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India vs Malawi statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

India has a population of 1.45B (ranked 1/197), compared with 21.7M in Malawi (ranked 62/197). India's land area is 1,147,955 sq mi versus 36,402 sq mi for Malawi (ranked 7th vs. 107th).

By GDP, India ranks 5/197 ($3.91T) and Malawi ranks 151/197 ($11B). By GDP per capita, India ranks 143/197 ($2,697), while Malawi ranks 195/197 ($508).

Main facts and rankings

India Malawi
Population
1474115403
22673513
Population rank 1/197 61/197
GDP
$3.91T
2024
$11B
2024
GDP rank 5/197 151/197
GDP per capita
$2,697
2024
$508
2024
GDP per capita rank 143/197 195/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$11,159
2024
$1,859
2024
Government debt
$3.18T
2024
$8.19B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
80.4%
2025
73%
2025
Government debt per person
$2,192
2024
$378
2024
Government debt per person rank 116/185 173/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$4,011
2025
$2,610
2025
Land area
1,147,955 sq mi
2025
36,402 sq mi
2025
Population density
1,264 ppl/mi²
2024
595 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.98
2023
3.65
2023
Median age
29.5 years
2024
18.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
72.5 years
2025
67.7 years
2025

India and Malawi: Comparison Charts

India and Malawi economies compared

GDP
India

Malawi
Year GDP
India Malawi
1960 $37,029,883,876 -
1961 $39,232,435,784 -
1962 $42,161,481,858 -
1963 $48,421,923,459 -
1964 $56,480,289,941 -
1965 $59,556,105,229 -
1966 $45,581,230,504 -
1967 $50,134,942,204 -
1968 $53,085,455,871 -
1969 $58,447,995,017 -
1970 $62,422,483,055 -
1971 $67,351,404,352 -
1972 $71,464,700,667 -
1973 $85,517,673,173 -
1974 $99,526,597,934 -
1975 $98,473,832,017 -
1976 $102,716,451,980 -
1977 $121,486,641,441 -
1978 $137,302,319,829 -
1979 $152,995,442,498 -
1980 $186,328,579,302 $1,801,156,775
1981 $193,491,368,446 $1,801,193,910
1982 $200,715,624,831 $1,717,379,495
1983 $218,262,146,413 $1,780,148,049
1984 $212,157,645,178 $1,758,028,656
1985 $232,511,554,840 $1,646,442,273
1986 $248,985,994,041 $1,722,586,299
1987 $279,033,584,092 $1,721,711,808
1988 $296,589,670,896 $2,008,189,508
1989 $296,042,052,945 $2,314,205,130
1990 $320,979,026,420 $2,737,087,862
1991 $270,105,341,879 $3,206,783,830
1992 $288,208,070,278 $2,618,837,835
1993 $279,295,648,983 $3,013,392,658
1994 $327,274,843,459 $1,719,864,761
1995 $360,281,909,643 $2,033,701,498
1996 $392,896,866,205 $3,319,573,750
1997 $415,867,563,593 $3,875,785,863
1998 $421,351,317,225 $2,547,609,590
1999 $458,821,052,616 $2,584,478,924
2000 $468,395,521,654 $2,537,307,580
2001 $485,440,139,204 $2,498,008,665
2002 $514,939,140,319 $5,087,328,438
2003 $607,700,687,237 $4,669,789,300
2004 $709,152,728,831 $5,058,726,350
2005 $820,383,763,511 $5,320,409,651
2006 $940,259,888,788 $5,818,279,739
2007 $1,216,736,438,835 $6,451,210,219
2008 $1,198,895,139,006 $7,743,617,352
2009 $1,341,888,016,995 $9,009,887,947
2010 $1,675,615,519,485 $10,128,323,011
2011 $1,823,051,829,895 $11,648,142,958
2012 $1,827,637,590,410 $8,773,203,178
2013 $1,856,721,507,622 $8,031,571,928
2014 $2,039,126,479,155 $8,801,326,169
2015 $2,103,588,360,045 $9,219,474,379
2016 $2,294,796,885,663 $7,909,868,618
2017 $2,651,474,262,755 $8,943,543,794
2018 $2,702,929,641,649 $9,879,231,592
2019 $2,835,606,256,558 $11,051,865,580
2020 $2,674,851,578,587 $11,769,313,598
2021 $3,167,270,623,260 $12,378,129,751
2022 $3,346,107,287,731 $12,429,060,151
2023 $3,638,489,096,034 $12,712,150,082
2024 $3,912,686,168,582 $11,008,925,323

