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Finland vs Malawi statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Finland has a population of 5.64M (ranked 116/197), compared with 21.7M in Malawi (ranked 62/197). Finland's land area is 117,360 sq mi versus 36,402 sq mi for Malawi (ranked 70th vs. 107th).

By GDP, Finland ranks 48/197 ($300B) and Malawi ranks 151/197 ($11B). By GDP per capita, Finland ranks 22/197 ($53,189), while Malawi ranks 195/197 ($508).

Main facts and rankings

Finland Malawi
Population
5643254
22673513
Population rank 118/197 61/197
GDP
$300B
2024
$11B
2024
GDP rank 48/197 151/197
GDP per capita
$53,189
2024
$508
2024
GDP per capita rank 22/197 195/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$64,091
2024
$1,859
2024
Government debt
$247B
2024
$8.19B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
86.4%
2025
73%
2025
Government debt per person
$43,897
2024
$378
2024
Government debt per person rank 12/185 173/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$37,252
2025
$2,610
2025
Land area
117,360 sq mi
2025
36,402 sq mi
2025
Population density
48 ppl/mi²
2024
595 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.26
2023
3.65
2023
Median age
44 years
2024
18.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
82.2 years
2025
67.7 years
2025

Finland and Malawi: Comparison Charts

Finland and Malawi economies compared

GDP
Finland

Malawi
Year GDP
Finland Malawi
1960 $5,279,481,824 -
1961 $5,984,433,774 -
1962 $6,407,796,043 -
1963 $6,958,916,548 -
1964 $7,848,987,793 -
1965 $8,680,393,839 -
1966 $9,306,142,172 -
1967 $9,468,272,357 -
1968 $8,916,565,041 -
1969 $10,177,524,839 -
1970 $11,358,529,162 -
1971 $12,528,522,307 -
1972 $14,744,499,570 -
1973 $19,474,098,335 -
1974 $24,851,036,710 -
1975 $29,475,251,333 -
1976 $31,852,352,670 -
1977 $33,502,784,418 -
1978 $36,259,392,058 -
1979 $44,469,218,440 -
1980 $53,649,984,061 $1,801,156,775
1981 $52,440,066,134 $1,801,193,910
1982 $52,784,013,815 $1,717,379,495
1983 $50,956,447,481 $1,780,148,049
1984 $52,870,993,273 $1,758,028,656
1985 $55,856,676,899 $1,646,442,273
1986 $73,511,611,541 $1,722,586,299
1987 $91,564,993,913 $1,721,711,808
1988 $109,039,090,263 $2,008,189,508
1989 $118,991,270,611 $2,314,205,130
1990 $141,446,120,355 $2,737,087,862
1991 $127,794,441,994 $3,206,783,830
1992 $112,537,828,511 $2,618,837,835
1993 $89,112,105,756 $3,013,392,658
1994 $103,182,697,780 $1,719,864,761
1995 $134,060,457,516 $2,033,701,498
1996 $131,991,975,149 $3,319,573,750
1997 $126,862,902,302 $3,875,785,863
1998 $133,990,876,725 $2,547,609,590
1999 $135,234,241,918 $2,584,478,924
2000 $125,967,821,111 $2,537,307,580
2001 $129,519,672,869 $2,498,008,665
2002 $140,360,963,812 $5,087,328,438
2003 $171,612,867,736 $4,669,789,300
2004 $197,458,297,640 $5,058,726,350
2005 $204,859,368,791 $5,320,409,651
2006 $217,044,068,234 $5,818,279,739
2007 $256,360,251,538 $6,451,210,219
2008 $285,698,662,071 $7,743,617,352
2009 $253,480,783,439 $9,009,887,947
2010 $249,429,613,683 $10,128,323,011
2011 $275,126,915,516 $11,648,142,958
2012 $257,443,384,493 $8,773,203,178
2013 $270,268,036,626 $8,031,571,928
2014 $273,478,528,955 $8,801,326,169
2015 $233,210,733,506 $9,219,474,379
2016 $238,777,818,793 $7,909,868,618
2017 $253,846,138,440 $8,943,543,794
2018 $273,869,255,596 $9,879,231,592
2019 $267,014,821,129 $11,051,865,580
2020 $270,000,311,606 $11,769,313,598
2021 $294,223,210,496 $12,378,129,751
2022 $280,253,099,309 $12,429,060,151
2023 $294,950,618,733 $12,712,150,082
2024 $299,835,625,551 $11,008,925,323

