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Iran vs Malawi statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Iran has a population of 91.6M (ranked 17/197), compared with 21.7M in Malawi (ranked 62/197). Iran's land area is 626,451 sq mi versus 36,402 sq mi for Malawi (ranked 17th vs. 107th).

By GDP, Iran ranks 37/197 ($437B) and Malawi ranks 151/197 ($11B). By GDP per capita, Iran ranks 122/197 ($4,771), while Malawi ranks 195/197 ($508).

Main facts and rankings

Iran Malawi
Population
93020793
22673513
Population rank 17/197 61/197
GDP
$437B
2024
$11B
2024
GDP rank 37/197 151/197
GDP per capita
$4,771
2024
$508
2024
GDP per capita rank 122/197 195/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$18,442
2024
$1,859
2024
Government debt
$161B
2024
$8.19B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
39.9%
2025
73%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,758
2024
$378
2024
Government debt per person rank 121/185 173/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,970
2025
$2,610
2025
Land area
626,451 sq mi
2025
36,402 sq mi
2025
Population density
146.2 ppl/mi²
2024
595 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.7
2023
3.65
2023
Median age
34.3 years
2024
18.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
78.1 years
2025
67.7 years
2025

Iran and Malawi: Comparison Charts

Iran and Malawi economies compared

GDP
Iran

Malawi
Year GDP
Iran Malawi
1960 $4,199,134,390 -
1961 $4,426,949,095 -
1962 $4,693,566,416 -
1963 $4,928,628,018 -
1964 $5,379,845,648 -
1965 $6,197,319,929 -
1966 $6,789,938,672 -
1967 $7,555,383,690 -
1968 $8,623,172,960 -
1969 $9,743,089,607 -
1970 $10,976,245,154 -
1971 $13,731,802,833 -
1972 $17,153,463,263 -
1973 $27,081,698,250 -
1974 $46,209,092,072 -
1975 $51,776,222,350 -
1976 $68,055,295,081 -
1977 $80,600,122,702 -
1978 $77,994,316,621 -
1979 $90,391,877,326 -
1980 $94,362,275,580 $1,801,156,775
1981 $100,499,312,750 $1,801,193,910
1982 $125,948,756,439 $1,717,379,495
1983 $156,365,156,618 $1,780,148,049
1984 $162,276,728,620 $1,758,028,656
1985 $180,183,629,600 $1,646,442,273
1986 $209,094,561,833 $1,722,586,299
1987 $134,009,995,923 $1,721,711,808
1988 $123,057,861,334 $2,008,189,508
1989 $120,496,362,916 $2,314,205,130
1990 $124,813,263,926 $2,737,087,862
1991 $131,637,664,958 $3,206,783,830
1992 $119,768,691,217 $2,618,837,835
1993 $63,743,623,231 $3,013,392,658
1994 $71,841,461,172 $1,719,864,761
1995 $96,419,225,745 $2,033,701,498
1996 $120,403,931,883 $3,319,573,750
1997 $113,919,163,421 $3,875,785,863
1998 $110,276,913,362 $2,547,609,590
1999 $113,848,450,089 $2,584,478,924
2000 $109,591,707,801 $2,537,307,580
2001 $126,878,750,296 $2,498,008,665
2002 $128,626,917,504 $5,087,328,438
2003 $151,911,222,120 $4,669,789,300
2004 $187,754,571,247 $5,058,726,350
2005 $224,970,371,329 $5,320,409,651
2006 $265,602,187,406 $5,818,279,739
2007 $349,736,591,836 $6,451,210,219
2008 $406,070,949,551 $7,743,617,352
2009 $414,059,094,950 $9,009,887,947
2010 $487,069,570,461 $10,128,323,011
2011 $629,082,257,472 $11,648,142,958
2012 $644,019,315,004 $8,773,203,178
2013 $500,399,839,840 $8,031,571,928
2014 $462,284,793,281 $8,801,326,169
2015 $409,191,686,497 $9,219,474,379
2016 $459,042,684,193 $7,909,868,618
2017 $489,168,731,811 $8,943,543,794
2018 $398,880,231,367 $9,879,231,592
2019 $333,519,146,339 $11,051,865,580
2020 $262,186,179,356 $11,769,313,598
2021 $383,436,202,447 $12,378,129,751
2022 $394,362,621,793 $12,429,060,151
2023 $404,625,655,076 $12,712,150,082
2024 $436,906,331,672 $11,008,925,323

