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Malawi vs Mexico statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Malawi has a population of 21.7M (ranked 62/197), compared with 131M in Mexico (ranked 11/197). Malawi's land area is 36,402 sq mi versus 750,563 sq mi for Mexico (ranked 107th vs. 13th).

By GDP, Malawi ranks 151/197 ($11B) and Mexico ranks 12/197 ($1.85T). By GDP per capita, Malawi ranks 195/197 ($508), while Mexico ranks 71/197 ($14,158).

Main facts and rankings

Malawi Mexico
Population
22673513
132790957
Population rank 61/197 11/197
GDP
$11B
2024
$1.85T
2024
GDP rank 151/197 12/197
GDP per capita
$508
2024
$14,158
2024
GDP per capita rank 195/197 71/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$1,859
2024
$25,688
2024
Government debt
$8.19B
2024
$1.08T
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
73%
2025
60.7%
2025
Government debt per person
$378
2024
$8,272
2024
Government debt per person rank 173/185 64/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,610
2025
$9,601
2025
Land area
36,402 sq mi
2025
750,563 sq mi
2025
Population density
595 ppl/mi²
2024
174.4 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.65
2023
1.91
2023
Median age
18.9 years
2024
30.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
67.7 years
2025
75.4 years
2025

Malawi and Mexico: Comparison Charts

Malawi and Mexico economies compared

GDP
Malawi

Mexico
Year GDP
Malawi Mexico
1960 - $13,040,000,000
1961 - $14,160,000,000
1962 - $15,200,000,000
1963 - $16,960,000,000
1964 - $20,080,000,000
1965 - $21,840,000,000
1966 - $24,320,000,000
1967 - $26,560,000,000
1968 - $29,360,000,000
1969 - $32,480,000,000
1970 - $35,520,000,000
1971 - $39,200,000,000
1972 - $45,200,000,000
1973 - $55,280,000,000
1974 - $72,000,000,000
1975 - $88,000,000,000
1976 - $88,875,923,765
1977 - $81,912,018,784
1978 - $102,648,570,299
1979 - $134,531,900,899
1980 $1,801,156,775 $205,577,055,466
1981 $1,801,193,910 $263,797,827,860
1982 $1,717,379,495 $184,602,611,610
1983 $1,780,148,049 $156,167,000,433
1984 $1,758,028,656 $184,230,754,105
1985 $1,646,442,273 $195,241,069,482
1986 $1,722,586,299 $134,556,034,673
1987 $1,721,711,808 $147,542,558,209
1988 $2,008,189,508 $181,611,150,497
1989 $2,314,205,130 $221,403,098,267
1990 $2,737,087,862 $261,253,675,693
1991 $3,206,783,830 $313,139,656,146
1992 $2,618,837,835 $363,157,832,924
1993 $3,013,392,658 $530,160,763,663
1994 $1,719,864,761 $553,618,247,901
1995 $2,033,701,498 $380,157,469,867
1996 $3,319,573,750 $432,157,945,024
1997 $3,875,785,863 $523,449,530,464
1998 $2,547,609,590 $557,461,102,631
1999 $2,584,478,924 $631,249,359,702
2000 $2,537,307,580 $742,061,329,749
2001 $2,498,008,665 $796,064,590,549
2002 $5,087,328,438 $810,666,116,402
2003 $4,669,789,300 $765,549,967,889
2004 $5,058,726,350 $819,459,227,375
2005 $5,320,409,651 $917,571,853,529
2006 $5,818,279,739 $1,020,265,057,882
2007 $6,451,210,219 $1,102,355,554,880
2008 $7,743,617,352 $1,161,553,459,985
2009 $9,009,887,947 $943,437,415,025
2010 $10,128,323,011 $1,105,424,238,573
2011 $11,648,142,958 $1,229,013,703,578
2012 $8,773,203,178 $1,255,110,424,666
2013 $8,031,571,928 $1,327,436,290,439
2014 $8,801,326,169 $1,364,507,717,765
2015 $9,219,474,379 $1,213,294,467,780
2016 $7,909,868,618 $1,112,233,497,453
2017 $8,943,543,794 $1,190,721,475,906
2018 $9,879,231,592 $1,256,300,182,776
2019 $11,051,865,580 $1,304,106,203,902
2020 $11,769,313,598 $1,121,064,767,402
2021 $12,378,129,751 $1,316,569,466,735
2022 $12,429,060,151 $1,466,464,899,304
2023 $12,712,150,082 $1,793,798,859,343
2024 $11,008,925,323 $1,852,722,885,258

