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Latvia vs Malawi statistics compared

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Latvia has a population of 1.86M (ranked 149/197), compared with 21.7M in Malawi (ranked 62/197). Latvia's land area is 24,027 sq mi versus 36,402 sq mi for Malawi (ranked 121st vs. 107th).

By GDP, Latvia ranks 100/197 ($43.5B) and Malawi ranks 151/197 ($11B). By GDP per capita, Latvia ranks 53/197 ($23,368), while Malawi ranks 195/197 ($508).

Main facts and rankings

Latvia Malawi
Population
1844219
22673513
Population rank 149/197 61/197
GDP
$43.5B
2024
$11B
2024
GDP rank 100/197 151/197
GDP per capita
$23,368
2024
$508
2024
GDP per capita rank 53/197 195/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$43,867
2024
$1,859
2024
Government debt
$20.6B
2024
$8.19B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
48.3%
2025
73%
2025
Government debt per person
$11,068
2024
$378
2024
Government debt per person rank 52/185 173/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$15,995
2025
$2,610
2025
Land area
24,027 sq mi
2025
36,402 sq mi
2025
Population density
77.5 ppl/mi²
2024
595 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.36
2023
3.65
2023
Median age
44.3 years
2024
18.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
76.5 years
2025
67.7 years
2025

Latvia and Malawi: Comparison Charts

Latvia and Malawi economies compared

GDP
Latvia

Malawi
Year GDP
Latvia Malawi
1980 - $1,801,156,775
1981 - $1,801,193,910
1982 - $1,717,379,495
1983 - $1,780,148,049
1984 - $1,758,028,656
1985 - $1,646,442,273
1986 - $1,722,586,299
1987 - $1,721,711,808
1988 - $2,008,189,508
1989 - $2,314,205,130
1990 - $2,737,087,862
1991 - $3,206,783,830
1992 - $2,618,837,835
1993 - $3,013,392,658
1994 - $1,719,864,761
1995 $5,608,208,785 $2,033,701,498
1996 $5,799,465,288 $3,319,573,750
1997 $6,349,481,007 $3,875,785,863
1998 $6,974,112,951 $2,547,609,590
1999 $7,324,192,890 $2,584,478,924
2000 $7,761,252,607 $2,537,307,580
2001 $8,190,888,740 $2,498,008,665
2002 $9,249,030,241 $5,087,328,438
2003 $11,244,337,720 $4,669,789,300
2004 $13,827,070,379 $5,058,726,350
2005 $16,306,935,905 $5,320,409,651
2006 $20,434,922,247 $5,818,279,739
2007 $29,420,499,248 $6,451,210,219
2008 $34,135,200,994 $7,743,617,352
2009 $25,691,530,442 $9,009,887,947
2010 $23,468,324,572 $10,128,323,011
2011 $26,575,547,901 $11,648,142,958
2012 $27,116,149,949 $8,773,203,178
2013 $29,152,128,168 $8,031,571,928
2014 $30,277,203,767 $8,801,326,169
2015 $26,344,565,877 $9,219,474,379
2016 $27,117,105,060 $7,909,868,618
2017 $29,391,059,767 $8,943,543,794
2018 $33,247,935,477 $9,879,231,592
2019 $33,099,503,951 $11,051,865,580
2020 $33,379,927,435 $11,769,313,598
2021 $38,183,326,785 $12,378,129,751
2022 $38,014,713,596 $12,429,060,151
2023 $42,572,151,720 $12,712,150,082
2024 $43,520,773,851 $11,008,925,323

