Kuwait vs Malawi statistics compared

Kuwait has a population of 4.97M (ranked 127/197), compared with 21.7M in Malawi (ranked 62/197). Kuwait's land area is 6,880 sq mi versus 36,402 sq mi for Malawi (ranked 153rd vs. 107th).

By GDP, Kuwait ranks 59/197 ($160B) and Malawi ranks 151/197 ($11B). By GDP per capita, Kuwait ranks 38/197 ($32,214), while Malawi ranks 195/197 ($508).

Kuwait and Malawi: Comparison Charts

Kuwait and Malawi economies compared

GDP

Kuwait

Malawi

Table

Year	GDP
	Kuwait	Malawi
1962	$1,828,107,503	-
1963	$1,900,895,857	-
1964	$2,071,668,533	-
1965	$2,097,199,161	-
1966	$2,391,199,044	-
1967	$2,441,599,023	-
1968	$2,662,798,935	-
1969	$2,769,198,892	-
1970	$2,873,638,851	-
1971	$3,880,392,195	-
1972	$4,450,537,925	-
1973	$5,408,804,607	-
1974	$13,006,948,296	-
1975	$12,022,811,621	-
1976	$13,132,252,802	-
1977	$14,137,406,741	-
1978	$15,503,557,496	-
1979	$24,749,063,922	-
1980	$28,638,868,356	$1,801,156,775
1981	$25,058,020,338	$1,801,193,910
1982	$21,577,153,356	$1,717,379,495
1983	$20,871,081,080	$1,780,148,049
1984	$21,700,082,753	$1,758,028,656
1985	$21,445,970,614	$1,646,442,273
1986	$17,903,989,745	$1,722,586,299
1987	$22,368,704,134	$1,721,711,808
1988	$20,690,322,153	$2,008,189,508
1989	$24,313,855,653	$2,314,205,130
1990	$18,427,777,778	$2,737,087,862
1991	$11,009,993,703	$3,206,783,830
1992	$19,858,555,215	$2,618,837,835
1993	$23,941,391,391	$3,013,392,658
1994	$24,848,483,838	$1,719,864,761
1995	$27,186,980,647	$2,033,701,498
1996	$31,492,373,309	$3,319,573,750
1997	$30,350,190,704	$3,875,785,863
1998	$25,943,705,784	$2,547,609,590
1999	$30,122,365,849	$2,584,478,924
2000	$37,718,743,480	$2,537,307,580
2001	$34,889,559,870	$2,498,008,665
2002	$38,135,788,414	$5,087,328,438
2003	$47,874,582,232	$4,669,789,300
2004	$59,439,090,601	$5,058,726,350
2005	$80,798,630,137	$5,320,409,651
2006	$101,557,330,723	$5,818,279,739
2007	$114,634,043,362	$6,451,210,219
2008	$147,379,737,230	$7,743,617,352
2009	$105,968,691,905	$9,009,887,947
2010	$115,416,245,238	$10,128,323,011
2011	$154,039,231,299	$11,648,142,958
2012	$174,047,662,555	$8,773,203,178
2013	$174,168,116,687	$8,031,571,928
2014	$162,650,450,785	$8,801,326,169
2015	$114,585,555,831	$9,219,474,379
2016	$109,406,674,088	$7,909,868,618
2017	$120,687,539,676	$8,943,543,794
2018	$138,646,316,322	$9,879,231,592
2019	$140,856,394,870	$11,051,865,580
2020	$111,045,470,461	$11,769,313,598
2021	$148,350,671,614	$12,378,129,751
2022	$183,502,046,669	$12,429,060,151
2023	$165,384,407,267	$12,712,150,082
2024	$160,227,273,001	$11,008,925,323

