Malawi vs Mali statistics compared

Malawi has a population of 21.7M (ranked 62/197), compared with 24.5M in Mali (ranked 58/197). Malawi's land area is 36,402 sq mi versus 471,118 sq mi for Mali (ranked 107th vs. 23rd).

By GDP, Malawi ranks 151/197 ($11B) and Mali ranks 113/197 ($26.6B). By GDP per capita, Malawi ranks 195/197 ($508), while Mali ranks 171/197 ($1,086).

Malawi and Mali: Comparison Charts

Malawi and Mali economies compared

GDP

Malawi

Mali

Table

Year	GDP
	Malawi	Mali
1967	-	$275,494,478
1968	-	$343,771,973
1969	-	$339,913,867
1970	-	$359,772,315
1971	-	$395,218,629
1972	-	$486,617,280
1973	-	$563,683,703
1974	-	$538,747,340
1975	-	$830,710,615
1976	-	$939,228,017
1977	-	$1,049,838,548
1978	-	$1,222,702,573
1979	-	$1,595,422,956
1980	$1,801,156,775	$1,759,691,186
1981	$1,801,193,910	$1,538,972,424
1982	$1,717,379,495	$1,333,754,225
1983	$1,780,148,049	$1,297,765,326
1984	$1,758,028,656	$1,232,932,104
1985	$1,646,442,273	$1,392,196,048
1986	$1,722,586,299	$1,852,163,453
1987	$1,721,711,808	$2,090,629,987
1988	$2,008,189,508	$2,169,040,603
1989	$2,314,205,130	$2,181,821,909
1990	$2,737,087,862	$2,681,912,149
1991	$3,206,783,830	$2,724,131,458
1992	$2,618,837,835	$2,830,673,378
1993	$3,013,392,658	$2,818,281,085
1994	$1,719,864,761	$2,081,846,498
1995	$2,033,701,498	$2,706,425,157
1996	$3,319,573,750	$2,780,422,049
1997	$3,875,785,863	$2,697,105,823
1998	$2,547,609,590	$2,920,358,711
1999	$2,584,478,924	$3,440,724,710
2000	$2,537,307,580	$2,961,484,954
2001	$2,498,008,665	$3,468,337,942
2002	$5,087,328,438	$3,908,121,307
2003	$4,669,789,300	$4,714,071,980
2004	$5,058,726,350	$7,113,132,070
2005	$5,320,409,651	$8,009,875,052
2006	$5,818,279,739	$8,858,863,053
2007	$6,451,210,219	$10,289,243,720
2008	$7,743,617,352	$12,262,134,441
2009	$9,009,887,947	$12,592,138,109
2010	$10,128,323,011	$13,196,527,458
2011	$11,648,142,958	$15,506,843,902
2012	$8,773,203,178	$14,891,957,623
2013	$8,031,571,928	$15,769,357,573
2014	$8,801,326,169	$16,943,434,591
2015	$9,219,474,379	$15,583,181,170
2016	$7,909,868,618	$16,743,796,800
2017	$8,943,543,794	$18,308,362,040
2018	$9,879,231,592	$20,368,015,381
2019	$11,051,865,580	$20,477,421,885
2020	$11,769,313,598	$20,698,560,939
2021	$12,378,129,751	$22,999,245,263
2022	$12,429,060,151	$22,374,051,350
2023	$12,712,150,082	$24,621,545,565
2024	$11,008,925,323	$26,588,067,731

Malawi and Mali economies compared

GDP per capita

Malawi

Mali

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Malawi	Mali
1967	-	$46
1968	-	$56.5
1969	-	$55
1970	-	$57.3
1971	-	$62
1972	-	$75.1
1973	-	$85.4
1974	-	$80.2
1975	-	$121.5
1976	-	$134.9
1977	-	$148.1
1978	-	$169.1
1979	-	$216.3
1980	$287.5	$233.7
1981	$276.4	$200.1
1982	$253.3	$169.7
1983	$252.4	$161.5
1984	$239.7	$150.2
1985	$216.1	$166.2
1986	$217.9	$217.1
1987	$207.6	$240.8
1988	$229.4	$245.5
1989	$252.2	$242.4
1990	$286.7	$292.2
1991	$326	$290.9
1992	$258.4	$296.3
1993	$293	$288.9
1994	$169.2	$208.9
1995	$200.4	$265.7
1996	$321	$267.2
1997	$367	$253.3
1998	$236	$267.4
1999	$233.9	$306
2000	$224.2	$256.2
2001	$215.5	$291.2
2002	$428	$318
2003	$383	$372
2004	$405	$543
2005	$414	$592
2006	$441	$633
2007	$475	$712
2008	$554	$821
2009	$626	$816
2010	$683	$828
2011	$763	$942
2012	$558	$878
2013	$497	$903
2014	$530	$940
2015	$540	$838
2016	$451	$872
2017	$496	$924
2018	$533	$996
2019	$581	$972
2020	$603	$953
2021	$617	$1,027
2022	$604	$970
2023	$602	$1,036
2024	$508	$1,086