Iran and Malawi economies compared

GDP per capita
Iran

Malawi
Year GDP per capita
Iran Malawi
1960 $195.6 -
1961 $200.1 -
1962 $205.8 -
1963 $209.6 -
1964 $221.7 -
1965 $247.5 -
1966 $262.9 -
1967 $283.7 -
1968 $314 -
1969 $345 -
1970 $377 -
1971 $457 -
1972 $555 -
1973 $851 -
1974 $1,409 -
1975 $1,532 -
1976 $1,954 -
1977 $2,243 -
1978 $2,101 -
1979 $2,352 -
1980 $2,368 $287.5
1981 $2,393 $276.4
1982 $2,845 $253.3
1983 $3,397 $252.4
1984 $3,395 $239.7
1985 $3,634 $216.1
1986 $4,064 $217.9
1987 $2,513 $207.6
1988 $2,234 $229.4
1989 $2,125 $252.2
1990 $2,138 $286.7
1991 $2,194 $326
1992 $1,957 $258.4
1993 $1,038 $293
1994 $1,168 $169.2
1995 $1,550 $200.4
1996 $1,915 $321
1997 $1,790 $367
1998 $1,709 $236
1999 $1,740 $233.9
2000 $1,650 $224.2
2001 $1,881 $215.5
2002 $1,891 $428
2003 $2,209 $383
2004 $2,672 $405
2005 $3,132 $414
2006 $3,619 $441
2007 $4,688 $475
2008 $5,377 $554
2009 $5,416 $626
2010 $6,291 $683
2011 $8,026 $763
2012 $8,114 $558
2013 $6,223 $497
2014 $5,672 $530
2015 $4,953 $540
2016 $5,477 $451
2017 $5,753 $496
2018 $4,632 $533
2019 $3,831 $581
2020 $2,989 $603
2021 $4,335 $617
2022 $4,405 $604
2023 $4,466 $602
2024 $4,771 $508

Iran vs. Malawi life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Iran

Malawi
Year Life expectancy, years
Iran Malawi
1950 38.2 32.7
1951 38.7 32.8
1952 39.2 33
1953 39.5 33.2
1954 40 33.3
1955 40.6 33.6
1956 41.1 33.8
1957 41.3 34.1
1958 42.2 34.4
1959 42.8 34.8
1960 43.3 35
1961 43.9 35.2
1962 43.8 35.4
1963 45.1 35.6
1964 45.7 35.7
1965 46.4 35.7
1966 47.1 35.8
1967 47.8 35.9
1968 47.9 36.1
1969 49.4 36.3
1970 50.2 36.6
1971 51.1 37.1
1972 51.7 37.6
1973 52.9 38.4
1974 53.9 39.2
1975 54.8 40.1
1976 55.8 41
1977 56.7 42
1978 56 43
1979 58.5 43.7
1980 58.4 44.3
1981 56.6 44.7
1982 57.6 44.8
1983 58.5 45
1984 60.9 44.8
1985 61.5 44.6
1986 62.1 44.3
1987 62.7 43.9
1988 63.3 43.6
1989 65.3 43.5
1990 64.1 43.6
1991 66.2 43.5
1992 66.7 43.6
1993 67 43.6
1994 67.5 43.8
1995 67.9 43.8
1996 68.3 44
1997 68.6 44.2
1998 69.2 44.3
1999 69.7 45.1
2000 70.2 46.2
2001 70.6 47.2
2002 71.1 48.2
2003 70.5 49.6
2004 72 51.1
2005 72.4 52.5
2006 72.9 53.7
2007 73.3 54.7
2008 73.7 55.7
2009 74 56.7
2010 74.4 57.8
2011 74.7 58.9
2012 75 59.9
2013 75.3 60.8
2014 75.6 61.7
2015 75.9 62.3
2016 76.2 63.2
2017 76.4 63.9
2018 76.6 64.5
2019 76.9 65
2020 74.1 65.2
2021 73.8 64.8
2022 76.8 66
2023 77.7 67.4
2024 77.9 67.6
2025 78.1 67.7

