Eswatini vs Malawi statistics compared

Eswatini has a population of 1.24M (ranked 157/197), compared with 21.7M in Malawi (ranked 62/197). Eswatini's land area is 6,641 sq mi versus 36,402 sq mi for Malawi (ranked 154th vs. 107th).

By GDP, Eswatini ranks 162/197 ($4.89B) and Malawi ranks 151/197 ($11B). By GDP per capita, Eswatini ranks 131/197 ($3,936), while Malawi ranks 195/197 ($508).

Eswatini and Malawi: Comparison Charts

Eswatini and Malawi economies compared

GDP

Eswatini

Malawi

Table

Year	GDP
	Eswatini	Malawi
1960	$35,076,846	-
1961	$43,026,043	-
1962	$45,927,962	-
1963	$54,129,438	-
1964	$64,980,554	-
1965	$70,279,972	-
1966	$76,859,969	-
1967	$74,759,970	-
1968	$79,799,968	-
1969	$105,419,958	-
1970	$112,139,955	-
1971	$136,462,081	-
1972	$146,736,479	-
1973	$221,915,128	-
1974	$264,320,941	-
1975	$288,299,789	-
1976	$272,550,068	-
1977	$304,060,076	-
1978	$340,630,085	-
1979	$412,093,134	-
1980	$541,976,853	$1,801,156,775
1981	$570,774,825	$1,801,193,910
1982	$537,568,059	$1,717,379,495
1983	$555,336,146	$1,780,148,049
1984	$494,483,409	$1,758,028,656
1985	$360,079,419	$1,646,442,273
1986	$449,140,318	$1,722,586,299
1987	$584,126,092	$1,721,711,808
1988	$692,026,455	$2,008,189,508
1989	$696,921,542	$2,314,205,130
1990	$1,114,694,041	$2,737,087,862
1991	$1,156,135,718	$3,206,783,830
1992	$1,284,759,928	$2,618,837,835
1993	$1,357,189,552	$3,013,392,658
1994	$1,419,294,254	$1,719,864,761
1995	$1,698,989,464	$2,033,701,498
1996	$1,602,741,834	$3,319,573,750
1997	$1,716,714,070	$3,875,785,863
1998	$1,576,908,856	$2,547,609,590
1999	$1,547,888,496	$2,584,478,924
2000	$1,738,093,840	$2,537,307,580
2001	$1,542,477,309	$2,498,008,665
2002	$1,432,221,739	$5,087,328,438
2003	$2,197,598,466	$4,669,789,300
2004	$2,770,082,792	$5,058,726,350
2005	$3,178,112,499	$5,320,409,651
2006	$3,291,330,019	$5,818,279,739
2007	$3,469,381,231	$6,451,210,219
2008	$3,294,084,314	$7,743,617,352
2009	$3,580,428,053	$9,009,887,947
2010	$4,438,765,086	$10,128,323,011
2011	$4,820,478,680	$11,648,142,958
2012	$4,886,551,484	$8,773,203,178
2013	$4,464,726,181	$8,031,571,928
2014	$4,286,015,248	$8,801,326,169
2015	$3,909,281,650	$9,219,474,379
2016	$3,724,180,911	$7,909,868,618
2017	$4,463,673,661	$8,943,543,794
2018	$4,644,696,656	$9,879,231,592
2019	$4,616,996,145	$11,051,865,580
2020	$4,120,621,325	$11,769,313,598
2021	$4,785,708,166	$12,378,129,751
2022	$4,741,163,885	$12,429,060,151
2023	$4,604,172,127	$12,712,150,082
2024	$4,891,883,720	$11,008,925,323

Eswatini and Malawi economies compared

GDP per capita

Eswatini

Malawi

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Eswatini	Malawi
1960	$101.6	-
1961	$121.8	-
1962	$127.1	-
1963	$146.4	-
1964	$171.6	-
1965	$181	-
1966	$192.7	-
1967	$182.8	-
1968	$190.4	-
1969	$245.2	-
1970	$254.2	-
1971	$301	-
1972	$315	-
1973	$463	-
1974	$536	-
1975	$568	-
1976	$521	-
1977	$563	-
1978	$610	-
1979	$714	-
1980	$908	$287.5
1981	$925	$276.4
1982	$843	$253.3
1983	$843	$252.4
1984	$726	$239.7
1985	$510	$216.1
1986	$611	$217.9
1987	$765	$207.6
1988	$865	$229.4
1989	$832	$252.2
1990	$1,278	$286.7
1991	$1,273	$326
1992	$1,362	$258.4
1993	$1,397	$293
1994	$1,461	$169.2
1995	$1,751	$200.4
1996	$1,619	$321
1997	$1,705	$367
1998	$1,547	$236
1999	$1,502	$233.9
2000	$1,669	$224.2
2001	$1,468	$215.5
2002	$1,352	$428
2003	$2,060	$383
2004	$2,581	$405
2005	$2,945	$414
2006	$3,035	$441
2007	$3,181	$475
2008	$3,000	$554
2009	$3,240	$626
2010	$3,993	$683
2011	$4,312	$763
2012	$4,348	$558
2013	$3,951	$497
2014	$3,772	$530
2015	$3,421	$540
2016	$3,240	$451
2017	$3,854	$496
2018	$3,973	$533
2019	$3,913	$581
2020	$3,455	$603
2021	$3,966	$617
2022	$3,890	$604
2023	$3,742	$602
2024	$3,936	$508

