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Cyprus vs Malawi statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Cyprus has a population of 1.36M (ranked 155/197), compared with 21.7M in Malawi (ranked 62/197). Cyprus' land area is 3,568 sq mi versus 36,402 sq mi for Malawi (ranked 163rd vs. 107th).

By GDP, Cyprus ranks 104/197 ($36.3B) and Malawi ranks 151/197 ($11B). By GDP per capita, Cyprus ranks 45/197 ($26,749), while Malawi ranks 195/197 ($508).

Main facts and rankings

Cyprus Malawi
Population
1380052
22673513
Population rank 153/197 61/197
GDP
$36.3B
2024
$11B
2024
GDP rank 104/197 151/197
GDP per capita
$26,749
2024
$508
2024
GDP per capita rank 45/197 195/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$61,240
2024
$1,859
2024
Government debt
$23.8B
2024
$8.19B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
60.3%
2025
73%
2025
Government debt per person
$17,490
2024
$378
2024
Government debt per person rank 34/185 173/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$24,086
2025
$2,610
2025
Land area
3,568 sq mi
2025
36,402 sq mi
2025
Population density
381 ppl/mi²
2024
595 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.39
2023
3.65
2023
Median age
39.2 years
2024
18.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
82 years
2025
67.7 years
2025

Cyprus and Malawi: Comparison Charts

Cyprus and Malawi economies compared

GDP
Cyprus

Malawi
Year GDP
Cyprus Malawi
1975 $489,912,574 -
1976 $576,090,074 -
1977 $734,876,021 -
1978 $964,024,364 -
1979 $1,288,699,776 -
1980 $2,154,311,277 $1,801,156,775
1981 $2,087,496,374 $1,801,193,910
1982 $2,159,242,417 $1,717,379,495
1983 $2,160,364,071 $1,780,148,049
1984 $2,278,248,953 $1,758,028,656
1985 $2,430,411,900 $1,646,442,273
1986 $3,090,734,463 $1,722,586,299
1987 $3,704,813,886 $1,721,711,808
1988 $4,278,792,597 $2,008,189,508
1989 $4,563,482,604 $2,314,205,130
1990 $5,591,130,218 $2,737,087,862
1991 $5,770,197,348 $3,206,783,830
1992 $6,912,150,456 $2,618,837,835
1993 $6,590,291,048 $3,013,392,658
1994 $7,425,703,929 $1,719,864,761
1995 $9,933,137,128 $2,033,701,498
1996 $10,011,914,680 $3,319,573,750
1997 $9,547,816,420 $3,875,785,863
1998 $10,248,618,778 $2,547,609,590
1999 $10,497,907,228 $2,584,478,924
2000 $9,985,847,314 $2,537,307,580
2001 $10,397,898,907 $2,498,008,665
2002 $11,420,228,846 $5,087,328,438
2003 $14,547,329,558 $4,669,789,300
2004 $17,320,551,250 $5,058,726,350
2005 $18,433,412,511 $5,320,409,651
2006 $20,072,754,987 $5,818,279,739
2007 $23,968,727,074 $6,451,210,219
2008 $27,844,646,258 $7,743,617,352
2009 $26,048,179,949 $9,009,887,947
2010 $25,799,940,078 $10,128,323,011
2011 $27,641,547,910 $11,648,142,958
2012 $25,047,436,975 $8,773,203,178
2013 $23,959,712,861 $8,031,571,928
2014 $23,225,918,260 $8,801,326,169
2015 $19,909,278,417 $9,219,474,379
2016 $21,046,462,281 $7,909,868,618
2017 $22,946,570,629 $8,943,543,794
2018 $25,754,001,368 $9,879,231,592
2019 $26,196,667,100 $11,051,865,580
2020 $25,555,093,854 $11,769,313,598
2021 $30,372,642,502 $12,378,129,751
2022 $30,935,566,077 $12,429,060,151
2023 $33,886,930,712 $12,712,150,082
2024 $36,333,022,329 $11,008,925,323

