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Croatia vs Malawi statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Croatia has a population of 3.87M (ranked 129/197), compared with 21.7M in Malawi (ranked 62/197). Croatia's land area is 21,606 sq mi versus 36,402 sq mi for Malawi (ranked 123rd vs. 107th).

By GDP, Croatia ranks 74/197 ($92.5B) and Malawi ranks 151/197 ($11B). By GDP per capita, Croatia ranks 50/197 ($23,931), while Malawi ranks 195/197 ($508).

Main facts and rankings

Croatia Malawi
Population
3839202
22673513
Population rank 129/197 61/197
GDP
$92.5B
2024
$11B
2024
GDP rank 74/197 151/197
GDP per capita
$23,931
2024
$508
2024
GDP per capita rank 50/197 195/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$48,575
2024
$1,859
2024
Government debt
$53.3B
2024
$8.19B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
55.9%
2025
73%
2025
Government debt per person
$13,796
2024
$378
2024
Government debt per person rank 42/185 173/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$20,265
2025
$2,610
2025
Land area
21,606 sq mi
2025
36,402 sq mi
2025
Population density
178.9 ppl/mi²
2024
595 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.46
2023
3.65
2023
Median age
46 years
2024
18.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
78.9 years
2025
67.7 years
2025

Croatia and Malawi: Comparison Charts

Croatia and Malawi economies compared

GDP
Croatia

Malawi
Year GDP
Croatia 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 $25,650,213,280 $2,737,087,862
1991 $18,760,386,775 $3,206,783,830
1992 $10,621,169,291 $2,618,837,835
1993 $11,259,647,874 $3,013,392,658
1994 $15,062,911,617 $1,719,864,761
1995 $22,772,394,547 $2,033,701,498
1996 $24,150,978,347 $3,319,573,750
1997 $24,175,764,812 $3,875,785,863
1998 $25,890,228,430 $2,547,609,590
1999 $23,777,026,779 $2,584,478,924
2000 $22,134,411,297 $2,537,307,580
2001 $23,066,883,850 $2,498,008,665
2002 $26,757,722,429 $5,087,328,438
2003 $35,245,317,002 $4,669,789,300
2004 $41,836,292,157 $5,058,726,350
2005 $45,013,119,282 $5,320,409,651
2006 $49,590,197,657 $5,818,279,739
2007 $59,298,265,770 $6,451,210,219
2008 $68,478,776,206 $7,743,617,352
2009 $62,321,642,125 $9,009,887,947
2010 $58,981,738,869 $10,128,323,011
2011 $62,903,737,380 $11,648,142,958
2012 $57,551,963,753 $8,773,203,178
2013 $59,852,401,272 $8,031,571,928
2014 $59,612,144,078 $8,801,326,169
2015 $51,005,200,670 $9,219,474,379
2016 $52,654,855,638 $7,909,868,618
2017 $56,186,190,438 $8,943,543,794
2018 $61,668,130,123 $9,879,231,592
2019 $61,467,582,194 $11,051,865,580
2020 $57,963,370,885 $11,769,313,598
2021 $69,006,802,299 $12,378,129,751
2022 $71,198,635,102 $12,429,060,151
2023 $84,393,795,502 $12,712,150,082
2024 $92,526,176,109 $11,008,925,323

Croatia and Malawi economies compared

GDP per capita
Croatia

Malawi
Year GDP per capita
Croatia 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 $5,369 $286.7
1991 $4,001 $326
1992 $2,321 $258.4
1993 $2,448 $293
1994 $3,238 $169.2
1995 $4,929 $200.4
1996 $5,300 $321
1997 $5,331 $367
1998 $5,713 $236
1999 $5,269 $233.9
2000 $4,954 $224.2
2001 $5,365 $215.5
2002 $6,220 $428
2003 $8,190 $383
2004 $9,719 $405
2005 $10,444 $414
2006 $11,503 $441
2007 $13,758 $475
2008 $15,889 $554
2009 $14,476 $626
2010 $13,731 $683
2011 $14,695 $763
2012 $13,509 $558
2013 $14,136 $497
2014 $14,188 $530
2015 $12,285 $540
2016 $12,821 $451
2017 $13,903 $496
2018 $15,460 $533
2019 $15,564 $581
2020 $14,808 $603
2021 $17,790 $617
2022 $18,466 $604
2023 $21,865 $602
2024 $23,931 $508