Eswatini vs. Malawi life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Eswatini

Malawi

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Eswatini	Malawi
1950	43.4	32.7
1951	43.7	32.8
1952	44	33
1953	44.3	33.2
1954	44.6	33.3
1955	44.8	33.6
1956	45.1	33.8
1957	45.4	34.1
1958	45.8	34.4
1959	46.1	34.8
1960	46.4	35
1961	46.7	35.2
1962	47.1	35.4
1963	47.5	35.6
1964	47.9	35.7
1965	48.4	35.7
1966	49	35.8
1967	49.5	35.9
1968	50.1	36.1
1969	50.6	36.3
1970	51.2	36.6
1971	51.8	37.1
1972	52.4	37.6
1973	53	38.4
1974	53.7	39.2
1975	54.4	40.1
1976	55.2	41
1977	56	42
1978	56.8	43
1979	57.5	43.7
1980	58.2	44.3
1981	58.8	44.7
1982	59.5	44.8
1983	58.4	45
1984	60.4	44.8
1985	61.2	44.6
1986	61.6	44.3
1987	61.9	43.9
1988	61.9	43.6
1989	61.7	43.5
1990	61.2	43.6
1991	60.4	43.5
1992	59.3	43.6
1993	58.1	43.6
1994	56.6	43.8
1995	55.1	43.8
1996	53.3	44
1997	51.7	44.2
1998	50.1	44.3
1999	48.8	45.1
2000	47.6	46.2
2001	46.3	47.2
2002	45.4	48.2
2003	44.6	49.6
2004	43.9	51.1
2005	44	52.5
2006	44.6	53.7
2007	45.2	54.7
2008	45.9	55.7
2009	46.9	56.7
2010	48.3	57.8
2011	49.1	58.9
2012	50.7	59.9
2013	52.1	60.8
2014	53.5	61.7
2015	54.9	62.3
2016	56.2	63.2
2017	57.6	63.9
2018	58.7	64.5
2019	59.8	65
2020	59.9	65.2
2021	58.2	64.8
2022	63	66
2023	64.1	67.4
2024	64.3	67.6
2025	64.4	67.7

Eswatini and Malawi population clocks and comparison

Population

Eswatini

Malawi

Table

Year	Population
	Eswatini	Malawi
1960	345,337	3,628,134
1961	353,264	3,715,534
1962	361,365	3,806,307
1963	369,759	3,900,506
1964	378,656	3,997,305
1965	388,336	4,096,157
1966	398,766	4,197,926
1967	409,031	4,303,012
1968	419,147	4,411,054
1969	429,875	4,521,184
1970	441,216	4,633,944
1971	453,183	4,751,434
1972	465,788	4,874,475
1973	479,038	5,003,938
1974	492,988	5,141,337
1975	507,673	5,287,367
1976	523,330	5,443,384
1977	540,348	5,614,983
1978	558,446	5,810,132
1979	577,199	6,028,749
1980	596,644	6,265,529
1981	616,808	6,516,454
1982	637,652	6,778,879
1983	658,957	7,051,709
1984	680,783	7,332,810
1985	706,196	7,620,508
1986	734,732	7,906,480
1987	763,811	8,293,174
1988	799,798	8,753,262
1989	837,800	9,176,220
1990	872,428	9,545,852
1991	908,189	9,844,227
1992	943,416	10,135,079
1993	971,318	10,284,024
1994	971,212	10,164,894
1995	970,433	10,150,117
1996	989,841	10,352,228
1997	1,006,635	10,562,035
1998	1,019,653	10,792,876
1999	1,030,782	11,047,804
2000	1,041,414	11,315,942
2001	1,051,064	11,593,058
2002	1,059,441	11,880,440
2003	1,066,700	12,181,574
2004	1,073,159	12,500,737
2005	1,079,022	12,840,031
2006	1,084,436	13,198,701
2007	1,090,705	13,576,343
2008	1,098,091	13,976,417
2009	1,105,153	14,395,788
2010	1,111,650	14,826,463
2011	1,117,833	15,265,022
2012	1,123,863	15,709,577
2013	1,129,990	16,161,816
2014	1,136,299	16,621,538
2015	1,142,813	17,085,587
2016	1,149,507	17,557,739
2017	1,158,195	18,039,715
2018	1,168,929	18,528,081
2019	1,179,874	19,025,752
2020	1,192,729	19,533,888
2021	1,206,593	20,047,258
2022	1,218,917	20,568,728
2023	1,230,506	21,104,482
2024	1,242,822	21,655,286