Iran and Malawi population clocks and comparison

Population
Iran

Malawi
Year Population
Iran Malawi
1960 21,470,434 3,628,134
1961 22,125,726 3,715,534
1962 22,807,907 3,806,307
1963 23,519,005 3,900,506
1964 24,262,859 3,997,305
1965 25,036,978 4,096,157
1966 25,829,270 4,197,926
1967 26,628,432 4,303,012
1968 27,437,391 4,411,054
1969 28,273,482 4,521,184
1970 29,145,100 4,633,944
1971 30,029,071 4,751,434
1972 30,921,179 4,874,475
1973 31,839,838 5,003,938
1974 32,796,463 5,141,337
1975 33,802,973 5,287,367
1976 34,837,271 5,443,384
1977 35,933,181 5,614,983
1978 37,126,535 5,810,132
1979 38,424,952 6,028,749
1980 39,842,324 6,265,529
1981 41,989,312 6,516,454
1982 44,272,141 6,778,879
1983 46,029,535 7,051,709
1984 47,793,998 7,332,810
1985 49,582,289 7,620,508
1986 51,446,045 7,906,480
1987 53,323,493 8,293,174
1988 55,072,694 8,753,262
1989 56,704,914 9,176,220
1990 58,380,092 9,545,852
1991 59,986,931 9,844,227
1992 61,184,983 10,135,079
1993 61,403,543 10,284,024
1994 61,520,598 10,164,894
1995 62,205,567 10,150,117
1996 62,881,300 10,352,228
1997 63,639,638 10,562,035
1998 64,519,859 10,792,876
1999 65,445,391 11,047,804
2000 66,418,659 11,315,942
2001 67,452,005 11,593,058
2002 68,011,317 11,880,440
2003 68,769,340 12,181,574
2004 70,256,316 12,500,737
2005 71,828,455 12,840,031
2006 73,392,747 13,198,701
2007 74,602,648 13,576,343
2008 75,514,204 13,976,417
2009 76,457,825 14,395,788
2010 77,420,842 14,826,463
2011 78,383,598 15,265,022
2012 79,370,580 15,709,577
2013 80,414,686 16,161,816
2014 81,502,045 16,621,538
2015 82,619,362 17,085,587
2016 83,812,228 17,557,739
2017 85,026,754 18,039,715
2018 86,117,998 18,528,081
2019 87,051,648 19,025,752
2020 87,723,443 19,533,888
2021 88,455,488 20,047,258
2022 89,524,246 20,568,728
2023 90,608,707 21,104,482
2024 91,567,738 21,655,286

Fertility rates in Iran and Malawi

Fertility rate
Iran

Malawi
Year Fertility rate
Iran Malawi
1960 7.52 7.04
1961 7.46 7.07
1962 7.4 7.1
1963 7.32 7.13
1964 7.24 7.11
1965 7.22 7.13
1966 7.21 7.17
1967 7.19 7.21
1968 7.12 7.26
1969 7.01 7.27
1970 6.8 7.3
1971 6.55 7.31
1972 6.26 7.33
1973 6.06 7.34
1974 5.97 7.34
1975 5.95 7.36
1976 6.07 7.39
1977 6.18 7.41
1978 6.34 7.43
1979 6.55 7.47
1980 6.63 7.52
1981 6.62 7.49
1982 6.59 7.45
1983 6.53 7.36
1984 6.43 7.27
1985 6.24 7.17
1986 6.01 7.07
1987 5.72 6.97
1988 5.43 6.88
1989 5.17 6.8
1990 4.93 6.74
1991 4.57 6.68
1992 4.1 6.63
1993 3.67 6.57
1994 3.24 6.49
1995 2.85 6.39
1996 2.54 6.29
1997 2.32 6.23
1998 2.19 6.21
1999 2.09 6.12
2000 2 6
2001 1.92 5.94
2002 1.84 5.9
2003 1.8 5.88
2004 1.78 5.86
2005 1.76 5.85
2006 1.76 5.8
2007 1.75 5.72
2008 1.74 5.61
2009 1.74 5.45
2010 1.75 5.26
2011 1.79 5.08
2012 1.85 4.9
2013 1.91 4.76
2014 1.98 4.57
2015 2.02 4.38
2016 2.05 4.22
2017 2.02 4.11
2018 1.92 4.02
2019 1.77 3.95
2020 1.7 3.88
2021 1.71 3.79
2022 1.7 3.72
2023 1.7 3.65