Malawi vs. Mali life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Malawi

Mali

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Malawi	Mali
1950	32.7	28.7
1951	32.8	28.9
1952	33	29.1
1953	33.2	29.4
1954	33.3	29.5
1955	33.6	29.7
1956	33.8	29.9
1957	34.1	30.1
1958	34.4	30.2
1959	34.8	30.3
1960	35	30.5
1961	35.2	30.6
1962	35.4	30.8
1963	35.6	31
1964	35.7	31.2
1965	35.7	31.5
1966	35.8	31.8
1967	35.9	32.2
1968	36.1	32.6
1969	36.3	32.9
1970	36.6	33.4
1971	37.1	33.8
1972	37.6	34.5
1973	38.4	35.1
1974	39.2	35.7
1975	40.1	36.5
1976	41	37.2
1977	42	38
1978	43	38.8
1979	43.7	39.5
1980	44.3	40.3
1981	44.7	41
1982	44.8	41.8
1983	45	42.7
1984	44.8	43.4
1985	44.6	43.9
1986	44.3	44.6
1987	43.9	45.2
1988	43.6	45.7
1989	43.5	46.2
1990	43.6	46.5
1991	43.5	46.9
1992	43.6	47.2
1993	43.6	47.6
1994	43.8	47.9
1995	43.8	48.3
1996	44	48.5
1997	44.2	49.1
1998	44.3	49.6
1999	45.1	50.1
2000	46.2	50.6
2001	47.2	51.3
2002	48.2	52
2003	49.6	52.6
2004	51.1	53.3
2005	52.5	53.8
2006	53.7	54.3
2007	54.7	54.8
2008	55.7	55.2
2009	56.7	55.6
2010	57.8	56
2011	58.9	56.4
2012	59.9	56.7
2013	60.8	57.1
2014	61.7	57.5
2015	62.3	57.9
2016	63.2	58.3
2017	63.9	58.6
2018	64.5	58.9
2019	65	59.2
2020	65.2	58.9
2021	64.8	59.1
2022	66	60
2023	67.4	60.4
2024	67.6	60.7
2025	67.7	60.9

Malawi and Mali population clocks and comparison

Population

Malawi

Mali

Table

Year	Population
	Malawi	Mali
1960	3,628,134	5,402,550
1961	3,715,534	5,482,283
1962	3,806,307	5,563,917
1963	3,900,506	5,646,605
1964	3,997,305	5,730,125
1965	4,096,157	5,815,487
1966	4,197,926	5,902,204
1967	4,303,012	5,990,906
1968	4,411,054	6,082,979
1969	4,521,184	6,177,704
1970	4,633,944	6,276,472
1971	4,751,434	6,377,944
1972	4,874,475	6,483,726
1973	5,003,938	6,597,106
1974	5,141,337	6,715,436
1975	5,287,367	6,837,261
1976	5,443,384	6,960,979
1977	5,614,983	7,090,979
1978	5,810,132	7,229,651
1979	6,028,749	7,375,266
1980	6,265,529	7,530,515
1981	6,516,454	7,692,766
1982	6,778,879	7,860,194
1983	7,051,709	8,034,400
1984	7,332,810	8,208,599
1985	7,620,508	8,374,663
1986	7,906,480	8,531,277
1987	8,293,174	8,681,164
1988	8,753,262	8,833,996
1989	9,176,220	8,999,938
1990	9,545,852	9,178,830
1991	9,844,227	9,362,888
1992	10,135,079	9,553,540
1993	10,284,024	9,754,786
1994	10,164,894	9,967,031
1995	10,150,117	10,185,365
1996	10,352,228	10,407,278
1997	10,562,035	10,646,495
1998	10,792,876	10,919,573
1999	11,047,804	11,227,415
2000	11,315,942	11,559,290
2001	11,593,058	11,912,158
2002	11,880,440	12,288,050
2003	12,181,574	12,684,955
2004	12,500,737	13,102,409
2005	12,840,031	13,538,647
2006	13,198,701	13,990,139
2007	13,576,343	14,457,775
2008	13,976,417	14,940,782
2009	14,395,788	15,435,539
2010	14,826,463	15,945,198
2011	15,265,022	16,469,049
2012	15,709,577	16,957,033
2013	16,161,816	17,459,615
2014	16,621,538	18,020,267
2015	17,085,587	18,593,022
2016	17,557,739	19,191,289
2017	18,039,715	19,813,011
2018	18,528,081	20,442,030
2019	19,025,752	21,068,405
2020	19,533,888	21,713,836
2021	20,047,258	22,388,630
2022	20,568,728	23,072,640
2023	21,104,482	23,769,127
2024	21,655,286	24,478,595

