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East Timor vs Malawi statistics compared

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East Timor has a population of 1.4M (ranked 152/197), compared with 21.7M in Malawi (ranked 62/197). East Timor's land area is 5,741 sq mi versus 36,402 sq mi for Malawi (ranked 155th vs. 107th).

By GDP, East Timor ranks 180/197 ($1.88B) and Malawi ranks 151/197 ($11B). By GDP per capita, East Timor ranks 166/197 ($1,343), while Malawi ranks 195/197 ($508).

Main facts and rankings

East Timor Malawi
Population
1433311
22673513
Population rank 152/197 61/197
GDP
$1.88B
2024
$11B
2024
GDP rank 180/197 151/197
GDP per capita
$1,343
2024
$508
2024
GDP per capita rank 166/197 195/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$4,758
2024
$1,859
2024
Government debt
$249M
2024
$8.19B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
13.9%
2025
73%
2025
Government debt per person
$177.7
2024
$378
2024
Government debt per person rank 182/185 173/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,668
2025
$2,610
2025
Land area
5,741 sq mi
2025
36,402 sq mi
2025
Population density
244 ppl/mi²
2024
595 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.71
2023
3.65
2023
Median age
22.4 years
2024
18.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
68.1 years
2025
67.7 years
2025

East Timor and Malawi: Comparison Charts

East Timor and Malawi economies compared

GDP
East Timor

Malawi
Year GDP
East Timor 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 $128,210,142 $2,737,087,862
1991 $147,713,000 $3,206,783,830
1992 $187,891,500 $2,618,837,835
1993 $216,914,400 $3,013,392,658
1994 $239,040,500 $1,719,864,761
1995 $262,819,900 $2,033,701,498
1996 $306,956,900 $3,319,573,750
1997 $319,972,700 $3,875,785,863
1998 $325,729,800 $2,547,609,590
1999 $225,357,600 $2,584,478,924
2000 $366,924,300 $2,537,307,580
2001 $477,443,500 $2,498,008,665
2002 $469,455,500 $5,087,328,438
2003 $490,439,100 $4,669,789,300
2004 $440,772,000 $5,058,726,350
2005 $462,268,000 $5,320,409,651
2006 $453,792,400 $5,818,279,739
2007 $542,795,400 $6,451,210,219
2008 $648,523,600 $7,743,617,352
2009 $726,937,800 $9,009,887,947
2010 $881,909,300 $10,128,323,011
2011 $1,042,534,600 $11,648,142,958
2012 $1,160,555,000 $8,773,203,178
2013 $1,395,727,400 $8,031,571,928
2014 $1,447,535,200 $8,801,326,169
2015 $1,590,282,400 $9,219,474,379
2016 $1,640,464,600 $7,909,868,618
2017 $1,584,878,400 $8,943,543,794
2018 $1,555,988,614 $9,879,231,592
2019 $2,032,550,389 $11,051,865,580
2020 $2,162,619,241 $11,769,313,598
2021 $3,624,889,673 $12,378,129,751
2022 $3,208,593,982 $12,429,060,151
2023 $2,079,916,909 $12,712,150,082
2024 $1,881,265,333 $11,008,925,323

East Timor and Malawi economies compared

GDP per capita
East Timor

Malawi
Year GDP per capita
East Timor 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 $168.6 $286.7
1991 $189.8 $326
1992 $235.1 $258.4
1993 $264.1 $293
1994 $283.1 $169.2
1995 $303 $200.4
1996 $344 $321
1997 $349 $367
1998 $346 $236
1999 $270 $233.9
2000 $492 $224.2
2001 $588 $215.5
2002 $534 $428
2003 $535 $383
2004 $474 $405
2005 $487 $414
2006 $465 $441
2007 $540 $475
2008 $628 $554
2009 $687 $626
2010 $813 $683
2011 $939 $763
2012 $1,023 $558
2013 $1,205 $497
2014 $1,225 $530
2015 $1,320 $540
2016 $1,336 $451
2017 $1,266 $496
2018 $1,219 $533
2019 $1,562 $581
2020 $1,631 $603
2021 $2,685 $617
2022 $2,343 $604
2023 $1,503 $602
2024 $1,343 $508

East Timor vs. Malawi life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
East Timor

