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Italy vs Malawi statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Italy has a population of 59M (ranked 25/197), compared with 21.7M in Malawi (ranked 62/197). Italy's land area is 114,178 sq mi versus 36,402 sq mi for Malawi (ranked 72nd vs. 107th).

By GDP, Italy ranks 8/197 ($2.37T) and Malawi ranks 151/197 ($11B). By GDP per capita, Italy ranks 29/197 ($40,226), while Malawi ranks 195/197 ($508).

Main facts and rankings

Italy Malawi
Population
58790597
22673513
Population rank 25/197 61/197
GDP
$2.37T
2024
$11B
2024
GDP rank 8/197 151/197
GDP per capita
$40,226
2024
$508
2024
GDP per capita rank 29/197 195/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$60,847
2024
$1,859
2024
Government debt
$3.21T
2024
$8.19B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
137.3%
2025
73%
2025
Government debt per person
$54,420
2024
$378
2024
Government debt per person rank 6/185 173/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$23,309
2025
$2,610
2025
Land area
114,178 sq mi
2025
36,402 sq mi
2025
Population density
517 ppl/mi²
2024
595 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.2
2023
3.65
2023
Median age
48.8 years
2024
18.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
84 years
2025
67.7 years
2025

Italy and Malawi: Comparison Charts

Italy and Malawi economies compared

GDP
Italy

Malawi
Year GDP
Italy Malawi
1960 $42,012,422,612 -
1961 $46,649,487,320 -
1962 $52,413,872,628 -
1963 $60,035,924,618 -
1964 $65,720,771,779 -
1965 $70,717,012,186 -
1966 $76,622,444,787 -
1967 $84,401,995,573 -
1968 $91,485,448,148 -
1969 $100,996,667,239 -
1970 $113,656,669,765 -
1971 $124,959,712,859 -
1972 $145,594,833,997 -
1973 $175,896,529,392 -
1974 $200,024,444,775 -
1975 $228,220,643,535 -
1976 $225,235,205,862 -
1977 $258,190,019,750 -
1978 $315,784,469,541 -
1979 $394,584,507,108 -
1980 $478,356,755,596 $1,801,156,775
1981 $431,695,533,981 $1,801,193,910
1982 $428,257,421,618 $1,717,379,495
1983 $444,063,496,940 $1,780,148,049
1984 $438,896,930,791 $1,758,028,656
1985 $453,259,761,687 $1,646,442,273
1986 $641,862,313,287 $1,722,586,299
1987 $807,570,134,449 $1,721,711,808
1988 $893,663,934,841 $2,008,189,508
1989 $930,801,709,004 $2,314,205,130
1990 $1,183,945,130,899 $2,737,087,862
1991 $1,249,092,439,519 $3,206,783,830
1992 $1,323,204,350,354 $2,618,837,835
1993 $1,067,412,587,671 $3,013,392,658
1994 $1,101,750,159,702 $1,719,864,761
1995 $1,177,369,428,266 $2,033,701,498
1996 $1,314,776,508,972 $3,319,573,750
1997 $1,244,988,176,444 $3,875,785,863
1998 $1,272,729,786,997 $2,547,609,590
1999 $1,255,004,736,464 $2,584,478,924
2000 $1,149,661,363,439 $2,537,307,580
2001 $1,172,041,488,806 $2,498,008,665
2002 $1,281,746,271,196 $5,087,328,438
2003 $1,582,930,016,539 $4,669,789,300
2004 $1,812,808,753,295 $5,058,726,350
2005 $1,864,982,261,287 $5,320,409,651
2006 $1,958,563,654,386 $5,818,279,739
2007 $2,222,524,108,128 $6,451,210,219
2008 $2,417,508,414,187 $7,743,617,352
2009 $2,209,484,319,013 $9,009,887,947
2010 $2,144,936,254,535 $10,128,323,011
2011 $2,306,974,020,278 $11,648,142,958
2012 $2,097,929,495,122 $8,773,203,178
2013 $2,153,225,581,941 $8,031,571,928
2014 $2,173,255,507,986 $8,801,326,169
2015 $1,845,428,048,839 $9,219,474,379
2016 $1,887,111,188,177 $7,909,868,618
2017 $1,970,720,904,585 $8,943,543,794
2018 $2,099,435,266,459 $9,879,231,592
2019 $2,019,606,796,584 $11,051,865,580
2020 $1,907,481,094,079 $11,769,313,598
2021 $2,179,207,773,596 $12,378,129,751
2022 $2,104,067,630,319 $12,429,060,151
2023 $2,304,605,139,863 $12,712,150,082
2024 $2,372,774,547,793 $11,008,925,323