Fertility rates in Eswatini and Malawi

Fertility rate

Eswatini

Malawi

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Eswatini	Malawi
1960	6.75	7.04
1961	6.77	7.07
1962	6.79	7.1
1963	6.8	7.13
1964	6.79	7.11
1965	6.79	7.13
1966	6.8	7.17
1967	6.77	7.21
1968	6.76	7.26
1969	6.76	7.27
1970	6.75	7.3
1971	6.74	7.31
1972	6.72	7.33
1973	6.72	7.34
1974	6.71	7.34
1975	6.71	7.36
1976	6.7	7.39
1977	6.68	7.41
1978	6.65	7.43
1979	6.61	7.47
1980	6.57	7.52
1981	6.54	7.49
1982	6.49	7.45
1983	6.43	7.36
1984	6.36	7.27
1985	6.28	7.17
1986	6.11	7.07
1987	5.9	6.97
1988	5.69	6.88
1989	5.48	6.8
1990	5.3	6.74
1991	5.13	6.68
1992	4.98	6.63
1993	4.82	6.57
1994	4.66	6.49
1995	4.52	6.39
1996	4.38	6.29
1997	4.24	6.23
1998	4.13	6.21
1999	4.09	6.12
2000	4.03	6
2001	3.94	5.94
2002	3.85	5.9
2003	3.8	5.88
2004	3.76	5.86
2005	3.7	5.85
2006	3.63	5.8
2007	3.58	5.72
2008	3.57	5.61
2009	3.5	5.45
2010	3.38	5.26
2011	3.32	5.08
2012	3.27	4.9
2013	3.24	4.76
2014	3.18	4.57
2015	3.12	4.38
2016	3.07	4.22
2017	3.02	4.11
2018	2.97	4.02
2019	2.93	3.95
2020	2.89	3.88
2021	2.84	3.79
2022	2.8	3.72
2023	2.75	3.65

Eswatini and Malawi demographics compared

Median age

Eswatini

Malawi

Table

Year	Median age, years
	Eswatini	Malawi
1960	16.6	18.2
1961	16.4	18.3
1962	16.3	18.3
1963	16.1	18.3
1964	16.1	18.3
1965	16.1	18.4
1966	16.1	18.3
1967	16.1	18.3
1968	16.2	18.3
1969	16.2	18.2
1970	16.3	18
1971	16.3	17.9
1972	16.3	17.8
1973	16.2	17.7
1974	16.2	17.6
1975	16.1	17.5
1976	16	17.5
1977	15.9	17.4
1978	15.8	17.4
1979	15.7	17.4
1980	15.6	17.3
1981	15.5	17.3
1982	15.4	17.3
1983	15.3	17.3
1984	15.3	17.3
1985	15.2	17.3
1986	15.3	17.3
1987	15.3	17.4
1988	15.6	17.5
1989	15.9	17.4
1990	16.1	17.3
1991	16.3	17.2
1992	16.5	17.1
1993	16.7	17
1994	16.3	16.9
1995	16.1	16.9
1996	16.3	16.8
1997	16.6	16.8
1998	16.9	16.8
1999	17.3	16.7
2000	17.6	16.8
2001	17.8	16.8
2002	18.1	16.8
2003	18.3	16.8
2004	18.5	16.8
2005	18.6	16.8
2006	18.7	16.8
2007	18.9	16.8
2008	19.1	16.8
2009	19.4	16.7
2010	19.6	16.7
2011	19.9	16.8
2012	20.2	16.8
2013	20.5	16.9
2014	20.7	17
2015	21	17.1
2016	21.2	17.2
2017	21.5	17.4
2018	21.8	17.6
2019	22.1	17.8
2020	22.4	18
2021	22.6	18.2
2022	22.8	18.4
2023	23	18.7
2024	23.2	18.9

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