Malawi
Year Life expectancy, years
East Timor Malawi
1950 29.2 32.7
1951 29.5 32.8
1952 29.8 33
1953 30.1 33.2
1954 30.4 33.3
1955 30.7 33.6
1956 31 33.8
1957 31.3 34.1
1958 31.7 34.4
1959 32 34.8
1960 32.4 35
1961 32.8 35.2
1962 33.2 35.4
1963 33.7 35.6
1964 34.1 35.7
1965 34.7 35.7
1966 35.2 35.8
1967 35.7 35.9
1968 36.2 36.1
1969 36.8 36.3
1970 37.4 36.6
1971 37.9 37.1
1972 38.4 37.6
1973 39 38.4
1974 36.5 39.2
1975 24.3 40.1
1976 25.9 41
1977 24.9 42
1978 22.9 43
1979 24.2 43.7
1980 30.2 44.3
1981 31.2 44.7
1982 32.2 44.8
1983 32.7 45
1984 34.5 44.8
1985 34.3 44.6
1986 34.8 44.3
1987 36 43.9
1988 36 43.6
1989 44.8 43.5
1990 45.2 43.6
1991 45.1 43.5
1992 46.2 43.6
1993 47 43.6
1994 47.9 43.8
1995 47.5 43.8
1996 48.3 44
1997 49 44.2
1998 48.6 44.3
1999 45.2 45.1
2000 58.1 46.2
2001 58.8 47.2
2002 59.5 48.2
2003 60.1 49.6
2004 60.7 51.1
2005 61.3 52.5
2006 61.9 53.7
2007 62.4 54.7
2008 62.9 55.7
2009 63.3 56.7
2010 63.7 57.8
2011 64 58.9
2012 64.4 59.9
2013 64.7 60.8
2014 65 61.7
2015 65.3 62.3
2016 65.6 63.2
2017 65.9 63.9
2018 66.2 64.5
2019 66.5 65
2020 66.9 65.2
2021 66.2 64.8
2022 67.4 66
2023 67.7 67.4
2024 67.9 67.6
2025 68.1 67.7

East Timor and Malawi population clocks and comparison

Population
East Timor

Malawi
Year Population
East Timor Malawi
1960 468,118 3,628,134
1961 475,291 3,715,534
1962 482,774 3,806,307
1963 490,564 3,900,506
1964 498,659 3,997,305
1965 507,034 4,096,157
1966 515,696 4,197,926
1967 524,648 4,303,012
1968 533,875 4,411,054
1969 543,356 4,521,184
1970 553,069 4,633,944
1971 562,966 4,751,434
1972 572,962 4,874,475
1973 582,855 5,003,938
1974 590,827 5,141,337
1975 598,158 5,287,367
1976 607,620 5,443,384
1977 618,315 5,614,983
1978 628,775 5,810,132
1979 638,719 6,028,749
1980 649,871 6,265,529
1981 660,493 6,516,454
1982 669,149 6,778,879
1983 677,707 7,051,709
1984 686,777 7,332,810
1985 696,665 7,620,508
1986 707,185 7,906,480
1987 718,476 8,293,174
1988 730,745 8,753,262
1989 744,856 9,176,220
1990 760,345 9,545,852
1991 778,278 9,844,227
1992 799,318 10,135,079
1993 821,437 10,284,024
1994 844,493 10,164,894
1995 868,146 10,150,117
1996 892,282 10,352,228
1997 917,184 10,562,035
1998 942,530 10,792,876
1999 834,697 11,047,804
2000 745,088 11,315,942
2001 812,249 11,593,058
2002 879,159 11,880,440
2003 916,878 12,181,574
2004 929,074 12,500,737
2005 948,311 12,840,031
2006 976,597 13,198,701
2007 1,004,889 13,576,343
2008 1,032,429 13,976,417
2009 1,058,782 14,395,788
2010 1,084,679 14,826,463
2011 1,110,207 15,265,022
2012 1,134,885 15,709,577
2013 1,158,695 16,161,816
2014 1,181,903 16,621,538
2015 1,205,131 17,085,587
2016 1,228,312 17,557,739
2017 1,251,703 18,039,715
2018 1,275,959 18,528,081
2019 1,300,945 19,025,752
2020 1,326,053 19,533,888
2021 1,350,139 20,047,258
2022 1,369,295 20,568,728
2023 1,384,286 21,104,482
2024 1,400,638 21,655,286

Fertility rates in East Timor and Malawi

Fertility rate
East Timor

Malawi
Year Fertility rate
East Timor Malawi
1960 6.32 7.04
1961 6.27 7.07
1962 6.22 7.1
1963 6.16 7.13
1964 6.08 7.11
1965 6.01 7.13
1966 5.93 7.17
1967 5.86 7.21
1968 5.79 7.26
1969 5.72 7.27
1970 5.66 7.3
1971 5.58 7.31
1972 5.49 7.33
1973 5.39 7.34
1974 5.29 7.34
1975 5.19 7.36
1976 5.12 7.39
1977 5.09 7.41
1978 5.09 7.43
1979 5.14 7.47
1980 5.22 7.52
1981 5.53 7.49
1982 5.56 7.45
1983 5.59 7.36
1984 5.61 7.27
1985 5.65 7.17
1986 5.67 7.07
1987 5.68 6.97
1988 5.72 6.88
1989 5.76 6.8
1990 5.81 6.74
1991 5.84 6.68
1992 5.87 6.63
1993 5.88 6.57
1994 5.91 6.49
1995 5.94 6.39
1996 5.94 6.29
1997 5.96 6.23
1998 5.96 6.21
1999 5.97 6.12
2000 5.93 6
2001 5.92 5.94
2002 5.9 5.9
2003 5.85 5.88
2004 5.74 5.86
2005 5.61 5.85
2006 5.47 5.8
2007 5.33 5.72
2008 5.17 5.61
2009 4.99 5.45
2010 4.82 5.26
2011 4.61 5.08
2012 4.4 4.9
2013 4.21 4.76
2014 4 4.57
2015 3.78 4.38
2016 3.58 4.22
2017 3.4 4.11
2018 3.24 4.02
2019 3.12 3.95
2020 3.01 3.88
2021 2.89 3.79
2022 2.8 3.72
2023 2.71 3.65