Latvia and Malawi economies compared

GDP per capita
Latvia

Malawi
Year GDP per capita
Latvia Malawi
1980 - $287.5
1981 - $276.4
1982 - $253.3
1983 - $252.4
1984 - $239.7
1985 - $216.1
1986 - $217.9
1987 - $207.6
1988 - $229.4
1989 - $252.2
1990 - $286.7
1991 - $326
1992 - $258.4
1993 - $293
1994 - $169.2
1995 $2,257 $200.4
1996 $2,360 $321
1997 $2,610 $367
1998 $2,894 $236
1999 $3,064 $233.9
2000 $3,278 $224.2
2001 $3,505 $215.5
2002 $4,004 $428
2003 $4,915 $383
2004 $6,110 $405
2005 $7,284 $414
2006 $9,212 $441
2007 $13,371 $475
2008 $15,678 $554
2009 $11,996 $626
2010 $11,188 $683
2011 $12,903 $763
2012 $13,329 $558
2013 $14,484 $497
2014 $15,186 $530
2015 $13,322 $540
2016 $13,839 $451
2017 $15,132 $496
2018 $17,252 $533
2019 $17,295 $581
2020 $17,564 $603
2021 $20,262 $617
2022 $20,227 $604
2023 $22,676 $602
2024 $23,368 $508

Latvia vs. Malawi life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Latvia

Malawi
Year Life expectancy, years
Latvia Malawi
1950 64.6 32.7
1951 65.2 32.8
1952 65.7 33
1953 66.2 33.2
1954 66.7 33.3
1955 67.1 33.6
1956 67.6 33.8
1957 68.3 34.1
1958 68.9 34.4
1959 69.5 34.8
1960 70.3 35
1961 70.5 35.2
1962 69.9 35.4
1963 70.3 35.6
1964 71.5 35.7
1965 71.2 35.7
1966 71.2 35.8
1967 70.9 35.9
1968 70.5 36.1
1969 70.2 36.3
1970 70.2 36.6
1971 70.6 37.1
1972 70.3 37.6
1973 70.2 38.4
1974 70.1 39.2
1975 69.3 40.1
1976 69.4 41
1977 69.4 42
1978 69.3 43
1979 68.8 43.7
1980 69.1 44.3
1981 69.1 44.7
1982 69.6 44.8
1983 69.4 45
1984 69.4 44.8
1985 69.6 44.6
1986 71 44.3
1987 71 43.9
1988 70.9 43.6
1989 70.4 43.5
1990 69.5 43.6
1991 69.2 43.5
1992 68.5 43.6
1993 66.6 43.6
1994 65.2 43.8
1995 66 43.8
1996 68.6 44
1997 69.2 44.2
1998 68.9 44.3
1999 69.6 45.1
2000 70.2 46.2
2001 69.9 47.2
2002 70.2 48.2
2003 70.6 49.6
2004 70.9 51.1
2005 70.6 52.5
2006 70.6 53.7
2007 70.8 54.7
2008 72 55.7
2009 72.7 56.7
2010 73 57.8
2011 73.7 58.9
2012 73.9 59.9
2013 74.2 60.8
2014 74.3 61.7
2015 74.7 62.3
2016 74.8 63.2
2017 74.8 63.9
2018 75 64.5
2019 75.6 65
2020 75.5 65.2
2021 73.2 64.8
2022 74.9 66
2023 76.2 67.4
2024 76.3 67.6
2025 76.5 67.7