Cyprus and Malawi economies compared

GDP per capita
Cyprus

Malawi
Year GDP per capita
Cyprus Malawi
1975 $743 -
1976 $870 -
1977 $1,102 -
1978 $1,434 -
1979 $1,902 -
1980 $3,154 $287.5
1981 $3,030 $276.4
1982 $3,100 $253.3
1983 $3,055 $252.4
1984 $3,167 $239.7
1985 $3,324 $216.1
1986 $4,159 $217.9
1987 $4,908 $207.6
1988 $5,584 $229.4
1989 $5,870 $252.2
1990 $7,092 $286.7
1991 $7,222 $326
1992 $8,530 $258.4
1993 $7,978 $293
1994 $8,791 $169.2
1995 $11,514 $200.4
1996 $11,373 $321
1997 $10,637 $367
1998 $11,206 $236
1999 $11,273 $233.9
2000 $10,537 $224.2
2001 $10,785 $215.5
2002 $11,636 $428
2003 $14,553 $383
2004 $17,016 $405
2005 $17,790 $414
2006 $19,037 $441
2007 $22,344 $475
2008 $25,522 $554
2009 $23,480 $626
2010 $22,876 $683
2011 $24,110 $763
2012 $21,493 $558
2013 $20,238 $497
2014 $19,326 $530
2015 $16,326 $540
2016 $17,013 $451
2017 $18,295 $496
2018 $20,267 $533
2019 $20,360 $581
2020 $19,624 $603
2021 $23,057 $617
2022 $23,236 $604
2023 $25,195 $602
2024 $26,749 $508

Cyprus vs. Malawi life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Cyprus

Malawi
Year Life expectancy, years
Cyprus Malawi
1950 55.8 32.7
1951 56.8 32.8
1952 57.7 33
1953 58.4 33.2
1954 59.3 33.3
1955 59.7 33.6
1956 60.4 33.8
1957 61 34.1
1958 61.6 34.4
1959 62.3 34.8
1960 63.3 35
1961 64.1 35.2
1962 64.7 35.4
1963 61.8 35.6
1964 62.2 35.7
1965 66.1 35.7
1966 66.5 35.8
1967 66.9 35.9
1968 67.3 36.1
1969 67.6 36.3
1970 68.1 36.6
1971 68.4 37.1
1972 68.6 37.6
1973 69 38.4
1974 54.6 39.2
1975 70.3 40.1
1976 70.8 41
1977 71.3 42
1978 71.7 43
1979 72.2 43.7
1980 72.8 44.3
1981 73.1 44.7
1982 73.5 44.8
1983 73.7 45
1984 74 44.8
1985 74.6 44.6
1986 74.9 44.3
1987 75.3 43.9
1988 75.4 43.6
1989 75.8 43.5
1990 76 43.6
1991 76.2 43.5
1992 76.3 43.6
1993 76.3 43.6
1994 76.4 43.8
1995 76.6 43.8
1996 76.9 44
1997 77.1 44.2
1998 77.2 44.3
1999 77.6 45.1
2000 77.9 46.2
2001 78.2 47.2
2002 78.8 48.2
2003 78.9 49.6
2004 79 51.1
2005 79.2 52.5
2006 79.5 53.7
2007 79.8 54.7
2008 79.9 55.7
2009 80.4 56.7
2010 80.6 57.8
2011 80.9 58.9
2012 81.1 59.9
2013 81.3 60.8
2014 81.3 61.7
2015 81.5 62.3
2016 81.5 63.2
2017 81.5 63.9
2018 81.6 64.5
2019 81.5 65
2020 81.2 65.2
2021 80.6 64.8
2022 80.4 66
2023 81.6 67.4
2024 81.8 67.6
2025 82 67.7

