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Malawi vs Mozambique statistics compared

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Malawi has a population of 21.7M (ranked 62/197), compared with 34.6M in Mozambique (ranked 46/197). Malawi's land area is 36,402 sq mi versus 303,623 sq mi for Mozambique (ranked 107th vs. 34th).

By GDP, Malawi ranks 151/197 ($11B) and Mozambique ranks 123/197 ($22.4B). By GDP per capita, Malawi ranks 195/197 ($508), while Mozambique ranks 190/197 ($647).

Main facts and rankings

Malawi Mozambique
Population
22673513
36441519
Population rank 61/197 43/197
GDP
$11B
2024
$22.4B
2024
GDP rank 151/197 123/197
GDP per capita
$508
2024
$647
2024
GDP per capita rank 195/197 190/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$1,859
2024
$1,700
2024
Government debt
$8.19B
2024
$21.7B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
73%
2025
101.1%
2025
Government debt per person
$378
2024
$625
2024
Government debt per person rank 173/185 158/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,610
2025
$2,107
2025
Land area
36,402 sq mi
2025
303,623 sq mi
2025
Population density
595 ppl/mi²
2024
114.1 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.65
2023
4.76
2023
Median age
18.9 years
2024
17.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
67.7 years
2025
64 years
2025

Malawi and Mozambique: Comparison Charts

Malawi and Mozambique economies compared

GDP
Malawi

Mozambique
Year GDP
Malawi Mozambique
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 $3,854,856,435
1992 $2,618,837,835 $2,798,696,511
1993 $3,013,392,658 $2,883,161,897
1994 $1,719,864,761 $2,958,108,170
1995 $2,033,701,498 $3,061,646,174
1996 $3,319,573,750 $4,030,146,135
1997 $3,875,785,863 $4,873,663,775
1998 $2,547,609,590 $5,551,118,149
1999 $2,584,478,924 $6,285,219,691
2000 $2,537,307,580 $5,930,685,215
2001 $2,498,008,665 $5,650,154,067
2002 $5,087,328,438 $5,950,769,427
2003 $4,669,789,300 $6,583,526,861
2004 $5,058,726,350 $7,937,255,565
2005 $5,320,409,651 $8,868,504,900
2006 $5,818,279,739 $9,509,835,537
2007 $6,451,210,219 $10,811,456,006
2008 $7,743,617,352 $12,920,340,965
2009 $9,009,887,947 $12,263,894,790
2010 $10,128,323,011 $11,411,894,724
2011 $11,648,142,958 $14,619,279,989
2012 $8,773,203,178 $16,688,114,144
2013 $8,031,571,928 $17,198,073,057
2014 $8,801,326,169 $17,978,246,586
2015 $9,219,474,379 $16,208,985,770
2016 $7,909,868,618 $12,069,051,237
2017 $8,943,543,794 $13,264,640,646
2018 $9,879,231,592 $15,017,358,953
2019 $11,051,865,580 $15,512,759,047
2020 $11,769,313,598 $14,235,420,174
2021 $12,378,129,751 $16,168,055,475
2022 $12,429,060,151 $18,883,528,581
2023 $12,712,150,082 $20,954,220,984
2024 $11,008,925,323 $22,416,650,343

Malawi and Mozambique economies compared

GDP per capita
Malawi

Mozambique
Year GDP per capita
Malawi Mozambique
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 $288.7
1992 $258.4 $205.6
1993 $293 $205.2
1994 $169.2 $196.8
1995 $200.4 $191.8
1996 $321 $244.4
1997 $367 $287.5
1998 $236 $320
1999 $233.9 $354
2000 $224.2 $327
2001 $215.5 $305
2002 $428 $314
2003 $383 $339
2004 $405 $400
2005 $414 $437
2006 $441 $457
2007 $475 $508
2008 $554 $592
2009 $626 $548
2010 $683 $496
2011 $763 $618
2012 $558 $686
2013 $497 $687
2014 $530 $697
2015 $540 $611
2016 $451 $441
2017 $496 $471
2018 $533 $518
2019 $581 $519
2020 $603 $462
2021 $617 $510
2022 $604 $578
2023 $602 $623
2024 $508 $647