Kuwait and Malawi economies compared

GDP per capita

Kuwait

Malawi

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Kuwait	Malawi
1962	$4,748	-
1963	$4,445	-
1964	$4,379	-
1965	$4,024	-
1966	$4,176	-
1967	$3,887	-
1968	$3,872	-
1969	$3,695	-
1970	$3,552	-
1971	$4,486	-
1972	$4,836	-
1973	$5,532	-
1974	$12,527	-
1975	$10,882	-
1976	$11,141	-
1977	$11,238	-
1978	$11,567	-
1979	$17,386	-
1980	$19,032	$287.5
1981	$15,825	$276.4
1982	$12,979	$253.3
1983	$11,965	$252.4
1984	$11,919	$239.7
1985	$11,322	$216.1
1986	$9,077	$217.9
1987	$10,896	$207.6
1988	$9,692	$229.4
1989	$10,965	$252.2
1990	$10,938	$286.7
1991	$8,147	$326
1992	$12,146	$258.4
1993	$14,318	$293
1994	$14,930	$169.2
1995	$16,168	$200.4
1996	$18,201	$321
1997	$16,977	$367
1998	$14,067	$236
1999	$15,854	$233.9
2000	$19,296	$224.2
2001	$17,374	$215.5
2002	$18,513	$428
2003	$22,691	$383
2004	$27,552	$405
2005	$36,123	$414
2006	$42,947	$441
2007	$45,709	$475
2008	$55,585	$554
2009	$37,907	$626
2010	$39,212	$683
2011	$49,170	$763
2012	$52,155	$558
2013	$49,651	$497
2014	$44,369	$530
2015	$29,882	$540
2016	$27,324	$451
2017	$29,048	$496
2018	$32,068	$533
2019	$31,708	$581
2020	$25,236	$603
2021	$34,019	$617
2022	$39,982	$604
2023	$34,076	$602
2024	$32,214	$508

Kuwait vs. Malawi life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Kuwait

Malawi

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Kuwait	Malawi
1950	49.7	32.7
1951	50.6	32.8
1952	51.4	33
1953	52.3	33.2
1954	53.1	33.3
1955	54	33.6
1956	54.9	33.8
1957	55.9	34.1
1958	56.9	34.4
1959	57.9	34.8
1960	58.9	35
1961	60	35.2
1962	61	35.4
1963	62	35.6
1964	63	35.7
1965	63.9	35.7
1966	64.9	35.8
1967	65.8	35.9
1968	66.6	36.1
1969	67.3	36.3
1970	68	36.6
1971	68.5	37.1
1972	68.9	37.6
1973	69.2	38.4
1974	69.4	39.2
1975	69.7	40.1
1976	69.9	41
1977	70.2	42
1978	70.5	43
1979	70.8	43.7
1980	71.1	44.3
1981	71.5	44.7
1982	71.9	44.8
1983	72.4	45
1984	72.9	44.8
1985	73.3	44.6
1986	73.8	44.3
1987	74.2	43.9
1988	74.6	43.6
1989	75	43.5
1990	72.9	43.6
1991	73.3	43.5
1992	75.7	43.6
1993	75.8	43.6
1994	75.7	43.8
1995	75.7	43.8
1996	75.6	44
1997	75.6	44.2
1998	75.6	44.3
1999	75.7	45.1
2000	75.9	46.2
2001	76	47.2
2002	76.2	48.2
2003	76.3	49.6
2004	76.4	51.1
2005	76.5	52.5
2006	76.6	53.7
2007	76.7	54.7
2008	76.9	55.7
2009	77.2	56.7
2010	77.5	57.8
2011	77.9	58.9
2012	78.2	59.9
2013	78.6	60.8
2014	78.9	61.7
2015	79.2	62.3
2016	79.5	63.2
2017	79.7	63.9
2018	79.9	64.5
2019	80	65
2020	78.2	65.2
2021	77.6	64.8
2022	78.8	66
2023	80.4	67.4
2024	80.6	67.6
2025	80.8	67.7

Kuwait and Malawi population clocks and comparison

Population

Kuwait

Malawi

Table

Year	Population
	Kuwait	Malawi
1960	311,060	3,628,134
1961	345,945	3,715,534
1962	384,995	3,806,307
1963	427,694	3,900,506
1964	473,115	3,997,305
1965	521,174	4,096,157
1966	572,590	4,197,926
1967	628,089	4,303,012
1968	687,716	4,411,054
1969	749,452	4,521,184
1970	809,114	4,633,944
1971	865,076	4,751,434
1972	920,352	4,874,475
1973	977,654	5,003,938
1974	1,038,346	5,141,337
1975	1,104,863	5,287,367
1976	1,178,711	5,443,384
1977	1,258,023	5,614,983
1978	1,340,319	5,810,132
1979	1,423,514	6,028,749
1980	1,504,782	6,265,529
1981	1,583,426	6,516,454
1982	1,662,480	6,778,879
1983	1,744,295	7,051,709
1984	1,820,688	7,332,810
1985	1,894,242	7,620,508
1986	1,972,520	7,906,480
1987	2,052,994	8,293,174
1988	2,134,707	8,753,262
1989	2,217,468	9,176,220
1990	1,684,819	9,545,852
1991	1,351,399	9,844,227
1992	1,634,961	10,135,079
1993	1,672,151	10,284,024
1994	1,664,361	10,164,894
1995	1,681,513	10,150,117
1996	1,730,246	10,352,228
1997	1,787,683	10,562,035
1998	1,844,302	10,792,876
1999	1,900,030	11,047,804
2000	1,954,709	11,315,942
2001	2,008,121	11,593,058
2002	2,059,974	11,880,440
2003	2,109,881	12,181,574
2004	2,157,320	12,500,737
2005	2,236,788	12,840,031
2006	2,364,733	13,198,701
2007	2,507,887	13,576,343
2008	2,651,421	13,976,417
2009	2,795,484	14,395,788
2010	2,943,372	14,826,463
2011	3,132,814	15,265,022
2012	3,337,109	15,709,577
2013	3,507,844	16,161,816
2014	3,665,876	16,621,538
2015	3,834,574	17,085,587
2016	4,004,096	17,557,739
2017	4,154,812	18,039,715
2018	4,323,515	18,528,081
2019	4,442,316	19,025,752
2020	4,400,267	19,533,888
2021	4,360,865	20,047,258
2022	4,589,643	20,568,728
2023	4,853,420	21,104,482
2024	4,973,861	21,655,286

