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Jordan vs Malawi statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Jordan has a population of 11.6M (ranked 84/197), compared with 21.7M in Malawi (ranked 62/197). Jordan's land area is 34,284 sq mi versus 36,402 sq mi for Malawi (ranked 110th vs. 107th).

By GDP, Jordan ranks 91/197 ($53.4B) and Malawi ranks 151/197 ($11B). By GDP per capita, Jordan ranks 124/197 ($4,618), while Malawi ranks 195/197 ($508).

Main facts and rankings

Jordan Malawi
Population
11575983
22673513
Population rank 85/197 61/197
GDP
$53.4B
2024
$11B
2024
GDP rank 91/197 151/197
GDP per capita
$4,618
2024
$508
2024
GDP per capita rank 124/197 195/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$10,821
2024
$1,859
2024
Government debt
$51.2B
2024
$8.19B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
92.6%
2025
73%
2025
Government debt per person
$4,429
2024
$378
2024
Government debt per person rank 88/185 173/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$5,420
2025
$2,610
2025
Land area
34,284 sq mi
2025
36,402 sq mi
2025
Population density
337 ppl/mi²
2024
595 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.64
2023
3.65
2023
Median age
25.5 years
2024
18.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
78.1 years
2025
67.7 years
2025

Jordan and Malawi: Comparison Charts

Jordan and Malawi economies compared

GDP
Jordan

Malawi
Year GDP
Jordan Malawi
1965 $599,759,760 -
1966 $657,999,737 -
1967 $631,679,747 -
1968 $561,119,776 -
1969 $698,879,720 -
1970 $639,519,744 -
1971 $678,159,729 -
1972 $788,479,685 -
1973 $943,783,840 -
1974 $1,197,483,949 -
1975 $1,363,073,498 -
1976 $1,708,521,219 -
1977 $2,096,778,602 -
1978 $2,602,208,589 -
1979 $3,271,368,781 -
1980 $3,910,044,474 $1,801,156,775
1981 $4,383,944,703 $1,801,193,910
1982 $4,681,240,993 $1,717,379,495
1983 $4,920,692,191 $1,780,148,049
1984 $4,967,162,160 $1,758,028,656
1985 $4,993,601,520 $1,646,442,273
1986 $6,402,050,485 $1,722,586,299
1987 $6,756,209,762 $1,721,711,808
1988 $6,277,451,829 $2,008,189,508
1989 $4,221,373,674 $2,314,205,130
1990 $4,160,087,508 $2,737,087,862
1991 $4,344,467,193 $3,206,783,830
1992 $5,310,833,194 $2,618,837,835
1993 $5,606,400,222 $3,013,392,658
1994 $6,236,295,978 $1,719,864,761
1995 $6,727,597,032 $2,033,701,498
1996 $6,927,503,526 $3,319,573,750
1997 $7,245,839,210 $3,875,785,863
1998 $7,912,270,804 $2,547,609,590
1999 $8,149,929,478 $2,584,478,924
2000 $8,460,789,845 $2,537,307,580
2001 $8,975,814,653 $2,498,008,665
2002 $9,582,510,578 $5,087,328,438
2003 $10,195,627,645 $4,669,789,300
2004 $11,411,706,629 $5,058,726,350
2005 $12,588,998,590 $5,320,409,651
2006 $15,056,981,664 $5,818,279,739
2007 $17,110,437,236 $6,451,210,219
2008 $22,658,715,989 $7,743,617,352
2009 $24,537,876,056 $9,009,887,947
2010 $27,133,804,225 $10,128,323,011
2011 $29,524,149,155 $11,648,142,958
2012 $31,634,561,690 $8,773,203,178
2013 $34,454,440,141 $8,031,571,928
2014 $36,847,643,521 $8,801,326,169
2015 $38,587,017,887 $9,219,474,379
2016 $39,892,551,127 $7,909,868,618
2017 $41,608,435,915 $8,943,543,794
2018 $43,370,860,704 $9,879,231,592
2019 $44,503,006,338 $11,051,865,580
2020 $43,700,383,099 $11,769,313,598
2021 $46,296,100,141 $12,378,129,751
2022 $48,764,963,380 $12,429,060,151
2023 $51,088,476,338 $12,712,150,082
2024 $53,352,289,577 $11,008,925,323