Latvia and Malawi population clocks and comparison

Population
Latvia

Malawi
Year Population
Latvia Malawi
1960 2,120,979 3,628,134
1961 2,152,681 3,715,534
1962 2,181,586 3,806,307
1963 2,210,919 3,900,506
1964 2,240,623 3,997,305
1965 2,265,919 4,096,157
1966 2,283,217 4,197,926
1967 2,301,220 4,303,012
1968 2,323,619 4,411,054
1969 2,343,173 4,521,184
1970 2,359,164 4,633,944
1971 2,376,389 4,751,434
1972 2,395,674 4,874,475
1973 2,415,819 5,003,938
1974 2,437,186 5,141,337
1975 2,456,130 5,287,367
1976 2,470,989 5,443,384
1977 2,485,073 5,614,983
1978 2,497,921 5,810,132
1979 2,505,953 6,028,749
1980 2,511,701 6,265,529
1981 2,519,421 6,516,454
1982 2,531,080 6,778,879
1983 2,546,011 7,051,709
1984 2,562,047 7,332,810
1985 2,578,873 7,620,508
1986 2,599,892 7,906,480
1987 2,626,583 8,293,174
1988 2,653,434 8,753,262
1989 2,666,955 9,176,220
1990 2,663,151 9,545,852
1991 2,650,581 9,844,227
1992 2,614,338 10,135,079
1993 2,563,290 10,284,024
1994 2,520,742 10,164,894
1995 2,485,056 10,150,117
1996 2,457,222 10,352,228
1997 2,432,851 10,562,035
1998 2,410,019 10,792,876
1999 2,390,482 11,047,804
2000 2,367,550 11,315,942
2001 2,337,170 11,593,058
2002 2,310,173 11,880,440
2003 2,287,955 12,181,574
2004 2,263,122 12,500,737
2005 2,238,799 12,840,031
2006 2,218,357 13,198,701
2007 2,200,325 13,576,343
2008 2,177,322 13,976,417
2009 2,141,669 14,395,788
2010 2,097,555 14,826,463
2011 2,059,709 15,265,022
2012 2,034,319 15,709,577
2013 2,012,647 16,161,816
2014 1,993,782 16,621,538
2015 1,977,527 17,085,587
2016 1,959,537 17,557,739
2017 1,942,248 18,039,715
2018 1,927,174 18,528,081
2019 1,913,822 19,025,752
2020 1,900,449 19,533,888
2021 1,884,490 20,047,258
2022 1,879,383 20,568,728
2023 1,877,445 21,104,482
2024 1,862,441 21,655,286

Fertility rates in Latvia and Malawi

Fertility rate
Latvia

Malawi
Year Fertility rate
Latvia Malawi
1960 1.94 7.04
1961 1.94 7.07
1962 1.91 7.1
1963 1.85 7.13
1964 1.79 7.11
1965 1.74 7.13
1966 1.76 7.17
1967 1.8 7.21
1968 1.83 7.26
1969 1.88 7.27
1970 1.96 7.3
1971 2 7.31
1972 2 7.33
1973 1.98 7.34
1974 1.97 7.34
1975 1.96 7.36
1976 1.93 7.39
1977 1.89 7.41
1978 1.87 7.43
1979 1.87 7.47
1980 1.86 7.52
1981 1.88 7.49
1982 1.97 7.45
1983 2.07 7.36
1984 2.09 7.27
1985 2.08 7.17
1986 2.12 7.07
1987 2.15 6.97
1988 2.11 6.88
1989 2.05 6.8
1990 2.02 6.74
1991 1.86 6.68
1992 1.73 6.63
1993 1.51 6.57
1994 1.39 6.49
1995 1.25 6.39
1996 1.16 6.29
1997 1.11 6.23
1998 1.09 6.21
1999 1.16 6.12
2000 1.25 6
2001 1.22 5.94
2002 1.26 5.9
2003 1.32 5.88
2004 1.29 5.86
2005 1.39 5.85
2006 1.46 5.8
2007 1.54 5.72
2008 1.58 5.61
2009 1.46 5.45
2010 1.36 5.26
2011 1.33 5.08
2012 1.44 4.9
2013 1.52 4.76
2014 1.65 4.57
2015 1.7 4.38
2016 1.74 4.22
2017 1.69 4.11
2018 1.6 4.02
2019 1.61 3.95
2020 1.55 3.88
2021 1.57 3.79
2022 1.47 3.72
2023 1.36 3.65

