DR Congo vs Malawi statistics compared

The DR Congo has a population of 109M (ranked 15/197), compared with 21.7M in Malawi (ranked 62/197). The DR Congo's land area is 875,313 sq mi versus 36,402 sq mi for Malawi (ranked 11th vs. 107th).

By GDP, The DR Congo ranks 87/197 ($70.7B) and Malawi ranks 151/197 ($11B). By GDP per capita, The DR Congo ranks 189/197 ($647), while Malawi ranks 195/197 ($508).

DR Congo and Malawi: Comparison Charts

DR Congo and Malawi economies compared

GDP

DR Congo

Malawi

Table

Year	GDP
	DR Congo	Malawi
1960	$3,359,404,118	-
1961	$3,086,746,857	-
1962	$3,779,841,429	-
1963	$6,213,185,743	-
1964	$2,881,545,273	-
1965	$4,043,901,818	-
1966	$4,532,660,182	-
1967	$3,384,063,372	-
1968	$3,909,780,539	-
1969	$5,032,434,970	-
1970	$4,877,684,910	-
1971	$5,594,770,359	-
1972	$6,173,712,814	-
1973	$7,870,239,461	-
1974	$9,596,960,180	-
1975	$10,237,343,174	-
1976	$9,648,583,225	-
1977	$12,344,424,764	-
1978	$15,372,608,002	-
1979	$15,068,422,236	-
1980	$14,394,927,495	$1,801,156,775
1981	$12,537,821,038	$1,801,193,910
1982	$13,651,667,371	$1,717,379,495
1983	$11,006,712,650	$1,780,148,049
1984	$7,857,729,193	$1,758,028,656
1985	$7,195,042,616	$1,646,442,273
1986	$8,095,367,168	$1,722,586,299
1987	$7,661,625,473	$1,721,711,808
1988	$8,861,299,977	$2,008,189,508
1989	$9,021,862,775	$2,314,205,130
1990	$9,349,764,580	$2,737,087,862
1991	$9,625,436,873	$3,206,783,830
1992	$8,227,343,907	$2,618,837,835
1993	$10,706,259,937	$3,013,392,658
1994	$5,820,382,248	$1,719,864,761
1995	$5,643,439,376	$2,033,701,498
1996	$5,771,456,952	$3,319,573,750
1997	$6,090,838,693	$3,875,785,863
1998	$6,217,805,821	$2,547,609,590
1999	$4,711,259,427	$2,584,478,924
2000	$19,088,046,306	$2,537,307,580
2001	$7,438,189,100	$2,498,008,665
2002	$8,728,038,525	$5,087,328,438
2003	$8,937,567,060	$4,669,789,300
2004	$10,297,483,481	$5,058,726,350
2005	$11,964,484,466	$5,320,409,651
2006	$14,451,901,696	$5,818,279,739
2007	$16,737,071,816	$6,451,210,219
2008	$19,788,515,590	$7,743,617,352
2009	$18,648,372,553	$9,009,887,947
2010	$21,565,721,045	$10,128,323,011
2011	$25,839,749,199	$11,648,142,958
2012	$29,306,235,285	$8,773,203,178
2013	$32,679,745,048	$8,031,571,928
2014	$35,909,040,926	$8,801,326,169
2015	$37,917,706,497	$9,219,474,379
2016	$37,134,801,555	$7,909,868,618
2017	$38,019,264,795	$8,943,543,794
2018	$47,568,210,010	$9,879,231,592
2019	$51,775,829,877	$11,051,865,580
2020	$48,716,961,860	$11,769,313,598
2021	$55,328,482,784	$12,378,129,751
2022	$65,801,547,756	$12,429,060,151
2023	$67,006,756,666	$12,712,150,082
2024	$70,749,355,652	$11,008,925,323