Finland and Malawi economies compared

GDP per capita
Finland

Malawi
Year GDP per capita
Finland Malawi
1960 $1,192 -
1961 $1,341 -
1962 $1,427 -
1963 $1,538 -
1964 $1,726 -
1965 $1,902 -
1966 $2,032 -
1967 $2,056 -
1968 $1,927 -
1969 $2,201 -
1970 $2,466 -
1971 $2,716 -
1972 $3,178 -
1973 $4,174 -
1974 $5,298 -
1975 $6,256 -
1976 $6,740 -
1977 $7,070 -
1978 $7,629 -
1979 $9,333 -
1980 $11,225 $287.5
1981 $10,925 $276.4
1982 $10,935 $253.3
1983 $10,494 $252.4
1984 $10,830 $239.7
1985 $11,394 $216.1
1986 $14,947 $217.9
1987 $18,565 $207.6
1988 $22,044 $229.4
1989 $23,969 $252.2
1990 $28,366 $286.7
1991 $25,489 $326
1992 $22,320 $258.4
1993 $17,589 $293
1994 $20,278 $169.2
1995 $26,246 $200.4
1996 $25,757 $321
1997 $24,682 $367
1998 $26,000 $236
1999 $26,180 $233.9
2000 $24,336 $224.2
2001 $24,965 $215.5
2002 $26,989 $428
2003 $32,920 $383
2004 $37,768 $405
2005 $39,050 $414
2006 $41,214 $441
2007 $48,473 $475
2008 $53,769 $554
2009 $47,478 $626
2010 $46,506 $683
2011 $51,060 $763
2012 $47,552 $558
2013 $49,691 $497
2014 $50,074 $530
2015 $42,560 $540
2016 $43,451 $451
2017 $46,085 $496
2018 $49,654 $533
2019 $48,358 $581
2020 $48,829 $603
2021 $53,099 $617
2022 $50,441 $604
2023 $52,822 $602
2024 $53,189 $508

Finland vs. Malawi life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Finland

Malawi
Year Life expectancy, years
Finland Malawi
1950 64.2 32.7
1951 65.6 32.8
1952 66.5 33
1953 66.6 33.2
1954 67.5 33.3
1955 67.3 33.6
1956 68 33.8
1957 67.5 34.1
1958 68.6 34.4
1959 68.8 34.8
1960 69 35
1961 69 35.2
1962 68.7 35.4
1963 69.2 35.6
1964 69.4 35.7
1965 69.1 35.7
1966 69.6 35.8
1967 69.8 35.9
1968 69.8 36.1
1969 69.6 36.3
1970 70.3 36.6
1971 70.1 37.1
1972 70.9 37.6
1973 71.4 38.4
1974 71.3 39.2
1975 71.8 40.1
1976 72 41
1977 72.5 42
1978 73.1 43
1979 73.4 43.7
1980 73.6 44.3
1981 74 44.7
1982 74.5 44.8
1983 74.4 45
1984 74.7 44.8
1985 74.4 44.6
1986 74.8 44.3
1987 74.8 43.9
1988 74.8 43.6
1989 75 43.5
1990 75 43.6
1991 75.4 43.5
1992 75.6 43.6
1993 75.9 43.6
1994 76.6 43.8
1995 76.6 43.8
1996 76.9 44
1997 77.1 44.2
1998 77.3 44.3
1999 77.5 45.1
2000 77.7 46.2
2001 78.1 47.2
2002 78.3 48.2
2003 78.5 49.6
2004 78.8 51.1
2005 79 52.5
2006 79.4 53.7
2007 79.4 54.7
2008 79.7 55.7
2009 79.8 56.7
2010 80 57.8
2011 80.4 58.9
2012 80.5 59.9
2013 80.9 60.8
2014 81.1 61.7
2015 81.4 62.3
2016 81.3 63.2
2017 81.5 63.9
2018 81.6 64.5
2019 81.9 65
2020 81.8 65.2
2021 81.8 64.8
2022 81.2 66
2023 81.9 67.4
2024 82.1 67.6
2025 82.2 67.7