Malawi and Mexico economies compared

GDP per capita
Malawi

Mexico
Year GDP per capita
Malawi Mexico
1960 - $355
1961 - $374
1962 - $388
1963 - $420
1964 - $481
1965 - $506
1966 - $545
1967 - $576
1968 - $616
1969 - $660
1970 - $699
1971 - $748
1972 - $837
1973 - $993
1974 - $1,256
1975 - $1,492
1976 - $1,465
1977 - $1,315
1978 - $1,604
1979 - $2,049
1980 $287.5 $3,055
1981 $276.4 $3,829
1982 $253.3 $2,621
1983 $252.4 $2,170
1984 $239.7 $2,506
1985 $216.1 $2,602
1986 $217.9 $1,757
1987 $207.6 $1,888
1988 $229.4 $2,279
1989 $252.2 $2,725
1990 $286.7 $3,154
1991 $326 $3,709
1992 $258.4 $4,221
1993 $293 $6,048
1994 $169.2 $6,202
1995 $200.4 $4,184
1996 $321 $4,674
1997 $367 $5,567
1998 $236 $5,833
1999 $233.9 $6,500
2000 $224.2 $7,524
2001 $215.5 $7,953
2002 $428 $7,983
2003 $383 $7,434
2004 $405 $7,850
2005 $414 $8,672
2006 $441 $9,513
2007 $475 $10,134
2008 $554 $10,524
2009 $626 $8,424
2010 $683 $9,729
2011 $763 $10,664
2012 $558 $10,744
2013 $497 $11,217
2014 $530 $11,391
2015 $540 $10,021
2016 $451 $9,098
2017 $496 $9,649
2018 $533 $10,085
2019 $581 $10,370
2020 $603 $8,841
2021 $617 $10,314
2022 $604 $11,402
2023 $602 $13,826
2024 $508 $14,158

Malawi vs. Mexico life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Malawi

Mexico
Year Life expectancy, years
Malawi Mexico
1950 32.7 43.8
1951 32.8 44.8
1952 33 45.7
1953 33.2 47
1954 33.3 48.3
1955 33.6 49.6
1956 33.8 50.4
1957 34.1 51.1
1958 34.4 51.8
1959 34.8 52.7
1960 35 53.6
1961 35.2 54.4
1962 35.4 55.1
1963 35.6 55.5
1964 35.7 55.9
1965 35.7 56.7
1966 35.8 57.4
1967 35.9 58
1968 36.1 58.2
1969 36.3 58.4
1970 36.6 58.9
1971 37.1 59.4
1972 37.6 60.1
1973 38.4 60.5
1974 39.2 61.2
1975 40.1 61.9
1976 41 62.5
1977 42 63
1978 43 63.4
1979 43.7 63.9
1980 44.3 64.3
1981 44.7 64.7
1982 44.8 65.3
1983 45 65.8
1984 44.8 66.2
1985 44.6 66.8
1986 44.3 67.4
1987 43.9 67.9
1988 43.6 68.3
1989 43.5 68.6
1990 43.6 69
1991 43.5 69.4
1992 43.6 69.7
1993 43.6 70
1994 43.8 70.3
1995 43.8 70.7
1996 44 71.1
1997 44.2 71.5
1998 44.3 71.8
1999 45.1 72.2
2000 46.2 72.6
2001 47.2 72.9
2002 48.2 73.1
2003 49.6 73.3
2004 51.1 73.4
2005 52.5 73.6
2006 53.7 73.7
2007 54.7 73.8
2008 55.7 73.7
2009 56.7 73.6
2010 57.8 73.7
2011 58.9 73.9
2012 59.9 74.1
2013 60.8 74.3
2014 61.7 74.4
2015 62.3 74.4
2016 63.2 74.4
2017 63.9 74.3
2018 64.5 74.3
2019 65 74.5
2020 65.2 70.4
2021 64.8 69.7
2022 66 74
2023 67.4 75.1
2024 67.6 75.3
2025 67.7 75.4