Italy and Malawi economies compared

GDP per capita
Italy

Malawi
Year GDP per capita
Italy Malawi
1960 $837 -
1961 $923 -
1962 $1,030 -
1963 $1,171 -
1964 $1,272 -
1965 $1,357 -
1966 $1,459 -
1967 $1,595 -
1968 $1,718 -
1969 $1,886 -
1970 $2,112 -
1971 $2,311 -
1972 $2,677 -
1973 $3,213 -
1974 $3,629 -
1975 $4,116 -
1976 $4,042 -
1977 $4,614 -
1978 $5,623 -
1979 $7,006 -
1980 $8,476 $287.5
1981 $7,640 $276.4
1982 $7,574 $253.3
1983 $7,851 $252.4
1984 $7,758 $239.7
1985 $8,009 $216.1
1986 $11,341 $217.9
1987 $14,268 $207.6
1988 $15,781 $229.4
1989 $16,424 $252.2
1990 $20,874 $286.7
1991 $22,007 $326
1992 $23,297 $258.4
1993 $18,782 $293
1994 $19,382 $169.2
1995 $20,712 $200.4
1996 $23,123 $321
1997 $21,884 $367
1998 $22,365 $236
1999 $22,050 $233.9
2000 $20,190 $224.2
2001 $20,570 $215.5
2002 $22,451 $428
2003 $27,578 $383
2004 $31,348 $405
2005 $32,063 $414
2006 $33,537 $441
2007 $37,826 $475
2008 $40,829 $554
2009 $37,100 $626
2010 $35,857 $683
2011 $38,432 $763
2012 $34,854 $558
2013 $35,702 $497
2014 $36,028 $530
2015 $30,640 $540
2016 $31,392 $451
2017 $32,844 $496
2018 $34,904 $533
2019 $33,813 $581
2020 $32,091 $603
2021 $36,853 $617
2022 $35,654 $604
2023 $39,065 $602
2024 $40,226 $508

Italy vs. Malawi life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Italy

Malawi
Year Life expectancy, years
Italy Malawi
1950 65.7 32.7
1951 65.3 32.8
1952 65.9 33
1953 66.6 33.2
1954 67.9 33.3
1955 68.3 33.6
1956 67.6 33.8
1957 67.8 34.1
1958 68.9 34.4
1959 69.3 34.8
1960 69.2 35
1961 69.8 35.2
1962 69.2 35.4
1963 69.3 35.6
1964 70.4 35.7
1965 70.3 35.7
1966 71 35.8
1967 71 35.9
1968 70.9 36.1
1969 70.9 36.3
1970 71.6 36.6
1971 71.9 37.1
1972 72.1 37.6
1973 72.1 38.4
1974 72.8 39.2
1975 72.7 40.1
1976 73.1 41
1977 73.4 42
1978 73.8 43
1979 74.1 43.7
1980 74.1 44.3
1981 74.4 44.7
1982 74.9 44.8
1983 74.7 45
1984 75.5 44.8
1985 75.6 44.6
1986 75.9 44.3
1987 76.3 43.9
1988 76.5 43.6
1989 76.9 43.5
1990 77 43.6
1991 77 43.5
1992 77.4 43.6
1993 77.7 43.6
1994 77.9 43.8
1995 78.1 43.8
1996 78.4 44
1997 78.7 44.2
1998 78.8 44.3
1999 79.2 45.1
2000 79.6 46.2
2001 79.9 47.2
2002 80.1 48.2
2003 80.2 49.6
2004 81 51.1
2005 81 52.5
2006 81.4 53.7
2007 81.5 54.7
2008 81.6 55.7
2009 81.8 56.7
2010 82.1 57.8
2011 82.2 58.9
2012 82.3 59.9
2013 82.7 60.8
2014 82.9 61.7
2015 82.5 62.3
2016 83 63.2
2017 82.7 63.9
2018 83.2 64.5
2019 83.3 65
2020 82.2 65.2
2021 82.9 64.8
2022 82.1 66
2023 83.7 67.4
2024 83.9 67.6
2025 84 67.7