Croatia vs. Malawi life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Croatia

Malawi
Year Life expectancy, years
Croatia Malawi
1950 58.5 32.7
1951 59 32.8
1952 59.8 33
1953 61.5 33.2
1954 62.2 33.3
1955 63.1 33.6
1956 63.6 33.8
1957 64.4 34.1
1958 65 34.4
1959 65.5 34.8
1960 65.9 35
1961 66.5 35.2
1962 67.3 35.4
1963 67.6 35.6
1964 68 35.7
1965 68.5 35.7
1966 68.9 35.8
1967 69 35.9
1968 68.9 36.1
1969 69 36.3
1970 69.2 36.6
1971 69.4 37.1
1972 69.8 37.6
1973 70.1 38.4
1974 70.6 39.2
1975 71 40.1
1976 71.4 41
1977 71.4 42
1978 71.3 43
1979 71.1 43.7
1980 71 44.3
1981 70.9 44.7
1982 70.7 44.8
1983 70.7 45
1984 71 44.8
1985 71.5 44.6
1986 71.8 44.3
1987 71.9 43.9
1988 72.2 43.6
1989 72.5 43.5
1990 72.2 43.6
1991 70.6 43.5
1992 71.7 43.6
1993 72.3 43.6
1994 72.6 43.8
1995 72.6 43.8
1996 73 44
1997 73 44.2
1998 73.2 44.3
1999 73.6 45.1
2000 74 46.2
2001 74.4 47.2
2002 74.6 48.2
2003 74.7 49.6
2004 75.3 51.1
2005 75.6 52.5
2006 75.7 53.7
2007 75.9 54.7
2008 76 55.7
2009 76.3 56.7
2010 76.7 57.8
2011 77 58.9
2012 77.3 59.9
2013 77.5 60.8
2014 77.5 61.7
2015 77.6 62.3
2016 77.6 63.2
2017 77.7 63.9
2018 77.9 64.5
2019 78.2 65
2020 77.5 65.2
2021 77.1 64.8
2022 78.3 66
2023 78.6 67.4
2024 78.8 67.6
2025 78.9 67.7

Croatia and Malawi population clocks and comparison

Population
Croatia

Malawi
Year Population
Croatia Malawi
1960 4,140,181 3,628,134
1961 4,167,292 3,715,534
1962 4,196,712 3,806,307
1963 4,225,675 3,900,506
1964 4,252,876 3,997,305
1965 4,280,923 4,096,157
1966 4,310,701 4,197,926
1967 4,338,683 4,303,012
1968 4,365,628 4,411,054
1969 4,391,490 4,521,184
1970 4,412,252 4,633,944
1971 4,431,275 4,751,434
1972 4,450,564 4,874,475
1973 4,470,161 5,003,938
1974 4,490,660 5,141,337
1975 4,512,082 5,287,367
1976 4,535,934 5,443,384
1977 4,559,571 5,614,983
1978 4,581,085 5,810,132
1979 4,594,778 6,028,749
1980 4,599,782 6,265,529
1981 4,611,509 6,516,454
1982 4,634,234 6,778,879
1983 4,658,254 7,051,709
1984 4,680,285 7,332,810
1985 4,701,417 7,620,508
1986 4,721,446 7,906,480
1987 4,739,745 8,293,174
1988 4,755,207 8,753,262
1989 4,767,260 9,176,220
1990 4,777,368 9,545,852
1991 4,689,022 9,844,227
1992 4,575,818 10,135,079
1993 4,600,463 10,284,024
1994 4,652,024 10,164,894
1995 4,620,030 10,150,117
1996 4,557,097 10,352,228
1997 4,534,920 10,562,035
1998 4,532,135 10,792,876
1999 4,512,597 11,047,804
2000 4,468,302 11,315,942
2001 4,299,642 11,593,058
2002 4,302,174 11,880,440
2003 4,303,399 12,181,574
2004 4,304,600 12,500,737
2005 4,310,145 12,840,031
2006 4,311,159 13,198,701
2007 4,310,217 13,576,343
2008 4,309,705 13,976,417
2009 4,305,181 14,395,788
2010 4,295,427 14,826,463
2011 4,280,622 15,265,022
2012 4,260,368 15,709,577
2013 4,233,922 16,161,816
2014 4,201,598 16,621,538
2015 4,151,725 17,085,587
2016 4,106,867 17,557,739
2017 4,041,407 18,039,715
2018 3,988,775 18,528,081
2019 3,949,390 19,025,752
2020 3,914,206 19,533,888
2021 3,878,981 20,047,258
2022 3,855,641 20,568,728
2023 3,859,686 21,104,482
2024 3,866,300 21,655,286

