.04 6.88
1989 3.01 6.8
1990 3 6.74
1991 2.98 6.68
1992 2.98 6.63
1993 2.98 6.57
1994 2.94 6.49
1995 2.85 6.39
1996 2.77 6.29
1997 2.74 6.23
1998 2.72 6.21
1999 2.64 6.12
2000 2.57 6
2001 2.52 5.94
2002 2.49 5.9
2003 2.45 5.88
2004 2.38 5.86
2005 2.31 5.85
2006 2.24 5.8
2007 2.19 5.72
2008 2.15 5.61
2009 2.1 5.45
2010 2.01 5.26
2011 1.94 5.08
2012 1.9 4.9
2013 1.86 4.76
2014 1.82 4.57
2015 1.77 4.38
2016 1.72 4.22
2017 1.72 4.11
2018 1.72 4.02
2019 1.71 3.95
2020 1.69 3.88
2021 1.68 3.79
2022 1.66 3.72
2023 1.65 3.65

Colombia and Malawi demographics compared

Median age
Colombia

Malawi
Year Median age, years
Colombia Malawi
1960 16.6 18.2
1961 16.5 18.3
1962 16.4 18.3
1963 16.4 18.3
1964 16.3 18.3
1965 16.3 18.4
1966 16.4 18.3
1967 16.4 18.3
1968 16.5 18.3
1969 16.6 18.2
1970 16.8 18
1971 16.9 17.9
1972 17.1 17.8
1973 17.3 17.7
1974 17.6 17.6
1975 17.8 17.5
1976 18 17.5
1977 18.2 17.4
1978 18.5 17.4
1979 18.7 17.4
1980 19 17.3
1981 19.2 17.3
1982 19.5 17.3
1983 19.8 17.3
1984 20.1 17.3
1985 20.4 17.3
1986 20.7 17.3
1987 21 17.4
1988 21.3 17.5
1989 21.6 17.4
1990 21.8 17.3
1991 22.1 17.2
1992 22.3 17.1
1993 22.5 17
1994 22.8 16.9
1995 23 16.9
1996 23.2 16.8
1997 23.5 16.8
1998 23.7 16.8
1999 23.9 16.7
2000 24.2 16.8
2001 24.5 16.8
2002 24.7 16.8
2003 25 16.8
2004 25.3 16.8
2005 25.6 16.8
2006 26 16.8
2007 26.4 16.8
2008 26.7 16.8
2009 27.1 16.7
2010 27.5 16.7
2011 27.9 16.8
2012 28.3 16.8
2013 28.7 16.9
2014 29.2 17
2015 29.6 17.1
2016 30 17.2
2017 30.4 17.4
2018 30.7 17.6
2019 31.1 17.8
2020 31.5 18
2021 31.9 18.2
2022 32.2 18.4
2023 32.7 18.7
2024 33.1 18.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Colombia Malawi
GNI, Atlas method
$373B
2024
$11.8B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
32.5%
2025
28%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.26%
2020
2.75%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.87%
2023
1.01%
2023
Armed forces personnel
428,000
2020
15,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-4.44%
2025
-8.94%
2025
Unemployment rate
9.62%
2024
0.91%
2020
Services, % of GDP
58.2%
2024
44.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
23.1%
2024
16%
2024
Economic freedom index
59.8
2025
50.9
2025
Income share by richest 10%
42.7%
2023
31%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
1.1%
2023
2.9%
2019
Number of billionaires
4
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.00001%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
60
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$72.6B
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$61.9B
2024
$594M
2020
Personal remittances received
$11.9B
2024
$264M
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,396,000
2020
871,000
2018
International tourism as share of exports
5.13%
2020
2.68%
2020
Banked people share
57.1%
2024
50.4%
2024

Energy

Colombia Malawi
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
863 kg
2023
n/a
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$24.3
2023
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
100.9 megatons
2023
6.45 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.93 tons
2023
0.31 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
75.3%
2023
n/a
Renewable energy use share
29.7%
2021
62.9%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
11.3%
2023
n/a
Net energy imports use share
-142%
2023
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
1,553 kWh
2023
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
75.1%
2021
80.1%
2021
Hydroelectric share
64.8%
2023
72.5%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
98.7%
2023
15.6%
2023

Society

Colombia Malawi
% of world population
0.65%
2024
0.27%
2024
Annual migration change
+141,643
2024
-1,507
2024
Urban population
82.7%
2024
18.6%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.64 ft
2025
5.44 ft
2025
Average female height
5.18 ft
2025
5.12 ft
2025
Quality of life index
44.5
2025
27.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
39
2024
34
2024
Higher education index
75
2025
35
2025
Homicides per 100K people
25.3
2022
1.79
2012
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
15.4
2019
33.4
2019
Visa free countries
135
2025
80
2025
Adult literacy rate
95.3%
2024
68.1%
2022
English speaking
4.22%
2023
3.88%
2023
People using the Internet
77.3%
2023
18%
2023

Health

Colombia Malawi
Government health expenditure per capita
$534
2023
$39.7
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$78.1
2023
$4.8
2022
Life expectancy
78.1 years
2025
67.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.53%
2012
64.7%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.45
2021
0.05
2022
Age at first childbirth
21.7 years
2025
19.1 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
59
2023
225
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
12
2023
38.3
2023
Obesity rate
24.3%
2022
7.87%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
8.4%
2024
5.7%
2024
Air quality index
59
2025
34
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
8.2%
2022
9.7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
4.24 liters
2020
3.61 liters
2020

Territory

Colombia Malawi
% of world land
0.74%
2025
0.06%
2025
Land area per capita
8,100 sq mi
2024
1,681 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
156,306 sq mi
2025
23,359 sq mi
2025
Forest area
226,040 sq mi
2025
8,169 sq mi
2025
Roads length
127,001 mi
2021
9,601 mi
2015

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