Malawi vs. Mozambique life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Malawi

Mozambique
Year Life expectancy, years
Malawi Mozambique
1950 32.7 37.3
1951 32.8 37.7
1952 33 38.1
1953 33.2 38.5
1954 33.3 38.9
1955 33.6 39.3
1956 33.8 39.6
1957 34.1 40.1
1958 34.4 40.5
1959 34.8 40.9
1960 35 41.2
1961 35.2 41.5
1962 35.4 41.8
1963 35.6 42
1964 35.7 41.7
1965 35.7 41.8
1966 35.8 41.8
1967 35.9 42
1968 36.1 42.1
1969 36.3 42.3
1970 36.6 42.5
1971 37.1 42.6
1972 37.6 42.5
1973 38.4 42.7
1974 39.2 43.2
1975 40.1 43.8
1976 41 43.9
1977 42 43.9
1978 43 44
1979 43.7 43.9
1980 44.3 44
1981 44.7 41.6
1982 44.8 41.7
1983 45 41.6
1984 44.8 38.9
1985 44.6 39
1986 44.3 41
1987 43.9 41
1988 43.6 43.7
1989 43.5 43.9
1990 43.6 44.3
1991 43.5 44.7
1992 43.6 45.1
1993 43.6 45.7
1994 43.8 46.1
1995 43.8 46.5
1996 44 47.1
1997 44.2 47.8
1998 44.3 48.2
1999 45.1 48.8
2000 46.2 49.5
2001 47.2 50.3
2002 48.2 50.9
2003 49.6 51.4
2004 51.1 51.9
2005 52.5 52.3
2006 53.7 52.7
2007 54.7 53.3
2008 55.7 53.8
2009 56.7 54.4
2010 57.8 55
2011 58.9 55.7
2012 59.9 56.5
2013 60.8 57.2
2014 61.7 58
2015 62.3 58.7
2016 63.2 59.5
2017 63.9 60.1
2018 64.5 60.8
2019 65 61.3
2020 65.2 61.4
2021 64.8 60.3
2022 66 63
2023 67.4 63.6
2024 67.6 63.8
2025 67.7 64

Malawi and Mozambique population clocks and comparison

Population
Malawi

Mozambique
Year Population
Malawi Mozambique
1960 3,628,134 6,713,695
1961 3,715,534 6,834,936
1962 3,806,307 6,969,364
1963 3,900,506 7,109,828
1964 3,997,305 7,255,061
1965 4,096,157 7,406,421
1966 4,197,926 7,562,990
1967 4,303,012 7,724,550
1968 4,411,054 7,892,613
1969 4,521,184 8,066,951
1970 4,633,944 8,250,506
1971 4,751,434 8,456,317
1972 4,874,475 8,692,935
1973 5,003,938 8,954,242
1974 5,141,337 9,236,093
1975 5,287,367 9,540,817
1976 5,443,384 9,867,209
1977 5,614,983 10,224,975
1978 5,810,132 10,618,250
1979 6,028,749 11,028,809
1980 6,265,529 11,336,221
1981 6,516,454 11,568,127
1982 6,778,879 11,824,370
1983 7,051,709 12,073,822
1984 7,332,810 12,315,954
1985 7,620,508 12,548,949
1986 7,906,480 12,770,578
1987 8,293,174 12,822,574
1988 8,753,262 12,800,558
1989 9,176,220 12,906,842
1990 9,545,852 13,094,537
1991 9,844,227 13,352,090
1992 10,135,079 13,613,316
1993 10,284,024 14,051,192
1994 10,164,894 15,033,853
1995 10,150,117 15,960,530
1996 10,352,228 16,492,480
1997 10,562,035 16,949,982
1998 10,792,876 17,340,464
1999 11,047,804 17,734,506
2000 11,315,942 18,129,653
2001 11,593,058 18,537,729
2002 11,880,440 18,958,338
2003 12,181,574 19,392,475
2004 12,500,737 19,840,313
2005 12,840,031 20,304,569
2006 13,198,701 20,787,087
2007 13,576,343 21,287,635
2008 13,976,417 21,819,036
2009 14,395,788 22,391,745
2010 14,826,463 22,999,235
2011 15,265,022 23,649,039
2012 15,709,577 24,337,846
2013 16,161,816 25,051,611
2014 16,621,538 25,788,475
2015 17,085,587 26,547,572
2016 17,557,739 27,337,105
2017 18,039,715 28,166,393
2018 18,528,081 29,018,644
2019 19,025,752 29,884,380
2020 19,533,888 30,783,688
2021 20,047,258 31,707,800
2022 20,568,728 32,656,246
2023 21,104,482 33,635,160
2024 21,655,286 34,631,766