Fertility rates in Kuwait and Malawi

Fertility rate

Kuwait

Malawi

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Kuwait	Malawi
1960	7.22	7.04
1961	7.25	7.07
1962	7.25	7.1
1963	7.28	7.13
1964	7.29	7.11
1965	7.31	7.13
1966	7.34	7.17
1967	7.33	7.21
1968	7.28	7.26
1969	7.18	7.27
1970	7.03	7.3
1971	6.84	7.31
1972	6.64	7.33
1973	6.43	7.34
1974	6.23	7.34
1975	6.06	7.36
1976	5.9	7.39
1977	5.71	7.41
1978	5.52	7.43
1979	5.33	7.47
1980	5.18	7.52
1981	5.02	7.49
1982	4.85	7.45
1983	4.66	7.36
1984	4.45	7.27
1985	4.22	7.17
1986	4	7.07
1987	3.83	6.97
1988	3.7	6.88
1989	3.59	6.8
1990	3.49	6.74
1991	3.4	6.68
1992	3.35	6.63
1993	3.31	6.57
1994	3.27	6.49
1995	3.25	6.39
1996	3.22	6.29
1997	3.14	6.23
1998	3.04	6.21
1999	2.95	6.12
2000	2.89	6
2001	2.84	5.94
2002	2.8	5.9
2003	2.77	5.88
2004	2.76	5.86
2005	2.73	5.85
2006	2.59	5.8
2007	2.41	5.72
2008	2.27	5.61
2009	2.15	5.45
2010	2.04	5.26
2011	1.96	5.08
2012	1.99	4.9
2013	1.97	4.76
2014	2.06	4.57
2015	2.03	4.38
2016	2.06	4.22
2017	2.16	4.11
2018	2.12	4.02
2019	2.08	3.95
2020	2.03	3.88
2021	2.15	3.79
2022	1.55	3.72
2023	1.52	3.65

Kuwait and Malawi demographics compared

Median age

Kuwait

Malawi

Table

Year	Median age, years
	Kuwait	Malawi
1960	22	18.2
1961	21.8	18.3
1962	21.5	18.3
1963	21	18.3
1964	20.7	18.3
1965	20.4	18.4
1966	20	18.3
1967	19.6	18.3
1968	19.2	18.3
1969	18.8	18.2
1970	18.5	18
1971	18.3	17.9
1972	18.3	17.8
1973	18.3	17.7
1974	18.4	17.6
1975	18.4	17.5
1976	18.7	17.5
1977	19.2	17.4
1978	19.6	17.4
1979	20.1	17.4
1980	20.5	17.3
1981	20.9	17.3
1982	21.3	17.3
1983	21.7	17.3
1984	22.1	17.3
1985	22.4	17.3
1986	22.7	17.3
1987	22.8	17.4
1988	23	17.5
1989	23.2	17.4
1990	23.4	17.3
1991	23.6	17.2
1992	23.8	17.1
1993	24.2	17
1994	25.1	16.9
1995	25.5	16.9
1996	25.5	16.8
1997	25.5	16.8
1998	25.5	16.8
1999	25.6	16.7
2000	25.9	16.8
2001	26.3	16.8
2002	26.8	16.8
2003	27.3	16.8
2004	27.9	16.8
2005	28.3	16.8
2006	28.5	16.8
2007	28.6	16.8
2008	28.8	16.8
2009	29.2	16.7
2010	29.6	16.7
2011	30.5	16.8
2012	31.5	16.8
2013	32.3	16.9
2014	33	17
2015	33.8	17.1
2016	34.7	17.2
2017	35.6	17.4
2018	36.4	17.6
2019	37.1	17.8
2020	37.7	18
2021	35.8	18.2
2022	34.4	18.4
2023	35.5	18.7
2024	35.8	18.9

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