East Timor and Malawi demographics compared

Median age
East Timor

Malawi
Year Median age, years
East Timor Malawi
1960 19.3 18.2
1961 19.4 18.3
1962 19.5 18.3
1963 19.6 18.3
1964 19.8 18.3
1965 19.9 18.4
1966 20 18.3
1967 20.2 18.3
1968 20.3 18.3
1969 20.4 18.2
1970 20.5 18
1971 20.4 17.9
1972 20.4 17.8
1973 20.4 17.7
1974 20.3 17.6
1975 20.4 17.5
1976 20.6 17.5
1977 20.7 17.4
1978 20.9 17.4
1979 21.1 17.4
1980 21.1 17.3
1981 20.9 17.3
1982 20.5 17.3
1983 20.3 17.3
1984 20 17.3
1985 19.8 17.3
1986 19.7 17.3
1987 19.5 17.4
1988 19.3 17.5
1989 19.1 17.4
1990 19 17.3
1991 19 17.2
1992 19 17.1
1993 19 17
1994 18.9 16.9
1995 18.9 16.9
1996 18.8 16.8
1997 18.8 16.8
1998 18.7 16.8
1999 18.7 16.7
2000 18.6 16.8
2001 18.6 16.8
2002 18.6 16.8
2003 18.6 16.8
2004 18.7 16.8
2005 18.7 16.8
2006 18.7 16.8
2007 18.7 16.8
2008 18.7 16.8
2009 18.8 16.7
2010 18.9 16.7
2011 19 16.8
2012 19.2 16.8
2013 19.3 16.9
2014 19.5 17
2015 19.7 17.1
2016 20 17.2
2017 20.3 17.4
2018 20.6 17.6
2019 20.9 17.8
2020 21.2 18
2021 21.4 18.2
2022 21.7 18.4
2023 22.1 18.7
2024 22.4 18.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

East Timor Malawi
GNI, Atlas method
$2.18B
2024
$11.8B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
96.6%
2025
28%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.24%
2023
2.75%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.26%
2023
1.01%
2023
Armed forces personnel
2,000
2020
15,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-51%
2025
-8.94%
2025
Unemployment rate
1.54%
2022
0.91%
2020
Services, % of GDP
61%
2023
44.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
23.9%
2023
16%
2024
Economic freedom index
47.9
2025
50.9
2025
Income share by richest 10%
24%
2014
31%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
4%
2014
2.9%
2019
Total reserves including gold
$780M
2024
$594M
2020
Personal remittances received
$220M
2024
$264M
2024
International tourist arrivals
74,800
2019
871,000
2018
International tourism as share of exports
64%
2018
2.68%
2020
Banked people share n/a
50.4%
2024

Energy

East Timor Malawi
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
60.7 kg
2007
n/a
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$25
2007
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.7 megatons
2023
6.45 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.51 tons
2023
0.31 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
n/a
Renewable energy use share
11.4%
2022
62.9%
2022
Renewable electricity output share
0.37%
2021
80.1%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0.27%
2021
72.5%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
15.6%
2023

Society

East Timor Malawi
% of world population
0.02%
2024
0.27%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,552
2024
-1,507
2024
Urban population
32.8%
2024
18.6%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.25 ft
2025
5.44 ft
2025
Average female height
5.01 ft
2025
5.12 ft
2025
Quality of life index
33
2025
27.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
44
2024
34
2024
Higher education index
5
2025
35
2025
Homicides per 100K people
4.06
2015
1.79
2012
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
11.9
2019
33.4
2019
Visa free countries
103
2025
80
2025
Adult literacy rate
72.5%
2022
68.1%
2022
English speaking
9%
2025
3.88%
2023
People using the Internet
34%
2023
18%
2023

Health

East Timor Malawi
Government health expenditure per capita
$174.9
2022
$39.7
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$9.58
2022
$4.8
2022
Life expectancy
68.1 years
2025
67.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
22.6%
2022
64.7%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.77
2020
0.05
2022
Age at first childbirth
23 years
2025
19.1 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
192
2023
225
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
50
2023
38.3
2023
Obesity rate
2.41%
2022
7.87%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
3.2%
2024
5.7%
2024
Air quality index
56
2025
34
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
38.7%
2022
9.7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.17 liters
2020
3.61 liters
2020

Territory

East Timor Malawi
% of world land
0.01%
2025
0.06%
2025
Land area per capita
4,099 sq mi
2024
1,681 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
1,318 sq mi
2025
23,359 sq mi
2025
Forest area
3,540 sq mi
2025
8,169 sq mi
2025
Roads length
3,753 mi
2008
9,601 mi
2015

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