Cyprus and Malawi population clocks and comparison

Population
Cyprus

Malawi
Year Population
Cyprus Malawi
1960 586,490 3,628,134
1961 595,514 3,715,534
1962 601,466 3,806,307
1963 607,252 3,900,506
1964 612,521 3,997,305
1965 617,736 4,096,157
1966 623,390 4,197,926
1967 629,251 4,303,012
1968 635,157 4,411,054
1969 641,189 4,521,184
1970 647,446 4,633,944
1971 654,050 4,751,434
1972 661,063 4,874,475
1973 665,937 5,003,938
1974 663,254 5,141,337
1975 659,405 5,287,367
1976 662,032 5,443,384
1977 667,101 5,614,983
1978 672,249 5,810,132
1979 677,549 6,028,749
1980 683,076 6,265,529
1981 688,893 6,516,454
1982 696,497 6,778,879
1983 707,225 7,051,709
1984 719,334 7,332,810
1985 731,277 7,620,508
1986 743,105 7,906,480
1987 754,785 8,293,174
1988 766,235 8,753,262
1989 777,420 9,176,220
1990 788,351 9,545,852
1991 798,944 9,844,227
1992 810,341 10,135,079
1993 826,034 10,284,024
1994 844,667 10,164,894
1995 862,695 10,150,117
1996 880,290 10,352,228
1997 897,568 10,562,035
1998 914,548 10,792,876
1999 931,234 11,047,804
2000 947,667 11,315,942
2001 964,127 11,593,058
2002 981,440 11,880,440
2003 999,590 12,181,574
2004 1,017,875 12,500,737
2005 1,036,151 12,840,031
2006 1,054,418 13,198,701
2007 1,072,714 13,576,343
2008 1,091,026 13,976,417
2009 1,109,371 14,395,788
2010 1,127,816 14,826,463
2011 1,146,493 15,265,022
2012 1,165,397 15,709,577
2013 1,183,895 16,161,816
2014 1,201,801 16,621,538
2015 1,219,502 17,085,587
2016 1,237,112 17,557,739
2017 1,254,275 18,039,715
2018 1,270,737 18,528,081
2019 1,286,671 19,025,752
2020 1,302,247 19,533,888
2021 1,317,309 20,047,258
2022 1,331,370 20,568,728
2023 1,344,976 21,104,482
2024 1,358,282 21,655,286

Fertility rates in Cyprus and Malawi

Fertility rate
Cyprus

Malawi
Year Fertility rate
Cyprus Malawi
1960 3.39 7.04
1961 3.62 7.07
1962 3.51 7.1
1963 3.49 7.13
1964 3.41 7.11
1965 3.47 7.13
1966 3.4 7.17
1967 3.32 7.21
1968 3.27 7.26
1969 3.19 7.27
1970 3.07 7.3
1971 3.04 7.31
1972 2.99 7.33
1973 2.4 7.34
1974 2.28 7.34
1975 2.11 7.36
1976 2.33 7.39
1977 2.09 7.41
1978 2.08 7.43
1979 2.14 7.47
1980 2.3 7.52
1981 2.15 7.49
1982 2.49 7.45
1983 2.49 7.36
1984 2.51 7.27
1985 2.43 7.17
1986 2.45 7.07
1987 2.39 6.97
1988 2.47 6.88
1989 2.37 6.8
1990 2.4 6.74
1991 2.34 6.68
1992 2.46 6.63
1993 2.25 6.57
1994 2.16 6.49
1995 2.03 6.39
1996 1.95 6.29
1997 1.86 6.23
1998 1.76 6.21
1999 1.67 6.12
2000 1.64 6
2001 1.57 5.94
2002 1.5 5.9
2003 1.51 5.88
2004 1.51 5.86
2005 1.48 5.85
2006 1.51 5.8
2007 1.45 5.72
2008 1.48 5.61
2009 1.48 5.45
2010 1.43 5.26
2011 1.36 5.08
2012 1.38 4.9
2013 1.3 4.76
2014 1.31 4.57
2015 1.32 4.38
2016 1.36 4.22
2017 1.32 4.11
2018 1.32 4.02
2019 1.33 3.95
2020 1.36 3.88
2021 1.39 3.79
2022 1.39 3.72
2023 1.39 3.65