Iran and Malawi demographics compared

Median age
Iran

Malawi
Year Median age, years
Iran Malawi
1960 19.1 18.2
1961 18.7 18.3
1962 18.4 18.3
1963 18.1 18.3
1964 17.9 18.3
1965 17.8 18.4
1966 17.7 18.3
1967 17.7 18.3
1968 17.6 18.3
1969 17.6 18.2
1970 17.6 18
1971 17.7 17.9
1972 17.8 17.8
1973 17.9 17.7
1974 18 17.6
1975 18.1 17.5
1976 18.2 17.5
1977 18.3 17.4
1978 18.3 17.4
1979 18.3 17.4
1980 18.2 17.3
1981 18.4 17.3
1982 18.6 17.3
1983 18.5 17.3
1984 18.4 17.3
1985 18.3 17.3
1986 18.2 17.3
1987 18.2 17.4
1988 18.2 17.5
1989 18.1 17.4
1990 18.2 17.3
1991 18.3 17.2
1992 18.4 17.1
1993 18.3 17
1994 18.4 16.9
1995 18.7 16.9
1996 19.1 16.8
1997 19.5 16.8
1998 20 16.8
1999 20.7 16.7
2000 21.4 16.8
2001 22 16.8
2002 22.6 16.8
2003 23.1 16.8
2004 23.7 16.8
2005 24.3 16.8
2006 24.8 16.8
2007 25.5 16.8
2008 26.1 16.8
2009 26.6 16.7
2010 27.2 16.7
2011 27.7 16.8
2012 28.2 16.8
2013 28.7 16.9
2014 29.2 17
2015 29.7 17.1
2016 30.2 17.2
2017 30.7 17.4
2018 31.2 17.6
2019 31.7 17.8
2020 32.3 18
2021 32.8 18.2
2022 33.3 18.4
2023 33.8 18.7
2024 34.3 18.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Iran Malawi
GNI, Atlas method
$426B
2024
$11.8B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
15%
2025
28%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.82%
2023
2.75%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.06%
2023
1.01%
2023
Armed forces personnel
650,000
2020
15,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-5.47%
2025
-8.94%
2025
Unemployment rate
8.13%
2023
0.91%
2020
Services, % of GDP
47.9%
2024
44.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
36.4%
2024
16%
2024
Economic freedom index
42.5
2025
50.9
2025
Income share by richest 10%
28.2%
2023
31%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
2.8%
2023
2.9%
2019
Listed domestic companies
594
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$172B
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$7.69B
1982
$594M
2020
Personal remittances received
$0
2023
$264M
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,550,000
2020
871,000
2018
International tourism as share of exports
2.28%
2000
2.68%
2020
Banked people share
91.1%
2024
50.4%
2024

Energy

Iran Malawi
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
3,266 kg
2022
n/a
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$5.03
2022
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
779 megatons
2023
6.45 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
8.6 tons
2023
0.31 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
98.8%
2022
n/a
Renewable energy use share
0.9%
2021
62.9%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
1.14%
2022
n/a
Net energy imports use share
-32.5%
2022
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
3,664 kWh
2022
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
4.24%
2021
80.1%
2021
Hydroelectric share
3.43%
2022
72.5%
2021
Nuclear share
2.2%
2022
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
15.6%
2023

Society

Iran Malawi
% of world population
1.12%
2024
0.27%
2024
Annual migration change
+190,156
2024
-1,507
2024
Urban population
77.7%
2024
18.6%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.76 ft
2025
5.44 ft
2025
Average female height
5.29 ft
2025
5.12 ft
2025
Quality of life index
40.7
2025
27.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
23
2024
34
2024
Higher education index
78
2025
35
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.42
2014
1.79
2012
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
21.5
2019
33.4
2019
Visa free countries
55
2025
80
2025
Adult literacy rate
88.9%
2023
68.1%
2022
English speaking
12%
2025
3.88%
2023
People using the Internet
79.6%
2023
18%
2023

Health

Iran Malawi
Government health expenditure per capita
$237.8
2022
$39.7
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$92.9
2022
$4.8
2022
Life expectancy
78.1 years
2025
67.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.43%
2022
64.7%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.51
2018
0.05
2022
Age at first childbirth n/a
19.1 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
16
2023
225
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
11.8
2023
38.3
2023
Obesity rate
25.1%
2022
7.87%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
9%
2024
5.7%
2024
Air quality index
27
2025
34
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
13.3%
2022
9.7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.51 liters
2020
3.61 liters
2020

Territory

Iran Malawi
% of world land
1.09%
2025
0.06%
2025
Land area per capita
6,841 sq mi
2024
1,681 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
181,727 sq mi
2025
23,359 sq mi
2025
Forest area
41,654 sq mi
2025
8,169 sq mi
2025
Roads length
138,867 mi
2018
9,601 mi
2015

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