India and Malawi economies compared

GDP per capita
India

Malawi
Year GDP per capita
India Malawi
1960 $84.9 -
1961 $87.9 -
1962 $92.2 -
1963 $103.4 -
1964 $117.9 -
1965 $121.5 -
1966 $91 -
1967 $98 -
1968 $101.6 -
1969 $109.5 -
1970 $114.4 -
1971 $120.7 -
1972 $125.3 -
1973 $146.6 -
1974 $166.7 -
1975 $161.1 -
1976 $164.1 -
1977 $189.6 -
1978 $209.4 -
1979 $228 -
1980 $271.1 $287.5
1981 $275 $276.4
1982 $278.7 $253.3
1983 $296 $252.4
1984 $281 $239.7
1985 $301 $216.1
1986 $315 $217.9
1987 $345 $207.6
1988 $358 $229.4
1989 $350 $252.2
1990 $371 $286.7
1991 $306 $326
1992 $319 $258.4
1993 $303 $293
1994 $348 $169.2
1995 $375 $200.4
1996 $401 $321
1997 $416 $367
1998 $414 $236
1999 $442 $233.9
2000 $443 $224.2
2001 $450 $215.5
2002 $469 $428
2003 $544 $383
2004 $624 $405
2005 $710 $414
2006 $802 $441
2007 $1,022 $475
2008 $993 $554
2009 $1,095 $626
2010 $1,348 $683
2011 $1,445 $763
2012 $1,429 $558
2013 $1,433 $497
2014 $1,554 $530
2015 $1,584 $540
2016 $1,708 $451
2017 $1,950 $496
2018 $1,966 $533
2019 $2,041 $581
2020 $1,907 $603
2021 $2,240 $617
2022 $2,347 $604
2023 $2,530 $602
2024 $2,697 $508

India vs. Malawi life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
India

Malawi
Year Life expectancy, years
India Malawi
1950 41.2 32.7
1951 41.6 32.8
1952 42.1 33
1953 42.4 33.2
1954 43.2 33.3
1955 43.7 33.6
1956 44.1 33.8
1957 44.4 34.1
1958 44.8 34.4
1959 45.3 34.8
1960 45.6 35
1961 45.8 35.2
1962 46.1 35.4
1963 46.5 35.6
1964 46.7 35.7
1965 45.6 35.7
1966 45.9 35.8
1967 46.2 35.9
1968 47.9 36.1
1969 48.3 36.3
1970 48.6 36.6
1971 48.9 37.1
1972 49.2 37.6
1973 49.6 38.4
1974 50.3 39.2
1975 50.8 40.1
1976 51.3 41
1977 51.8 42
1978 52.4 43
1979 53 43.7
1980 53.6 44.3
1981 54.2 44.7
1982 54.7 44.8
1983 55.3 45
1984 55.8 44.8
1985 56.3 44.6
1986 56.8 44.3
1987 57.3 43.9
1988 57.7 43.6
1989 58.2 43.5
1990 58.6 43.6
1991 59 43.5
1992 59.4 43.6
1993 59.8 43.6
1994 60.2 43.8
1995 60.6 43.8
1996 61 44
1997 61.4 44.2
1998 61.9 44.3
1999 62.3 45.1
2000 62.7 46.2
2001 63.2 47.2
2002 63.6 48.2
2003 64.1 49.6
2004 64.5 51.1
2005 64.9 52.5
2006 65.4 53.7
2007 65.8 54.7
2008 66.2 55.7
2009 66.7 56.7
2010 67.2 57.8
2011 67.6 58.9
2012 68.1 59.9
2013 68.5 60.8
2014 68.9 61.7
2015 69.3 62.3
2016 69.7 63.2
2017 70.1 63.9
2018 70.4 64.5
2019 70.7 65
2020 70.2 65.2
2021 67.3 64.8
2022 71.7 66
2023 72 67.4
2024 72.2 67.6
2025 72.5 67.7