DR Congo and Malawi economies compared

GDP per capita

DR Congo

Malawi

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	DR Congo	Malawi
1960	$220.1	-
1961	$197.1	-
1962	$235.1	-
1963	$376	-
1964	$169.9	-
1965	$232	-
1966	$252.8	-
1967	$183.3	-
1968	$205.6	-
1969	$257.1	-
1970	$242.2	-
1971	$270.3	-
1972	$290.5	-
1973	$361	-
1974	$428	-
1975	$445	-
1976	$408	-
1977	$509	-
1978	$615	-
1979	$582	-
1980	$539	$287.5
1981	$456	$276.4
1982	$482	$253.3
1983	$376	$252.4
1984	$259.8	$239.7
1985	$230.1	$216.1
1986	$250.9	$217.9
1987	$230.1	$207.6
1988	$257.7	$229.4
1989	$254.2	$252.2
1990	$254.9	$286.7
1991	$253.8	$326
1992	$209.7	$258.4
1993	$263.3	$293
1994	$136.5	$169.2
1995	$127	$200.4
1996	$127.4	$321
1997	$132.3	$367
1998	$131.5	$236
1999	$96.3	$233.9
2000	$378	$224.2
2001	$142.7	$215.5
2002	$162.4	$428
2003	$161.5	$383
2004	$180.7	$405
2005	$203.6	$414
2006	$238.4	$441
2007	$267.9	$475
2008	$307	$554
2009	$280.8	$626
2010	$315	$683
2011	$365	$763
2012	$400	$558
2013	$431	$497
2014	$458	$530
2015	$468	$540
2016	$442	$451
2017	$437	$496
2018	$528	$533
2019	$557	$581
2020	$508	$603
2021	$558	$617
2022	$643	$604
2023	$633	$602
2024	$647	$508

DR Congo vs. Malawi life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

DR Congo

Malawi

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	DR Congo	Malawi
1950	38.2	32.7
1951	38.5	32.8
1952	38.9	33
1953	39.1	33.2
1954	39.4	33.3
1955	39.7	33.6
1956	39.9	33.8
1957	40.2	34.1
1958	40.5	34.4
1959	40.6	34.8
1960	40.8	35
1961	40.2	35.2
1962	40.4	35.4
1963	40.6	35.6
1964	40.1	35.7
1965	40.8	35.7
1966	42.2	35.8
1967	42.3	35.9
1968	42.7	36.1
1969	43	36.3
1970	43.3	36.6
1971	43.6	37.1
1972	43.9	37.6
1973	44.1	38.4
1974	44.3	39.2
1975	44.5	40.1
1976	44.7	41
1977	44.9	42
1978	44.6	43
1979	45.3	43.7
1980	45.5	44.3
1981	45.7	44.7
1982	45.9	44.8
1983	46.2	45
1984	46.5	44.8
1985	46.7	44.6
1986	47	44.3
1987	47.4	43.9
1988	47.8	43.6
1989	48.1	43.5
1990	48.5	43.6
1991	48.9	43.5
1992	49.3	43.6
1993	49.6	43.6
1994	49.9	43.8
1995	50.4	43.8
1996	49.4	44
1997	50.5	44.2
1998	49.7	44.3
1999	50.1	45.1
2000	51.9	46.2
2001	52.2	47.2
2002	52.4	48.2
2003	53	49.6
2004	53.5	51.1
2005	54	52.5
2006	54.5	53.7
2007	55	54.7
2008	55.4	55.7
2009	55.8	56.7
2010	56.4	57.8
2011	56.9	58.9
2012	57.4	59.9
2013	57.8	60.8
2014	58.2	61.7
2015	58.7	62.3
2016	59.1	63.2
2017	59.5	63.9
2018	59.9	64.5
2019	60.2	65
2020	60.4	65.2
2021	60	64.8
2022	61	66
2023	61.9	67.4
2024	62.1	67.6
2025	62.2	67.7

DR Congo and Malawi population clocks and comparison

Population

DR Congo

Malawi

Table

Year	Population
	DR Congo	Malawi
1960	15,264,846	3,628,134
1961	15,662,374	3,715,534
1962	16,075,724	3,806,307
1963	16,507,599	3,900,506
1964	16,955,327	3,997,305
1965	17,427,802	4,096,157
1966	17,931,929	4,197,926
1967	18,462,782	4,303,012
1968	19,012,189	4,411,054
1969	19,570,445	4,521,184
1970	20,137,436	4,633,944
1971	20,695,569	4,751,434
1972	21,251,160	4,874,475
1973	21,827,665	5,003,938
1974	22,418,878	5,141,337
1975	23,021,101	5,287,367
1976	23,624,031	5,443,384
1977	24,229,061	5,614,983
1978	24,992,689	5,810,132
1979	25,886,782	6,028,749
1980	26,711,099	6,265,529
1981	27,500,515	6,516,454
1982	28,338,190	6,778,879
1983	29,250,963	7,051,709
1984	30,245,081	7,332,810
1985	31,264,816	7,620,508
1986	32,265,196	7,906,480
1987	33,298,904	8,293,174
1988	34,382,752	8,753,262
1989	35,486,866	9,176,220
1990	36,684,063	9,545,852
1991	37,925,817	9,844,227
1992	39,228,910	10,135,079
1993	40,656,336	10,284,024
1994	42,626,876	10,164,894
1995	44,433,704	10,150,117
1996	45,296,124	10,352,228
1997	46,029,902	10,562,035
1998	47,297,600	10,792,876
1999	48,912,971	11,047,804
2000	50,507,442	11,315,942
2001	52,132,646	11,593,058
2002	53,750,524	11,880,440
2003	55,343,867	12,181,574
2004	56,997,741	12,500,737
2005	58,775,724	12,840,031
2006	60,615,908	13,198,701
2007	62,477,752	13,576,343
2008	64,390,664	13,976,417
2009	66,412,044	14,395,788
2010	68,563,038	14,826,463
2011	70,849,311	15,265,022
2012	73,254,618	15,709,577
2013	75,789,395	16,161,816
2014	78,403,242	16,621,538
2015	81,035,531	17,085,587
2016	83,956,415	17,557,739
2017	87,083,398	18,039,715
2018	90,047,644	18,528,081
2019	92,947,442	19,025,752
2020	95,989,998	19,533,888
2021	99,148,932	20,047,258
2022	102,396,968	20,568,728
2023	105,789,731	21,104,482
2024	109,276,265	21,655,286