Jordan and Malawi economies compared

GDP per capita
Jordan

Malawi
Year GDP per capita
Jordan Malawi
1965 $546 -
1966 $558 -
1967 $497 -
1968 $409 -
1969 $474 -
1970 $409 -
1971 $412 -
1972 $460 -
1973 $531 -
1974 $651 -
1975 $718 -
1976 $873 -
1977 $1,039 -
1978 $1,249 -
1979 $1,519 -
1980 $1,750 $287.5
1981 $1,885 $276.4
1982 $1,929 $253.3
1983 $1,939 $252.4
1984 $1,871 $239.7
1985 $1,797 $216.1
1986 $2,200 $217.9
1987 $2,217 $207.6
1988 $1,966 $229.4
1989 $1,260 $252.2
1990 $1,149 $286.7
1991 $1,110 $326
1992 $1,287 $258.4
1993 $1,289 $293
1994 $1,367 $169.2
1995 $1,416 $200.4
1996 $1,410 $321
1997 $1,436 $367
1998 $1,532 $236
1999 $1,545 $233.9
2000 $1,571 $224.2
2001 $1,632 $215.5
2002 $1,706 $428
2003 $1,776 $383
2004 $1,940 $405
2005 $2,088 $414
2006 $2,343 $441
2007 $2,506 $475
2008 $3,242 $554
2009 $3,436 $626
2010 $3,718 $683
2011 $3,947 $763
2012 $4,170 $558
2013 $4,311 $497
2014 $4,191 $530
2015 $4,043 $540
2016 $3,987 $451
2017 $4,066 $496
2018 $4,145 $533
2019 $4,170 $581
2020 $4,022 $603
2021 $4,183 $617
2022 $4,332 $604
2023 $4,466 $602
2024 $4,618 $508

Jordan vs. Malawi life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Jordan

Malawi
Year Life expectancy, years
Jordan Malawi
1950 40.9 32.7
1951 42 32.8
1952 43.2 33
1953 44.4 33.2
1954 45.6 33.3
1955 46.8 33.6
1956 48 33.8
1957 49.2 34.1
1958 50.4 34.4
1959 51.6 34.8
1960 52.7 35
1961 53.7 35.2
1962 54.6 35.4
1963 55.5 35.6
1964 56.5 35.7
1965 57.3 35.7
1966 57.8 35.8
1967 59 35.9
1968 59.8 36.1
1969 60.5 36.3
1970 59.8 36.6
1971 61.8 37.1
1972 62.5 37.6
1973 63.1 38.4
1974 63.6 39.2
1975 64.1 40.1
1976 64.7 41
1977 65.1 42
1978 65.6 43
1979 66 43.7
1980 66.5 44.3
1981 66.9 44.7
1982 67.4 44.8
1983 67.8 45
1984 68.2 44.8
1985 68.6 44.6
1986 69 44.3
1987 69.3 43.9
1988 69.6 43.6
1989 69.9 43.5
1990 70.1 43.6
1991 70.2 43.5
1992 70.4 43.6
1993 70.6 43.6
1994 70.7 43.8
1995 70.9 43.8
1996 71.1 44
1997 71.3 44.2
1998 71.5 44.3
1999 71.7 45.1
2000 71.9 46.2
2001 72.1 47.2
2002 72.4 48.2
2003 72.6 49.6
2004 72.8 51.1
2005 73 52.5
2006 73.2 53.7
2007 73.4 54.7
2008 73.6 55.7
2009 73.7 56.7
2010 73.8 57.8
2011 73.9 58.9
2012 74.1 59.9
2013 74.3 60.8
2014 74.6 61.7
2015 75.1 62.3
2016 75.6 63.2
2017 76.1 63.9
2018 76.5 64.5
2019 76.9 65
2020 75.6 65.2
2021 74.2 64.8
2022 77.1 66
2023 77.8 67.4
2024 78 67.6
2025 78.1 67.7