India and Malawi population clocks and comparison

Population
India

Malawi
Year Population
India Malawi
1960 435,990,338 3,628,134
1961 446,564,729 3,715,534
1962 457,283,090 3,806,307
1963 468,138,575 3,900,506
1964 479,229,598 3,997,305
1965 490,140,146 4,096,157
1966 500,740,247 4,197,926
1967 511,606,372 4,303,012
1968 522,716,889 4,411,054
1969 533,880,544 4,521,184
1970 545,864,268 4,633,944
1971 558,096,387 4,751,434
1972 570,482,142 4,874,475
1973 583,465,598 5,003,938
1974 597,041,391 5,141,337
1975 611,309,535 5,287,367
1976 625,861,883 5,443,384
1977 640,801,103 5,614,983
1978 655,728,229 5,810,132
1979 671,155,747 6,028,749
1980 687,354,025 6,265,529
1981 703,696,250 6,516,454
1982 720,313,473 6,778,879
1983 737,372,681 7,051,709
1984 754,875,449 7,332,810
1985 772,647,793 7,620,508
1986 790,689,978 7,906,480
1987 808,931,270 8,293,174
1988 827,342,990 8,753,262
1989 846,039,529 9,176,220
1990 864,972,221 9,545,852
1991 883,927,600 9,844,227
1992 902,957,070 10,135,079
1993 922,118,387 10,284,024
1994 941,163,767 10,164,894
1995 960,301,044 10,150,117
1996 979,678,458 10,352,228
1997 999,133,762 10,562,035
1998 1,018,665,080 10,792,876
1999 1,038,225,823 11,047,804
2000 1,057,922,733 11,315,942
2001 1,077,898,575 11,593,058
2002 1,097,600,380 11,880,440
2003 1,116,803,006 12,181,574
2004 1,135,991,513 12,500,737
2005 1,154,676,322 12,840,031
2006 1,172,878,890 13,198,701
2007 1,190,676,021 13,576,343
2008 1,207,930,964 13,976,417
2009 1,225,524,753 14,395,788
2010 1,243,481,564 14,826,463
2011 1,261,224,954 15,265,022
2012 1,278,674,502 15,709,577
2013 1,295,829,511 16,161,816
2014 1,312,277,191 16,621,538
2015 1,328,024,498 17,085,587
2016 1,343,944,296 17,557,739
2017 1,359,657,400 18,039,715
2018 1,374,659,064 18,528,081
2019 1,389,030,312 19,025,752
2020 1,402,617,695 19,533,888
2021 1,414,203,896 20,047,258
2022 1,425,423,212 20,568,728
2023 1,438,069,596 21,104,482
2024 1,450,935,791 21,655,286

Fertility rates in India and Malawi

Fertility rate
India

Malawi
Year Fertility rate
India Malawi
1960 5.92 7.04
1961 5.94 7.07
1962 5.95 7.1
1963 5.97 7.13
1964 5.98 7.11
1965 5.94 7.13
1966 5.88 7.17
1967 5.83 7.21
1968 5.76 7.26
1969 5.68 7.27
1970 5.62 7.3
1971 5.57 7.31
1972 5.48 7.33
1973 5.4 7.34
1974 5.33 7.34
1975 5.2 7.36
1976 5.13 7.39
1977 5.01 7.41
1978 4.89 7.43
1979 4.81 7.47
1980 4.78 7.52
1981 4.7 7.49
1982 4.62 7.45
1983 4.57 7.36
1984 4.52 7.27
1985 4.43 7.17
1986 4.4 7.07
1987 4.31 6.97
1988 4.22 6.88
1989 4.13 6.8
1990 4.05 6.74
1991 3.96 6.68
1992 3.88 6.63
1993 3.8 6.57
1994 3.72 6.49
1995 3.65 6.39
1996 3.58 6.29
1997 3.51 6.23
1998 3.45 6.21
1999 3.38 6.12
2000 3.35 6
2001 3.3 5.94
2002 3.22 5.9
2003 3.12 5.88
2004 3.05 5.86
2005 2.96 5.85
2006 2.87 5.8
2007 2.78 5.72
2008 2.71 5.61
2009 2.67 5.45
2010 2.6 5.26
2011 2.53 5.08
2012 2.47 4.9
2013 2.4 4.76
2014 2.29 4.57
2015 2.29 4.38
2016 2.28 4.22
2017 2.19 4.11
2018 2.18 4.02
2019 2.12 3.95
2020 2.05 3.88
2021 2.01 3.79
2022 1.99 3.72
2023 1.98 3.65