Malawi and Mexico population clocks and comparison

Population
Malawi

Mexico
Year Population
Malawi Mexico
1960 3,628,134 36,724,615
1961 3,715,534 37,890,118
1962 3,806,307 39,129,200
1963 3,900,506 40,424,065
1964 3,997,305 41,772,049
1965 4,096,157 43,174,477
1966 4,197,926 44,629,106
1967 4,303,012 46,129,608
1968 4,411,054 47,668,303
1969 4,521,184 49,233,194
1970 4,633,944 50,814,953
1971 4,751,434 52,412,558
1972 4,874,475 54,030,168
1973 5,003,938 55,667,284
1974 5,141,337 57,320,149
1975 5,287,367 58,982,400
1976 5,443,384 60,645,512
1977 5,614,983 62,308,493
1978 5,810,132 63,979,046
1979 6,028,749 65,648,865
1980 6,265,529 67,300,334
1981 6,516,454 68,892,108
1982 6,778,879 70,433,260
1983 7,051,709 71,971,240
1984 7,332,810 73,506,846
1985 7,620,508 75,043,414
1986 7,906,480 76,585,637
1987 8,293,174 78,136,651
1988 8,753,262 79,695,531
1989 9,176,220 81,247,182
1990 9,545,852 82,820,170
1991 9,844,227 84,430,572
1992 10,135,079 86,044,809
1993 10,284,024 87,653,807
1994 10,164,894 89,259,205
1995 10,150,117 90,862,455
1996 10,352,228 92,452,702
1997 10,562,035 94,021,207
1998 10,792,876 95,575,245
1999 11,047,804 97,115,707
2000 11,315,942 98,625,552
2001 11,593,058 100,099,099
2002 11,880,440 101,548,624
2003 12,181,574 102,978,515
2004 12,500,737 104,394,131
2005 12,840,031 105,811,504
2006 13,198,701 107,253,666
2007 13,576,343 108,774,360
2008 13,976,417 110,374,288
2009 14,395,788 111,999,721
2010 14,826,463 113,623,895
2011 15,265,022 115,243,504
2012 15,709,577 116,818,208
2013 16,161,816 118,343,573
2014 16,621,538 119,784,261
2015 17,085,587 121,072,306
2016 17,557,739 122,251,351
2017 18,039,715 123,400,057
2018 18,528,081 124,573,711
2019 19,025,752 125,762,982
2020 19,533,888 126,799,054
2021 20,047,258 127,648,148
2022 20,568,728 128,613,117
2023 21,104,482 129,739,759
2024 21,655,286 130,861,007

Fertility rates in Malawi and Mexico

Fertility rate
Malawi

Mexico
Year Fertility rate
Malawi Mexico
1960 7.04 6.76
1961 7.07 6.78
1962 7.1 6.8
1963 7.13 6.82
1964 7.11 6.83
1965 7.13 6.82
1966 7.17 6.79
1967 7.21 6.75
1968 7.26 6.71
1969 7.27 6.63
1970 7.3 6.53
1971 7.31 6.42
1972 7.33 6.28
1973 7.34 6.12
1974 7.34 5.95
1975 7.36 5.74
1976 7.39 5.54
1977 7.41 5.36
1978 7.43 5.2
1979 7.47 4.96
1980 7.52 4.74
1981 7.49 4.57
1982 7.45 4.43
1983 7.36 4.3
1984 7.27 4.18
1985 7.17 4.09
1986 7.07 3.97
1987 6.97 3.8
1988 6.88 3.64
1989 6.8 3.53
1990 6.74 3.44
1991 6.68 3.36
1992 6.63 3.29
1993 6.57 3.21
1994 6.49 3.13
1995 6.39 3.04
1996 6.29 2.96
1997 6.23 2.89
1998 6.21 2.82
1999 6.12 2.76
2000 6 2.71
2001 5.94 2.67
2002 5.9 2.63
2003 5.88 2.58
2004 5.86 2.54
2005 5.85 2.5
2006 5.8 2.46
2007 5.72 2.42
2008 5.61 2.39
2009 5.45 2.36
2010 5.26 2.34
2011 5.08 2.32
2012 4.9 2.29
2013 4.76 2.27
2014 4.57 2.21
2015 4.38 2.14
2016 4.22 2.09
2017 4.11 2.04
2018 4.02 2.03
2019 3.95 2.02
2020 3.88 1.99
2021 3.79 1.97
2022 3.72 1.94
2023 3.65 1.91