Finland and Malawi population clocks and comparison

Population
Finland

Malawi
Year Population
Finland Malawi
1960 4,429,634 3,628,134
1961 4,461,005 3,715,534
1962 4,491,443 3,806,307
1963 4,523,309 3,900,506
1964 4,548,543 3,997,305
1965 4,563,732 4,096,157
1966 4,580,869 4,197,926
1967 4,605,744 4,303,012
1968 4,626,469 4,411,054
1969 4,623,785 4,521,184
1970 4,606,307 4,633,944
1971 4,612,124 4,751,434
1972 4,639,657 4,874,475
1973 4,666,081 5,003,938
1974 4,690,574 5,141,337
1975 4,711,440 5,287,367
1976 4,725,664 5,443,384
1977 4,738,902 5,614,983
1978 4,752,528 5,810,132
1979 4,764,690 6,028,749
1980 4,779,535 6,265,529
1981 4,799,964 6,516,454
1982 4,826,933 6,778,879
1983 4,855,787 7,051,709
1984 4,881,803 7,332,810
1985 4,902,206 7,620,508
1986 4,918,154 7,906,480
1987 4,932,123 8,293,174
1988 4,946,481 8,753,262
1989 4,964,371 9,176,220
1990 4,986,431 9,545,852
1991 5,013,740 9,844,227
1992 5,041,992 10,135,079
1993 5,066,447 10,284,024
1994 5,088,333 10,164,894
1995 5,107,790 10,150,117
1996 5,124,573 10,352,228
1997 5,139,835 10,562,035
1998 5,153,498 10,792,876
1999 5,165,474 11,047,804
2000 5,176,209 11,315,942
2001 5,188,008 11,593,058
2002 5,200,598 11,880,440
2003 5,213,014 12,181,574
2004 5,228,172 12,500,737
2005 5,246,096 12,840,031
2006 5,266,268 13,198,701
2007 5,288,720 13,576,343
2008 5,313,399 13,976,417
2009 5,338,871 14,395,788
2010 5,363,352 14,826,463
2011 5,388,272 15,265,022
2012 5,413,971 15,709,577
2013 5,438,972 16,161,816
2014 5,461,512 16,621,538
2015 5,479,531 17,085,587
2016 5,495,303 17,557,739
2017 5,508,214 18,039,715
2018 5,515,525 18,528,081
2019 5,521,606 19,025,752
2020 5,529,543 19,533,888
2021 5,541,017 20,047,258
2022 5,556,106 20,568,728
2023 5,583,911 21,104,482
2024 5,637,214 21,655,286

Fertility rates in Finland and Malawi

Fertility rate
Finland

Malawi
Year Fertility rate
Finland Malawi
1960 2.72 7.04
1961 2.72 7.07
1962 2.68 7.1
1963 2.68 7.13
1964 2.59 7.11
1965 2.48 7.13
1966 2.41 7.17
1967 2.32 7.21
1968 2.14 7.26
1969 1.93 7.27
1970 1.83 7.3
1971 1.68 7.31
1972 1.58 7.33
1973 1.49 7.34
1974 1.61 7.34
1975 1.68 7.36
1976 1.7 7.39
1977 1.68 7.41
1978 1.64 7.43
1979 1.64 7.47
1980 1.63 7.52
1981 1.64 7.49
1982 1.71 7.45
1983 1.74 7.36
1984 1.69 7.27
1985 1.64 7.17
1986 1.6 7.07
1987 1.59 6.97
1988 1.69 6.88
1989 1.71 6.8
1990 1.78 6.74
1991 1.79 6.68
1992 1.85 6.63
1993 1.81 6.57
1994 1.85 6.49
1995 1.81 6.39
1996 1.78 6.29
1997 1.75 6.23
1998 1.7 6.21
1999 1.73 6.12
2000 1.73 6
2001 1.73 5.94
2002 1.72 5.9
2003 1.76 5.88
2004 1.8 5.86
2005 1.8 5.85
2006 1.84 5.8
2007 1.83 5.72
2008 1.85 5.61
2009 1.86 5.45
2010 1.87 5.26
2011 1.83 5.08
2012 1.8 4.9
2013 1.75 4.76
2014 1.71 4.57
2015 1.65 4.38
2016 1.57 4.22
2017 1.49 4.11
2018 1.41 4.02
2019 1.35 3.95
2020 1.37 3.88
2021 1.46 3.79
2022 1.32 3.72
2023 1.26 3.65