Jordan and Malawi population clocks and comparison

Population
Jordan

Malawi
Year Population
Jordan Malawi
1960 853,471 3,628,134
1961 897,591 3,715,534
1962 940,554 3,806,307
1963 984,714 3,900,506
1964 1,035,640 3,997,305
1965 1,099,440 4,096,157
1966 1,178,360 4,197,926
1967 1,271,183 4,303,012
1968 1,372,460 4,411,054
1969 1,473,100 4,521,184
1970 1,565,163 4,633,944
1971 1,645,145 4,751,434
1972 1,714,555 4,874,475
1973 1,778,094 5,003,938
1974 1,839,182 5,141,337
1975 1,899,055 5,287,367
1976 1,958,177 5,443,384
1977 2,019,002 5,614,983
1978 2,083,595 5,810,132
1979 2,153,882 6,028,749
1980 2,234,186 6,265,529
1981 2,325,517 6,516,454
1982 2,426,927 6,778,879
1983 2,537,307 7,051,709
1984 2,654,688 7,332,810
1985 2,778,810 7,620,508
1986 2,909,887 7,906,480
1987 3,047,634 8,293,174
1988 3,193,039 8,753,262
1989 3,349,627 9,176,220
1990 3,621,908 9,545,852
1991 3,915,149 9,844,227
1992 4,127,693 10,135,079
1993 4,348,020 10,284,024
1994 4,561,406 10,164,894
1995 4,752,096 10,150,117
1996 4,912,516 10,352,228
1997 5,046,285 10,562,035
1998 5,164,284 10,792,876
1999 5,276,444 11,047,804
2000 5,386,945 11,315,942
2001 5,498,894 11,593,058
2002 5,616,066 11,880,440
2003 5,741,828 12,181,574
2004 5,882,061 12,500,737
2005 6,029,587 12,840,031
2006 6,427,371 13,198,701
2007 6,827,227 13,576,343
2008 6,989,866 13,976,417
2009 7,141,753 14,395,788
2010 7,297,043 14,826,463
2011 7,480,424 15,265,022
2012 7,587,127 15,709,577
2013 7,991,809 16,161,816
2014 8,791,710 16,621,538
2015 9,544,729 17,085,587
2016 10,006,367 17,557,739
2017 10,234,226 18,039,715
2018 10,462,306 18,528,081
2019 10,671,891 19,025,752
2020 10,865,228 19,533,888
2021 11,066,356 20,047,258
2022 11,256,263 20,568,728
2023 11,439,213 21,104,482
2024 11,552,876 21,655,286

Fertility rates in Jordan and Malawi

Fertility rate
Jordan

Malawi
Year Fertility rate
Jordan Malawi
1960 7.6 7.04
1961 7.7 7.07
1962 7.79 7.1
1963 7.85 7.13
1964 7.91 7.11
1965 7.93 7.13
1966 7.99 7.17
1967 8.06 7.21
1968 8.14 7.26
1969 8.19 7.27
1970 8.18 7.3
1971 8.15 7.31
1972 8.12 7.33
1973 8.06 7.34
1974 8 7.34
1975 7.93 7.36
1976 7.83 7.39
1977 7.72 7.41
1978 7.59 7.43
1979 7.45 7.47
1980 7.29 7.52
1981 7.12 7.49
1982 6.96 7.45
1983 6.81 7.36
1984 6.67 7.27
1985 6.53 7.17
1986 6.39 7.07
1987 6.2 6.97
1988 6.01 6.88
1989 5.8 6.8
1990 5.54 6.74
1991 5.33 6.68
1992 5.14 6.63
1993 4.97 6.57
1994 4.82 6.49
1995 4.68 6.39
1996 4.51 6.29
1997 4.32 6.23
1998 4.11 6.21
1999 3.97 6.12
2000 3.86 6
2001 3.8 5.94
2002 3.81 5.9
2003 3.82 5.88
2004 3.73 5.86
2005 3.65 5.85
2006 3.71 5.8
2007 3.8 5.72
2008 3.88 5.61
2009 3.84 5.45
2010 3.78 5.26
2011 3.69 5.08
2012 3.57 4.9
2013 3.45 4.76
2014 3.3 4.57
2015 3.14 4.38
2016 3.07 4.22
2017 2.99 4.11
2018 2.92 4.02
2019 2.86 3.95
2020 2.79 3.88
2021 2.74 3.79
2022 2.68 3.72
2023 2.64 3.65