Fertility rates in Malawi and Mali

Fertility rate

Malawi

Mali

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Malawi	Mali
1960	7.04	7.02
1961	7.07	7.03
1962	7.1	7.04
1963	7.13	7.05
1964	7.11	7.06
1965	7.13	7.08
1966	7.17	7.11
1967	7.21	7.14
1968	7.26	7.16
1969	7.27	7.18
1970	7.3	7.18
1971	7.31	7.2
1972	7.33	7.22
1973	7.34	7.22
1974	7.34	7.23
1975	7.36	7.25
1976	7.39	7.27
1977	7.41	7.3
1978	7.43	7.32
1979	7.47	7.35
1980	7.52	7.37
1981	7.49	7.37
1982	7.45	7.32
1983	7.36	7.28
1984	7.27	7.26
1985	7.17	7.26
1986	7.07	7.31
1987	6.97	7.31
1988	6.88	7.32
1989	6.8	7.33
1990	6.74	7.31
1991	6.68	7.28
1992	6.63	7.24
1993	6.57	7.18
1994	6.49	7.12
1995	6.39	7.05
1996	6.29	7.01
1997	6.23	6.97
1998	6.21	6.94
1999	6.12	6.91
2000	6	6.89
2001	5.94	6.85
2002	5.9	6.82
2003	5.88	6.78
2004	5.86	6.74
2005	5.85	6.71
2006	5.8	6.68
2007	5.72	6.65
2008	5.61	6.62
2009	5.45	6.59
2010	5.26	6.58
2011	5.08	6.55
2012	4.9	6.52
2013	4.76	6.49
2014	4.57	6.44
2015	4.38	6.39
2016	4.22	6.32
2017	4.11	6.25
2018	4.02	6.12
2019	3.95	5.89
2020	3.88	5.85
2021	3.79	5.78
2022	3.72	5.69
2023	3.65	5.61

Malawi and Mali demographics compared

Median age

Malawi

Mali

Table

Year	Median age, years
	Malawi	Mali
1960	18.2	19.8
1961	18.3	19.8
1962	18.3	19.8
1963	18.3	19.8
1964	18.3	19.8
1965	18.4	19.8
1966	18.3	19.7
1967	18.3	19.6
1968	18.3	19.6
1969	18.2	19.5
1970	18	19.4
1971	17.9	19.3
1972	17.8	19.2
1973	17.7	19.1
1974	17.6	19
1975	17.5	18.9
1976	17.5	18.7
1977	17.4	18.6
1978	17.4	18.4
1979	17.4	18.3
1980	17.3	18.1
1981	17.3	17.9
1982	17.3	17.8
1983	17.3	17.6
1984	17.3	17.5
1985	17.3	17.3
1986	17.3	17.1
1987	17.4	16.9
1988	17.5	16.8
1989	17.4	16.6
1990	17.3	16.5
1991	17.2	16.4
1992	17.1	16.4
1993	17	16.3
1994	16.9	16.3
1995	16.9	16.3
1996	16.8	16.3
1997	16.8	16.3
1998	16.8	16.4
1999	16.7	16.4
2000	16.8	16.5
2001	16.8	16.5
2002	16.8	16.6
2003	16.8	16.6
2004	16.8	16.6
2005	16.8	16.6
2006	16.8	16.6
2007	16.8	16.6
2008	16.8	16.5
2009	16.7	16.4
2010	16.7	16.4
2011	16.8	16.3
2012	16.8	16.1
2013	16.9	16
2014	17	16
2015	17.1	16
2016	17.2	16
2017	17.4	16
2018	17.6	16
2019	17.8	16.1
2020	18	16.2
2021	18.2	16.3
2022	18.4	16.5
2023	18.7	16.6
2024	18.9	16.7

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