Fertility rates in Croatia and Malawi

Fertility rate
Croatia

Malawi
Year Fertility rate
Croatia Malawi
1960 2.24 7.04
1961 2.22 7.07
1962 2.19 7.1
1963 2.15 7.13
1964 2.14 7.11
1965 2.22 7.13
1966 2.23 7.17
1967 2.1 7.21
1968 2.03 7.26
1969 1.95 7.27
1970 1.88 7.3
1971 1.97 7.31
1972 2.01 7.33
1973 2.01 7.34
1974 1.98 7.34
1975 1.95 7.36
1976 1.94 7.39
1977 1.95 7.41
1978 1.96 7.43
1979 1.95 7.47
1980 1.93 7.52
1981 1.93 7.49
1982 1.9 7.45
1983 1.88 7.36
1984 1.87 7.27
1985 1.82 7.17
1986 1.76 7.07
1987 1.64 6.97
1988 1.79 6.88
1989 1.63 6.8
1990 1.63 6.74
1991 1.53 6.68
1992 1.48 6.63
1993 1.52 6.57
1994 1.47 6.49
1995 1.58 6.39
1996 1.67 6.29
1997 1.69 6.23
1998 1.45 6.21
1999 1.38 6.12
2000 1.39 6
2001 1.46 5.94
2002 1.42 5.9
2003 1.41 5.88
2004 1.43 5.86
2005 1.5 5.85
2006 1.47 5.8
2007 1.48 5.72
2008 1.47 5.61
2009 1.5 5.45
2010 1.46 5.26
2011 1.41 5.08
2012 1.52 4.9
2013 1.46 4.76
2014 1.46 4.57
2015 1.41 4.38
2016 1.43 4.22
2017 1.42 4.11
2018 1.47 4.02
2019 1.47 3.95
2020 1.48 3.88
2021 1.62 3.79
2022 1.53 3.72
2023 1.46 3.65