Jordan and Malawi demographics compared

Median age
Jordan

Malawi
Year Median age, years
Jordan Malawi
1960 17 18.2
1961 16.8 18.3
1962 16.5 18.3
1963 16.2 18.3
1964 16 18.3
1965 15.7 18.4
1966 15.5 18.3
1967 15.3 18.3
1968 15.1 18.3
1969 15 18.2
1970 14.9 18
1971 14.8 17.9
1972 14.8 17.8
1973 14.8 17.7
1974 14.8 17.6
1975 14.8 17.5
1976 14.8 17.5
1977 14.9 17.4
1978 14.9 17.4
1979 15 17.4
1980 15.1 17.3
1981 15.2 17.3
1982 15.4 17.3
1983 15.5 17.3
1984 15.6 17.3
1985 15.8 17.3
1986 15.9 17.3
1987 16.1 17.4
1988 16.2 17.5
1989 16.4 17.4
1990 17.2 17.3
1991 18.1 17.2
1992 18.5 17.1
1993 18.9 17
1994 19.3 16.9
1995 19.5 16.9
1996 19.7 16.8
1997 19.8 16.8
1998 19.8 16.8
1999 19.9 16.7
2000 20 16.8
2001 20.1 16.8
2002 20.2 16.8
2003 20.3 16.8
2004 20.5 16.8
2005 20.8 16.8
2006 21 16.8
2007 21.2 16.8
2008 21.4 16.8
2009 21.5 16.7
2010 21.7 16.7
2011 21.9 16.8
2012 22.1 16.8
2013 22.3 16.9
2014 22.4 17
2015 22.6 17.1
2016 22.9 17.2
2017 23.2 17.4
2018 23.5 17.6
2019 23.9 17.8
2020 24.2 18
2021 24.6 18.2
2022 24.9 18.4
2023 25.3 18.7
2024 25.5 18.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Jordan Malawi
GNI, Atlas method
$51.2B
2024
$11.8B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
31.3%
2025
28%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.51%
2023
2.75%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
4.91%
2023
1.01%
2023
Armed forces personnel
116,000
2020
15,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-5.32%
2025
-8.94%
2025
Unemployment rate
16.6%
2023
0.91%
2020
Services, % of GDP
60.4%
2024
44.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
25.1%
2024
16%
2024
Economic freedom index
59.4
2025
50.9
2025
Income share by richest 10%
27.4%
2010
31%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
3.5%
2010
2.9%
2019
Listed domestic companies
162
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$24.9B
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$21.9B
2024
$594M
2020
Personal remittances received
$4.43B
2024
$264M
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,240,000
2020
871,000
2018
International tourism as share of exports
16.7%
2020
2.68%
2020
Banked people share
46.5%
2024
50.4%
2024

Energy

Jordan Malawi
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
754 kg
2022
n/a
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$13.2
2022
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
23.6 megatons
2023
6.45 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.06 tons
2023
0.31 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
91.1%
2022
n/a
Renewable energy use share
11.5%
2021
62.9%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
7.69%
2022
n/a
Net energy imports use share
96.4%
2022
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
1,791 kWh
2022
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
24.9%
2021
80.1%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0.08%
2022
72.5%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
15.6%
2023

Society

Jordan Malawi
% of world population
0.14%
2024
0.27%
2024
Annual migration change
-156,369
2024
-1,507
2024
Urban population
92.2%
2024
18.6%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.73 ft
2025
5.44 ft
2025
Average female height
5.23 ft
2025
5.12 ft
2025
Quality of life index
57.8
2025
27.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
49
2024
34
2024
Higher education index
66
2025
35
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.99
2023
1.79
2012
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
17
2019
33.4
2019
Visa free countries
65
2025
80
2025
Adult literacy rate
94.8%
2023
68.1%
2022
English speaking
45%
2023
3.88%
2023
People using the Internet
92.5%
2023
18%
2023

Health

Jordan Malawi
Government health expenditure per capita
$295.1
2022
$39.7
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$118.7
2022
$4.8
2022
Life expectancy
78.1 years
2025
67.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
6.91%
2022
64.7%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.51
2019
0.05
2022
Age at first childbirth
24.6 years
2025
19.1 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
31
2023
225
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
13.2
2023
38.3
2023
Obesity rate
39.9%
2022
7.87%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
20.5%
2024
5.7%
2024
Air quality index
43
2025
34
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
35.6%
2022
9.7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.23 liters
2020
3.61 liters
2020

Territory

Jordan Malawi
% of world land
0.06%
2025
0.06%
2025
Land area per capita
2,968 sq mi
2024
1,681 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
3,954 sq mi
2025
23,359 sq mi
2025
Forest area
376 sq mi
2025
8,169 sq mi
2025
Roads length
4,476 mi
2011
9,601 mi
2015

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