India and Malawi demographics compared

Median age
India

Malawi
Year Median age, years
India Malawi
1960 20.2 18.2
1961 20.1 18.3
1962 19.9 18.3
1963 19.8 18.3
1964 19.6 18.3
1965 19.5 18.4
1966 19.4 18.3
1967 19.3 18.3
1968 19.2 18.3
1969 19.2 18.2
1970 19.2 18
1971 19.2 17.9
1972 19.2 17.8
1973 19.3 17.7
1974 19.3 17.6
1975 19.4 17.5
1976 19.5 17.5
1977 19.6 17.4
1978 19.7 17.4
1979 19.8 17.4
1980 19.9 17.3
1981 20 17.3
1982 20 17.3
1983 20.1 17.3
1984 20.2 17.3
1985 20.3 17.3
1986 20.4 17.3
1987 20.4 17.4
1988 20.5 17.5
1989 20.6 17.4
1990 20.7 17.3
1991 20.8 17.2
1992 21 17.1
1993 21.1 17
1994 21.2 16.9
1995 21.4 16.9
1996 21.6 16.8
1997 21.7 16.8
1998 21.9 16.8
1999 22.1 16.7
2000 22.3 16.8
2001 22.5 16.8
2002 22.7 16.8
2003 22.9 16.8
2004 23.1 16.8
2005 23.3 16.8
2006 23.6 16.8
2007 23.8 16.8
2008 24.1 16.8
2009 24.4 16.7
2010 24.7 16.7
2011 25 16.8
2012 25.3 16.8
2013 25.6 16.9
2014 26 17
2015 26.3 17.1
2016 26.6 17.2
2017 27 17.4
2018 27.3 17.6
2019 27.7 17.8
2020 28.1 18
2021 28.4 18.2
2022 28.7 18.4
2023 29.1 18.7
2024 29.5 18.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

India Malawi
GNI, Atlas method
$3.84T
2024
$11.8B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
27.7%
2025
28%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.1%
2022
2.75%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.44%
2023
1.01%
2023
Armed forces personnel
3,068,000
2020
15,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-6.86%
2025
-8.94%
2025
Unemployment rate
4.17%
2024
0.91%
2020
Services, % of GDP
49.9%
2024
44.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
24.5%
2024
16%
2024
Economic freedom index
53
2025
50.9
2025
Income share by richest 10%
22.1%
2022
31%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
4.5%
2022
2.9%
2019
Number of millionaires
868,660
2024
n/a
Percentage of millionaires
0.09%
2024
n/a
Number of billionaires
205
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.00002%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
2,673
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$5.13T
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$643B
2024
$594M
2020
Personal remittances received
$138B
2024
$264M
2024
International tourist arrivals
17,914,000
2019
871,000
2018
International tourism as share of exports
2.77%
2020
2.68%
2020
Banked people share
89%
2024
50.4%
2024

Energy

India Malawi
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
754 kg
2023
n/a
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$13.7
2023
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
2,955 megatons
2023
6.45 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.05 tons
2023
0.31 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
74.9%
2022
n/a
Renewable energy use share
34.9%
2021
62.9%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
4.12%
2023
n/a
Net energy imports use share
36.1%
2023
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
1,182 kWh
2023
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
19.1%
2021
80.1%
2021
Hydroelectric share
7.24%
2023
72.5%
2021
Nuclear share
2.41%
2023
0%
2021
Electricity access
99.5%
2023
15.6%
2023

Society

India Malawi
% of world population
17.8%
2024
0.27%
2024
Annual migration change
-630,830
2024
-1,507
2024
Urban population
36.9%
2024
18.6%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.46 ft
2025
5.44 ft
2025
Average female height
5.09 ft
2025
5.12 ft
2025
Quality of life index
44
2025
27.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
38
2024
34
2024
Higher education index
70
2025
35
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.83
2022
1.79
2012
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
15.6
2019
33.4
2019
Visa free countries
74
2025
80
2025
Adult literacy rate
81.7%
2023
68.1%
2022
English speaking
15.8%
2023
3.88%
2023
People using the Internet
55.9%
2022
18%
2023

Health

India Malawi
Government health expenditure per capita
$79.5
2022
$39.7
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$36.6
2022
$4.8
2022
Life expectancy
72.5 years
2025
67.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
1.17%
2022
64.7%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.73
2020
0.05
2022
Age at first childbirth
21.2 years
2025
19.1 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
80
2023
225
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
27.7
2023
38.3
2023
Obesity rate
7.51%
2022
7.87%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
10.5%
2024
5.7%
2024
Air quality index
4
2025
34
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
24.3%
2022
9.7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
4.1 liters
2020
3.61 liters
2020

Territory

India Malawi
% of world land
2%
2025
0.06%
2025
Land area per capita
791 sq mi
2024
1,681 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
689,466 sq mi
2025
23,359 sq mi
2025
Forest area
281,697 sq mi
2025
8,169 sq mi
2025
Roads length
4,111,675 mi
2024
9,601 mi
2015

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