Croatia and Malawi demographics compared

Median age
Croatia

Malawi
Year Median age, years
Croatia Malawi
1960 29 18.2
1961 29.4 18.3
1962 29.7 18.3
1963 30 18.3
1964 30.3 18.3
1965 30.6 18.4
1966 30.9 18.3
1967 31.2 18.3
1968 31.5 18.3
1969 31.8 18.2
1970 32.1 18
1971 32.3 17.9
1972 32.5 17.8
1973 32.7 17.7
1974 32.8 17.6
1975 33 17.5
1976 33.1 17.5
1977 33.2 17.4
1978 33.3 17.4
1979 33.4 17.4
1980 33.4 17.3
1981 33.5 17.3
1982 33.6 17.3
1983 33.8 17.3
1984 34 17.3
1985 34.2 17.3
1986 34.4 17.3
1987 34.7 17.4
1988 35 17.5
1989 35.3 17.4
1990 35.6 17.3
1991 36 17.2
1992 36.4 17.1
1993 36.9 17
1994 37.3 16.9
1995 37.8 16.9
1996 38.2 16.8
1997 38.6 16.8
1998 38.9 16.8
1999 39.2 16.7
2000 39.6 16.8
2001 39.9 16.8
2002 40.2 16.8
2003 40.5 16.8
2004 40.7 16.8
2005 40.9 16.8
2006 41.2 16.8
2007 41.4 16.8
2008 41.6 16.8
2009 41.8 16.7
2010 41.9 16.7
2011 42.2 16.8
2012 42.5 16.8
2013 42.7 16.9
2014 43 17
2015 43.3 17.1
2016 43.7 17.2
2017 44.2 17.4
2018 44.6 17.6
2019 45 17.8
2020 45.2 18
2021 45.4 18.2
2022 45.6 18.4
2023 45.8 18.7
2024 46 18.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Croatia Malawi
GNI, Atlas method
$85.4B
2024
$11.8B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
48.9%
2025
28%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.09%
2021
2.75%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.78%
2023
1.01%
2023
Armed forces personnel
20,000
2020
15,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.36%
2025
-8.94%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.03%
2024
0.91%
2020
Services, % of GDP
59.7%
2024
44.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
19.8%
2024
16%
2024
Economic freedom index
68.7
2025
50.9
2025
Income share by richest 10%
23.3%
2023
31%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
2.9%
2023
2.9%
2019
Number of billionaires
1
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.00003%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
81
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$27.8B
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$3.34B
2024
$594M
2020
Personal remittances received
$6.74B
2024
$264M
2024
International tourist arrivals
21,608,000
2020
871,000
2018
International tourism as share of exports
23.4%
2020
2.68%
2020
Banked people share
92.6%
2024
50.4%
2024

Energy

Croatia Malawi
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,237 kg
2023
n/a
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$20.4
2023
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
17.5 megatons
2023
6.45 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
4.52 tons
2023
0.31 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
68%
2022
n/a
Renewable energy use share
34.1%
2021
62.9%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
11.5%
2023
n/a
Net energy imports use share
57.3%
2023
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
4,484 kWh
2023
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
69.9%
2021
80.1%
2021
Hydroelectric share
47%
2023
72.5%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
15.6%
2023

Society

Croatia Malawi
% of world population
0.05%
2024
0.27%
2024
Annual migration change
-5,186
2024
-1,507
2024
Urban population
58.9%
2024
18.6%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.93 ft
2025
5.44 ft
2025
Average female height
5.47 ft
2025
5.12 ft
2025
Quality of life index
73
2025
27.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
47
2024
34
2024
Higher education index
83
2025
35
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.77
2022
1.79
2012
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
7.9
2019
33.4
2019
Visa free countries
173
2025
80
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.4%
2021
68.1%
2022
English speaking
57.1%
2023
3.88%
2023
People using the Internet
83.6%
2024
18%
2023

Health

Croatia Malawi
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,344
2022
$39.7
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$123.5
2022
$4.8
2022
Life expectancy
78.9 years
2025
67.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.009%
2022
64.7%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.61
2021
0.05
2022
Age at first childbirth
29.3 years
2023
19.1 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
3
2023
225
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
4.6
2023
38.3
2023
Obesity rate
31.4%
2022
7.87%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
10.5%
2024
5.7%
2024
Air quality index
64
2025
34
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
37%
2022
9.7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
7.65 liters
2020
3.61 liters
2020

Territory

Croatia Malawi
% of world land
0.04%
2025
0.06%
2025
Land area per capita
5,588 sq mi
2024
1,681 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
5,737 sq mi
2025
23,359 sq mi
2025
Forest area
7,516 sq mi
2025
8,169 sq mi
2025
Roads length
16,751 mi
2015
9,601 mi
2015

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