Fertility rates in DR Congo and Malawi

Fertility rate

DR Congo

Malawi

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	DR Congo	Malawi
1960	6.11	7.04
1961	6.12	7.07
1962	6.14	7.1
1963	6.16	7.13
1964	6.19	7.11
1965	6.21	7.13
1966	6.24	7.17
1967	6.27	7.21
1968	6.29	7.26
1969	6.3	7.27
1970	6.33	7.3
1971	6.34	7.31
1972	6.37	7.33
1973	6.39	7.34
1974	6.4	7.34
1975	6.42	7.36
1976	6.44	7.39
1977	6.45	7.41
1978	6.46	7.43
1979	6.48	7.47
1980	6.5	7.52
1981	6.52	7.49
1982	6.54	7.45
1983	6.56	7.36
1984	6.59	7.27
1985	6.61	7.17
1986	6.63	7.07
1987	6.65	6.97
1988	6.66	6.88
1989	6.65	6.8
1990	6.65	6.74
1991	6.65	6.68
1992	6.64	6.63
1993	6.64	6.57
1994	6.64	6.49
1995	6.68	6.39
1996	6.67	6.29
1997	6.69	6.23
1998	6.7	6.21
1999	6.69	6.12
2000	6.7	6
2001	6.66	5.94
2002	6.61	5.9
2003	6.55	5.88
2004	6.53	5.86
2005	6.53	5.85
2006	6.55	5.8
2007	6.56	5.72
2008	6.58	5.61
2009	6.59	5.45
2010	6.59	5.26
2011	6.58	5.08
2012	6.56	4.9
2013	6.53	4.76
2014	6.48	4.57
2015	6.44	4.38
2016	6.39	4.22
2017	6.35	4.11
2018	6.3	4.02
2019	6.25	3.95
2020	6.21	3.88
2021	6.16	3.79
2022	6.11	3.72
2023	6.05	3.65

DR Congo and Malawi demographics compared

Median age

DR Congo

Malawi

Table

Year	Median age, years
	DR Congo	Malawi
1960	18.4	18.2
1961	18.4	18.3
1962	18.4	18.3
1963	18.5	18.3
1964	18.5	18.3
1965	18.5	18.4
1966	18.5	18.3
1967	18.5	18.3
1968	18.5	18.3
1969	18.5	18.2
1970	18.4	18
1971	18.3	17.9
1972	18.2	17.8
1973	18.1	17.7
1974	18	17.6
1975	17.9	17.5
1976	17.8	17.5
1977	17.8	17.4
1978	17.8	17.4
1979	17.9	17.4
1980	17.9	17.3
1981	17.9	17.3
1982	17.8	17.3
1983	17.9	17.3
1984	17.9	17.3
1985	17.9	17.3
1986	17.9	17.3
1987	17.9	17.4
1988	17.8	17.5
1989	17.8	17.4
1990	17.8	17.3
1991	17.8	17.2
1992	17.8	17.1
1993	17.8	17
1994	18	16.9
1995	18.1	16.9
1996	17.7	16.8
1997	17.4	16.8
1998	17.2	16.8
1999	17.2	16.7
2000	17.2	16.8
2001	17.1	16.8
2002	17.1	16.8
2003	17.1	16.8
2004	17	16.8
2005	17	16.8
2006	17	16.8
2007	17	16.8
2008	16.9	16.8
2009	16.9	16.7
2010	16.9	16.7
2011	16.9	16.8
2012	16.9	16.8
2013	16.9	16.9
2014	16.9	17
2015	16.9	17.1
2016	16.9	17.2
2017	17	17.4
2018	17	17.6
2019	16.9	17.8
2020	16.9	18
2021	16.9	18.2
2022	16.9	18.4
2023	16.9	18.7
2024	16.9	18.9

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