Malawi and Mexico demographics compared

Median age
Malawi

Mexico
Year Median age, years
Malawi Mexico
1960 18.2 16.6
1961 18.3 16.5
1962 18.3 16.4
1963 18.3 16.3
1964 18.3 16.3
1965 18.4 16.2
1966 18.3 16.2
1967 18.3 16.1
1968 18.3 16.1
1969 18.2 16.1
1970 18 16.1
1971 17.9 16
1972 17.8 16
1973 17.7 16.1
1974 17.6 16.1
1975 17.5 16.2
1976 17.5 16.2
1977 17.4 16.4
1978 17.4 16.5
1979 17.4 16.6
1980 17.3 16.8
1981 17.3 17.1
1982 17.3 17.4
1983 17.3 17.7
1984 17.3 18
1985 17.3 18.3
1986 17.3 18.6
1987 17.4 18.9
1988 17.5 19.2
1989 17.4 19.4
1990 17.3 19.7
1991 17.2 20
1992 17.1 20.4
1993 17 20.7
1994 16.9 21
1995 16.9 21.4
1996 16.8 21.7
1997 16.8 22
1998 16.8 22.2
1999 16.7 22.5
2000 16.8 22.8
2001 16.8 23.1
2002 16.8 23.5
2003 16.8 23.8
2004 16.8 24.1
2005 16.8 24.4
2006 16.8 24.7
2007 16.8 25
2008 16.8 25.3
2009 16.7 25.6
2010 16.7 25.8
2011 16.8 26.1
2012 16.8 26.4
2013 16.9 26.7
2014 17 27
2015 17.1 27.3
2016 17.2 27.6
2017 17.4 28
2018 17.6 28.3
2019 17.8 28.6
2020 18 29
2021 18.2 29.2
2022 18.4 29.5
2023 18.7 29.9
2024 18.9 30.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Malawi Mexico
GNI, Atlas method
$11.8B
2024
$1.67T
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
28%
2025
29%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.75%
2022
4.07%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.01%
2023
0.66%
2023
Armed forces personnel
15,000
2020
341,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-8.94%
2025
-4.02%
2025
Unemployment rate
0.91%
2020
2.62%
2024
Services, % of GDP
44.9%
2024
58.2%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
16%
2024
31.6%
2024
Economic freedom index
50.9
2025
61.3
2025
Income share by richest 10%
31%
2019
34.4%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
2.9%
2019
2.1%
2022
Number of millionaires n/a
331,538
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
0.38%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
22
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00003%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
129
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$418B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$594M
2020
$232B
2024
Personal remittances received
$264M
2024
$67.6B
2024
International tourist arrivals
871,000
2018
51,128,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
2.68%
2020
2.57%
2020
Banked people share
50.4%
2024
53%
2024

Energy

Malawi Mexico
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita n/a
1,560 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$15.9
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
6.45 megatons
2023
487 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.31 tons
2023
3.75 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share n/a
88.7%
2023
Renewable energy use share
62.9%
2022
13%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
5.94%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
21.6%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
2,609 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
80.1%
2021
24.4%
2021
Hydroelectric share
72.5%
2021
5.45%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
3.24%
2023
Electricity access
15.6%
2023
99.7%
2023

Society

Malawi Mexico
% of world population
0.27%
2024
1.61%
2024
Annual migration change
-1,507
2024
-104,581
2024
Urban population
18.6%
2024
81.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.44 ft
2025
5.59 ft
2025
Average female height
5.12 ft
2025
5.18 ft
2025
Quality of life index
27.7
2025
48.2
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
34
2024
26
2024
Higher education index
35
2025
88
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.79
2012
24.9
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
33.4
2019
12.8
2019
Visa free countries
80
2025
153
2025
Adult literacy rate
68.1%
2022
95.8%
2024
English speaking
3.88%
2023
13%
2023
People using the Internet
18%
2023
81.2%
2023

Health

Malawi Mexico
Government health expenditure per capita
$39.7
2022
$651
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$4.8
2022
$254.5
2022
Life expectancy
67.7 years
2025
75.4 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
64.7%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.05
2022
2.56
2021
Age at first childbirth
19.1 years
2025
21.3 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
225
2023
42
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
38.3
2023
12.5
2023
Obesity rate
7.87%
2022
36.9%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
5.7%
2024
16.4%
2024
Air quality index
34
2025
49
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
9.7%
2022
14.9%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
3.61 liters
2020
4.79 liters
2020

Territory

Malawi Mexico
% of world land
0.06%
2025
1.31%
2025
Land area per capita
1,681 sq mi
2024
5,736 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
23,359 sq mi
2025
380,486 sq mi
2025
Forest area
8,169 sq mi
2025
252,159 sq mi
2025
Roads length
9,601 mi
2015
519,841 mi
2023

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