Cyprus and Malawi demographics compared

Median age
Cyprus

Malawi
Year Median age, years
Cyprus Malawi
1960 23.1 18.2
1961 23.1 18.3
1962 23.3 18.3
1963 23.5 18.3
1964 23.7 18.3
1965 23.9 18.4
1966 24 18.3
1967 24.2 18.3
1968 24.3 18.3
1969 24.5 18.2
1970 24.7 18
1971 24.9 17.9
1972 25.1 17.8
1973 25.3 17.7
1974 25.4 17.6
1975 25.5 17.5
1976 25.9 17.5
1977 26.3 17.4
1978 26.8 17.4
1979 27.2 17.4
1980 27.7 17.3
1981 28.2 17.3
1982 28.5 17.3
1983 28.7 17.3
1984 28.8 17.3
1985 28.9 17.3
1986 29.1 17.3
1987 29.2 17.4
1988 29.4 17.5
1989 29.6 17.4
1990 29.8 17.3
1991 30.1 17.2
1992 30.3 17.1
1993 30.4 17
1994 30.5 16.9
1995 30.6 16.9
1996 30.8 16.8
1997 31 16.8
1998 31.2 16.8
1999 31.4 16.7
2000 31.6 16.8
2001 31.8 16.8
2002 32 16.8
2003 32.2 16.8
2004 32.4 16.8
2005 32.6 16.8
2006 32.8 16.8
2007 33.1 16.8
2008 33.4 16.8
2009 33.6 16.7
2010 33.9 16.7
2011 34.2 16.8
2012 34.5 16.8
2013 34.8 16.9
2014 35.2 17
2015 35.6 17.1
2016 36 17.2
2017 36.4 17.4
2018 36.8 17.6
2019 37.2 17.8
2020 37.6 18
2021 38 18.2
2022 38.4 18.4
2023 38.8 18.7
2024 39.2 18.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Cyprus Malawi
GNI, Atlas method
$31B
2024
$11.8B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
40.4%
2025
28%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.74%
2022
2.75%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.82%
2023
1.01%
2023
Armed forces personnel
13,000
2020
15,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+3.84%
2025
-8.94%
2025
Unemployment rate
4.86%
2024
0.91%
2020
Services, % of GDP
76.9%
2024
44.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
10.3%
2024
16%
2024
Economic freedom index
73.2
2025
50.9
2025
Income share by richest 10%
26.3%
2023
31%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
3.6%
2023
2.9%
2019
Number of billionaires
10
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.0009%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
93
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$10.9B
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$2.09B
2024
$594M
2020
Personal remittances received
$661M
2024
$264M
2024
International tourist arrivals
4,117,000
2019
871,000
2018
International tourism as share of exports
3.25%
2020
2.68%
2020
Banked people share
96.1%
2024
50.4%
2024

Energy

Cyprus Malawi
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,673 kg
2023
n/a
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$23.6
2023
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
7.18 megatons
2023
6.45 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
5.34 tons
2023
0.31 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
86.5%
2022
n/a
Renewable energy use share
15.6%
2021
62.9%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
7.44%
2023
n/a
Net energy imports use share
117%
2022
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
3,842 kWh
2023
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
15.1%
2021
80.1%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
72.5%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
15.6%
2023

Society

Cyprus Malawi
% of world population
0.02%
2024
0.27%
2024
Annual migration change
+8,138
2024
-1,507
2024
Urban population
67.1%
2024
18.6%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.67 ft
2025
5.44 ft
2025
Average female height
5.27 ft
2025
5.12 ft
2025
Quality of life index
80.4
2025
27.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
56
2024
34
2024
Higher education index
71
2025
35
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.82
2023
1.79
2012
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
5.8
2019
33.4
2019
Visa free countries
170
2025
80
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.4%
2021
68.1%
2022
English speaking
75.1%
2023
3.88%
2023
People using the Internet
91.2%
2023
18%
2023

Health

Cyprus Malawi
Government health expenditure per capita
$2,864
2022
$39.7
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$417
2022
$4.8
2022
Life expectancy
82 years
2025
67.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
1.17%
2022
64.7%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.55
2021
0.05
2022
Age at first childbirth
29.8 years
2023
19.1 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
14
2023
225
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
3.5
2023
38.3
2023
Obesity rate
23.6%
2022
7.87%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
10%
2024
5.7%
2024
Air quality index
63
2025
34
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
35.6%
2022
9.7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
6.36 liters
2020
3.61 liters
2020

Territory

Cyprus Malawi
% of world land
0.006%
2025
0.06%
2025
Land area per capita
2,627 sq mi
2024
1,681 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
498 sq mi
2025
23,359 sq mi
2025
Forest area
666 sq mi
2025
8,169 sq mi
2025
Roads length
12,366 mi
2016
9,601 mi
2015

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