Italy and Malawi population clocks and comparison

Population
Italy

Malawi
Year Population
Italy Malawi
1960 50,199,700 3,628,134
1961 50,536,350 3,715,534
1962 50,879,450 3,806,307
1963 51,252,000 3,900,506
1964 51,675,350 3,997,305
1965 52,112,350 4,096,157
1966 52,519,000 4,197,926
1967 52,900,500 4,303,012
1968 53,235,750 4,411,054
1969 53,537,950 4,521,184
1970 53,821,850 4,633,944
1971 54,073,490 4,751,434
1972 54,381,345 4,874,475
1973 54,751,406 5,003,938
1974 55,110,868 5,141,337
1975 55,441,001 5,287,367
1976 55,718,260 5,443,384
1977 55,955,411 5,614,983
1978 56,155,143 5,810,132
1979 56,317,749 6,028,749
1980 56,433,883 6,265,529
1981 56,501,675 6,516,454
1982 56,543,548 6,778,879
1983 56,564,074 7,051,709
1984 56,576,718 7,332,810
1985 56,593,071 7,620,508
1986 56,596,155 7,906,480
1987 56,601,931 8,293,174
1988 56,629,288 8,753,262
1989 56,671,781 9,176,220
1990 56,719,240 9,545,852
1991 56,758,521 9,844,227
1992 56,797,087 10,135,079
1993 56,831,821 10,284,024
1994 56,843,400 10,164,894
1995 56,844,303 10,150,117
1996 56,860,281 10,352,228
1997 56,890,372 10,562,035
1998 56,906,744 10,792,876
1999 56,916,317 11,047,804
2000 56,942,108 11,315,942
2001 56,976,981 11,593,058
2002 57,089,824 11,880,440
2003 57,399,184 12,181,574
2004 57,828,179 12,500,737
2005 58,166,682 12,840,031
2006 58,399,861 13,198,701
2007 58,756,247 13,576,343
2008 59,211,181 13,976,417
2009 59,555,454 14,395,788
2010 59,819,407 14,826,463
2011 60,026,841 15,265,022
2012 60,191,247 15,709,577
2013 60,311,613 16,161,816
2014 60,320,707 16,621,538
2015 60,229,605 17,085,587
2016 60,115,223 17,557,739
2017 60,002,252 18,039,715
2018 60,148,658 18,528,081
2019 59,729,081 19,025,752
2020 59,438,851 19,533,888
2021 59,133,173 20,047,258
2022 59,013,667 20,568,728
2023 58,993,475 21,104,482
2024 58,986,023 21,655,286

Fertility rates in Italy and Malawi

Fertility rate
Italy

Malawi
Year Fertility rate
Italy Malawi
1960 2.4 7.04
1961 2.44 7.07
1962 2.46 7.1
1963 2.51 7.13
1964 2.66 7.11
1965 2.6 7.13
1966 2.58 7.17
1967 2.5 7.21
1968 2.46 7.26
1969 2.47 7.27
1970 2.38 7.3
1971 2.4 7.31
1972 2.35 7.33
1973 2.3 7.34
1974 2.28 7.34
1975 2.17 7.36
1976 2.04 7.39
1977 1.93 7.41
1978 1.84 7.43
1979 1.73 7.47
1980 1.64 7.52
1981 1.58 7.49
1982 1.56 7.45
1983 1.51 7.36
1984 1.46 7.27
1985 1.42 7.17
1986 1.35 7.07
1987 1.33 6.97
1988 1.36 6.88
1989 1.33 6.8
1990 1.33 6.74
1991 1.3 6.68
1992 1.3 6.63
1993 1.25 6.57
1994 1.21 6.49
1995 1.19 6.39
1996 1.2 6.29
1997 1.22 6.23
1998 1.22 6.21
1999 1.23 6.12
2000 1.26 6
2001 1.25 5.94
2002 1.27 5.9
2003 1.29 5.88
2004 1.34 5.86
2005 1.33 5.85
2006 1.37 5.8
2007 1.39 5.72
2008 1.44 5.61
2009 1.44 5.45
2010 1.44 5.26
2011 1.42 5.08
2012 1.42 4.9
2013 1.39 4.76
2014 1.38 4.57
2015 1.36 4.38
2016 1.36 4.22
2017 1.34 4.11
2018 1.31 4.02
2019 1.27 3.95
2020 1.24 3.88
2021 1.25 3.79
2022 1.24 3.72
2023 1.2 3.65