Latvia and Malawi demographics compared

Median age
Latvia

Malawi
Year Median age, years
Latvia Malawi
1960 32.3 18.2
1961 32.4 18.3
1962 32.6 18.3
1963 32.8 18.3
1964 33 18.3
1965 33.2 18.4
1966 33.5 18.3
1967 33.8 18.3
1968 34 18.3
1969 34.1 18.2
1970 34.2 18
1971 34.3 17.9
1972 34.5 17.8
1973 34.6 17.7
1974 34.7 17.6
1975 34.9 17.5
1976 35 17.5
1977 35.1 17.4
1978 35.1 17.4
1979 35.1 17.4
1980 34.9 17.3
1981 34.8 17.3
1982 34.7 17.3
1983 34.6 17.3
1984 34.7 17.3
1985 34.7 17.3
1986 34.7 17.3
1987 34.6 17.4
1988 34.6 17.5
1989 34.5 17.4
1990 34.6 17.3
1991 34.8 17.2
1992 35.2 17.1
1993 35.6 17
1994 36 16.9
1995 36.2 16.9
1996 36.6 16.8
1997 36.9 16.8
1998 37.3 16.8
1999 37.6 16.7
2000 37.9 16.8
2001 38.3 16.8
2002 38.6 16.8
2003 38.9 16.8
2004 39.2 16.8
2005 39.4 16.8
2006 39.7 16.8
2007 39.9 16.8
2008 40.1 16.8
2009 40.5 16.7
2010 41.1 16.7
2011 41.6 16.8
2012 42 16.8
2013 42.3 16.9
2014 42.5 17
2015 42.8 17.1
2016 43 17.2
2017 43.2 17.4
2018 43.4 17.6
2019 43.6 17.8
2020 43.8 18
2021 43.9 18.2
2022 44 18.4
2023 44.1 18.7
2024 44.3 18.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Latvia Malawi
GNI, Atlas method
$40.8B
2024
$11.8B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
44.4%
2025
28%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.32%
2022
2.75%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.27%
2023
1.01%
2023
Armed forces personnel
9,000
2020
15,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.63%
2025
-8.94%
2025
Unemployment rate
6.88%
2024
0.91%
2020
Services, % of GDP
63.1%
2024
44.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
19.9%
2024
16%
2024
Economic freedom index
71.4
2025
50.9
2025
Income share by richest 10%
26.2%
2023
31%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
2.6%
2023
2.9%
2019
Listed domestic companies
56
2003
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$5.14B
2024
$594M
2020
Personal remittances received
$1.34B
2024
$264M
2024
International tourist arrivals
3,204,000
2020
871,000
2018
International tourism as share of exports
7.25%
2007
2.68%
2020
Banked people share
95%
2024
50.4%
2024

Energy

Latvia Malawi
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,248 kg
2023
n/a
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$18.6
2023
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
6.55 megatons
2023
6.45 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
3.49 tons
2023
0.31 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
47.8%
2023
n/a
Renewable energy use share
44%
2021
62.9%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
8.79%
2023
n/a
Net energy imports use share
34.3%
2023
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
3,629 kWh
2023
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
63.6%
2021
80.1%
2021
Hydroelectric share
59.4%
2023
72.5%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
15.6%
2023

Society

Latvia Malawi
% of world population
0.02%
2024
0.27%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,225
2024
-1,507
2024
Urban population
68.8%
2024
18.6%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.94 ft
2025
5.44 ft
2025
Average female height
5.54 ft
2025
5.12 ft
2025
Quality of life index
74.3
2025
27.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
59
2024
34
2024
Higher education index
70
2025
35
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.5
2023
1.79
2012
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
8.1
2019
33.4
2019
Visa free countries
172
2025
80
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.9%
2021
68.1%
2022
English speaking
45.9%
2023
3.88%
2023
People using the Internet
92.7%
2024
18%
2023

Health

Latvia Malawi
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,642
2022
$39.7
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$505
2022
$4.8
2022
Life expectancy
76.5 years
2025
67.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.18%
2022
64.7%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.38
2021
0.05
2022
Age at first childbirth
28 years
2023
19.1 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
19
2023
225
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
3
2023
38.3
2023
Obesity rate
24.9%
2022
7.87%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.1%
2024
5.7%
2024
Air quality index
75
2025
34
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
33.9%
2022
9.7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
12.9 liters
2020
3.61 liters
2020

Territory

Latvia Malawi
% of world land
0.04%
2025
0.06%
2025
Land area per capita
12,901 sq mi
2024
1,681 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
7,610 sq mi
2025
23,359 sq mi
2025
Forest area
13,214 sq mi
2025
8,169 sq mi
2025
Roads length n/a
9,601 mi
2015

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