Finland and Malawi demographics compared

Median age
Finland

Malawi
Year Median age, years
Finland Malawi
1960 28.4 18.2
1961 28.4 18.3
1962 28.5 18.3
1963 28.5 18.3
1964 28.6 18.3
1965 28.7 18.4
1966 28.8 18.3
1967 28.9 18.3
1968 29 18.3
1969 29.3 18.2
1970 29.6 18
1971 29.9 17.9
1972 30.1 17.8
1973 30.2 17.7
1974 30.4 17.6
1975 30.7 17.5
1976 31.2 17.5
1977 31.7 17.4
1978 32.1 17.4
1979 32.4 17.4
1980 32.8 17.3
1981 33.2 17.3
1982 33.5 17.3
1983 33.9 17.3
1984 34.3 17.3
1985 34.7 17.3
1986 35.1 17.3
1987 35.4 17.4
1988 35.8 17.5
1989 36.1 17.4
1990 36.4 17.3
1991 36.7 17.2
1992 37 17.1
1993 37.2 17
1994 37.5 16.9
1995 37.8 16.9
1996 38.1 16.8
1997 38.4 16.8
1998 38.7 16.8
1999 39 16.7
2000 39.4 16.8
2001 39.7 16.8
2002 40 16.8
2003 40.3 16.8
2004 40.6 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 42.1 16.8
2012 42.2 16.8
2013 42.3 16.9
2014 42.4 17
2015 42.5 17.1
2016 42.6 17.2
2017 42.7 17.4
2018 42.8 17.6
2019 43 17.8
2020 43.2 18
2021 43.3 18.2
2022 43.5 18.4
2023 43.8 18.7
2024 44 18.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Finland Malawi
GNI, Atlas method
$292B
2024
$11.8B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
57.5%
2025
28%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
6.38%
2022
2.75%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.42%
2023
1.01%
2023
Armed forces personnel
22,000
2020
15,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.51%
2025
-8.94%
2025
Unemployment rate
8.34%
2024
0.91%
2020
Services, % of GDP
62.9%
2024
44.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
22.1%
2024
16%
2024
Economic freedom index
77
2025
50.9
2025
Income share by richest 10%
22.5%
2023
31%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
3.7%
2023
2.9%
2019
Number of billionaires
7
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.0002%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
134
2004
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$20.3B
2004
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$18B
2024
$594M
2020
Personal remittances received
$749M
2024
$264M
2024
International tourist arrivals
896,000
2020
871,000
2018
International tourism as share of exports
1.79%
2020
2.68%
2020
Banked people share
99.8%
2024
50.4%
2024

Energy

Finland Malawi
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
5,867 kg
2023
n/a
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$10.5
2023
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
32.3 megatons
2023
6.45 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
5.78 tons
2023
0.31 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
32.7%
2023
n/a
Renewable energy use share
50.2%
2021
62.9%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
35.4%
2023
n/a
Net energy imports use share
30.3%
2023
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
14,391 kWh
2023
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
52.9%
2021
80.1%
2021
Hydroelectric share
18.6%
2023
72.5%
2021
Nuclear share
42.1%
2023
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
15.6%
2023

Society

Finland Malawi
% of world population
0.07%
2024
0.27%
2024
Annual migration change
+26,894
2024
-1,507
2024
Urban population
85.9%
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
5.46 ft
2025
5.12 ft
2025
Quality of life index
90.9
2025
27.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
88
2024
34
2024
Higher education index
96
2025
35
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.98
2023
1.79
2012
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
3.9
2019
33.4
2019
Visa free countries
175
2025
80
2025
Adult literacy rate
100%
2000
68.1%
2022
English speaking
70.2%
2023
3.88%
2023
People using the Internet
93.5%
2023
18%
2023

Health

Finland Malawi
Government health expenditure per capita
$4,902
2022
$39.7
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$789
2022
$4.8
2022
Life expectancy
82.2 years
2025
67.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
64.7%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
4.38
2021
0.05
2022
Age at first childbirth
30 years
2023
19.1 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
8
2023
225
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
2.3
2023
38.3
2023
Obesity rate
22%
2022
7.87%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.9%
2024
5.7%
2024
Air quality index
92
2025
34
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
22.3%
2022
9.7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
9.08 liters
2020
3.61 liters
2020

Territory

Finland Malawi
% of world land
0.2%
2025
0.06%
2025
Land area per capita
20,819 sq mi
2024
1,681 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
8,734 sq mi
2025
23,359 sq mi
2025
Forest area
86,522 sq mi
2025
8,169 sq mi
2025
Roads length
282,103 mi
2019
9,601 mi
2015

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