Italy and Malawi demographics compared

Median age
Italy

Malawi
Year Median age, years
Italy Malawi
1960 31.6 18.2
1961 31.8 18.3
1962 32 18.3
1963 32.1 18.3
1964 32.2 18.3
1965 32.3 18.4
1966 32.4 18.3
1967 32.5 18.3
1968 32.7 18.3
1969 32.8 18.2
1970 33 18
1971 33.1 17.9
1972 33.2 17.8
1973 33.3 17.7
1974 33.4 17.6
1975 33.5 17.5
1976 33.6 17.5
1977 33.7 17.4
1978 33.9 17.4
1979 34 17.4
1980 34.1 17.3
1981 34.3 17.3
1982 34.6 17.3
1983 34.9 17.3
1984 35.3 17.3
1985 35.6 17.3
1986 35.8 17.3
1987 36.1 17.4
1988 36.4 17.5
1989 36.8 17.4
1990 37.1 17.3
1991 37.5 17.2
1992 37.9 17.1
1993 38.2 17
1994 38.6 16.9
1995 38.9 16.9
1996 39.1 16.8
1997 39.4 16.8
1998 39.6 16.8
1999 39.9 16.7
2000 40.3 16.8
2001 40.6 16.8
2002 41 16.8
2003 41.3 16.8
2004 41.6 16.8
2005 41.9 16.8
2006 42.3 16.8
2007 42.6 16.8
2008 42.8 16.8
2009 43.1 16.7
2010 43.5 16.7
2011 43.9 16.8
2012 44.2 16.8
2013 44.6 16.9
2014 45 17
2015 45.4 17.1
2016 45.8 17.2
2017 46.2 17.4
2018 46.6 17.6
2019 47 17.8
2020 47.4 18
2021 47.7 18.2
2022 48.1 18.4
2023 48.4 18.7
2024 48.8 18.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Italy Malawi
GNI, Atlas method
$2.26T
2024
$11.8B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
50.8%
2025
28%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.07%
2022
2.75%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.61%
2023
1.01%
2023
Armed forces personnel
338,000
2020
15,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.26%
2025
-8.94%
2025
Unemployment rate
6.5%
2024
0.91%
2020
Services, % of GDP
65.6%
2024
44.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
21.7%
2024
16%
2024
Economic freedom index
60.9
2025
50.9
2025
Income share by richest 10%
25.8%
2023
31%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
2.3%
2023
2.9%
2019
Number of millionaires
1,338,142
2024
n/a
Percentage of millionaires
2.73%
2024
n/a
Number of billionaires
74
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.0002%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
290
2014
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$587B
2014
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$291B
2024
$594M
2020
Personal remittances received
$11.2B
2024
$264M
2024
International tourist arrivals
38,419,000
2020
871,000
2018
International tourism as share of exports
3.65%
2020
2.68%
2020
Banked people share
86%
2024
50.4%
2024

Energy

Italy Malawi
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,298 kg
2023
n/a
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$25.2
2023
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
305 megatons
2023
6.45 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
5.18 tons
2023
0.31 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
76.8%
2023
n/a
Renewable energy use share
17.5%
2021
62.9%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
9.95%
2023
n/a
Net energy imports use share
79.6%
2023
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
5,047 kWh
2023
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
41%
2021
80.1%
2021
Hydroelectric share
15.9%
2023
72.5%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
15.6%
2023

Society

Italy Malawi
% of world population
0.72%
2024
0.27%
2024
Annual migration change
+95,246
2024
-1,507
2024
Urban population
72.3%
2024
18.6%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.72 ft
2025
5.44 ft
2025
Average female height
5.31 ft
2025
5.12 ft
2025
Quality of life index
79.6
2025
27.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
54
2024
34
2024
Higher education index
91
2025
35
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.55
2022
1.79
2012
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
5.3
2019
33.4
2019
Visa free countries
175
2025
80
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.3%
2019
68.1%
2022
English speaking
13.6%
2023
3.88%
2023
People using the Internet
89.2%
2024
18%
2023

Health

Italy Malawi
Government health expenditure per capita
$3,228
2023
$39.7
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$745
2023
$4.8
2022
Life expectancy
84 years
2025
67.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure n/a
64.7%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
4.25
2022
0.05
2022
Age at first childbirth
31.8 years
2023
19.1 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
6
2023
225
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
2.8
2023
38.3
2023
Obesity rate
17.8%
2022
7.87%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.7%
2024
5.7%
2024
Air quality index
61
2025
34
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
22.4%
2022
9.7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
6.97 liters
2020
3.61 liters
2020

Territory

Italy Malawi
% of world land
0.2%
2025
0.06%
2025
Land area per capita
1,936 sq mi
2024
1,681 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
50,531 sq mi
2025
23,359 sq mi
2025
Forest area
37,558 sq mi
2025
8,169 sq mi
2025
Roads length
303,043 mi
2007
9,601 mi
2015

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