Fertility rates in Malawi and Mozambique

Fertility rate
Malawi

Mozambique
Year Fertility rate
Malawi Mozambique
1960 7.04 6.31
1961 7.07 6.37
1962 7.1 6.42
1963 7.13 6.47
1964 7.11 6.51
1965 7.13 6.54
1966 7.17 6.58
1967 7.21 6.61
1968 7.26 6.65
1969 7.27 6.67
1970 7.3 6.7
1971 7.31 6.7
1972 7.33 6.7
1973 7.34 6.7
1974 7.34 6.67
1975 7.36 6.66
1976 7.39 6.64
1977 7.41 6.62
1978 7.43 6.59
1979 7.47 6.56
1980 7.52 6.53
1981 7.49 6.48
1982 7.45 6.43
1983 7.36 6.43
1984 7.27 6.44
1985 7.17 6.43
1986 7.07 6.41
1987 6.97 6.39
1988 6.88 6.37
1989 6.8 6.35
1990 6.74 6.32
1991 6.68 6.28
1992 6.63 6.22
1993 6.57 6.15
1994 6.49 6.08
1995 6.39 6.02
1996 6.29 5.97
1997 6.23 5.93
1998 6.21 5.91
1999 6.12 5.88
2000 6 5.83
2001 5.94 5.76
2002 5.9 5.67
2003 5.88 5.6
2004 5.86 5.55
2005 5.85 5.5
2006 5.8 5.45
2007 5.72 5.47
2008 5.61 5.6
2009 5.45 5.68
2010 5.26 5.66
2011 5.08 5.6
2012 4.9 5.52
2013 4.76 5.43
2014 4.57 5.3
2015 4.38 5.25
2016 4.22 5.19
2017 4.11 5.13
2018 4.02 5.07
2019 3.95 5.02
2020 3.88 4.96
2021 3.79 4.91
2022 3.72 4.84
2023 3.65 4.76

Malawi and Mozambique demographics compared

Median age
Malawi

Mozambique
Year Median age, years
Malawi Mozambique
1960 18.2 19.9
1961 18.3 19.8
1962 18.3 19.8
1963 18.3 19.7
1964 18.3 19.6
1965 18.4 19.4
1966 18.3 19.3
1967 18.3 19.2
1968 18.3 19
1969 18.2 18.9
1970 18 18.7
1971 17.9 18.6
1972 17.8 18.5
1973 17.7 18.4
1974 17.6 18.3
1975 17.5 18.2
1976 17.5 18.1
1977 17.4 18
1978 17.4 17.9
1979 17.4 17.8
1980 17.3 17.6
1981 17.3 17.4
1982 17.3 17.3
1983 17.3 17.2
1984 17.3 17.1
1985 17.3 17.1
1986 17.3 17
1987 17.4 17
1988 17.5 17
1989 17.4 17
1990 17.3 17
1991 17.2 17.1
1992 17.1 17.1
1993 17 17.2
1994 16.9 17.2
1995 16.9 17.3
1996 16.8 17.4
1997 16.8 17.4
1998 16.8 17.3
1999 16.7 17.3
2000 16.8 17.3
2001 16.8 17.2
2002 16.8 17.2
2003 16.8 17.2
2004 16.8 17.1
2005 16.8 17.1
2006 16.8 17.1
2007 16.8 17.1
2008 16.8 17
2009 16.7 17
2010 16.7 16.9
2011 16.8 16.9
2012 16.8 16.9
2013 16.9 16.9
2014 17 16.9
2015 17.1 16.9
2016 17.2 17
2017 17.4 17
2018 17.6 17.1
2019 17.8 17.1
2020 18 17.2
2021 18.2 17.3
2022 18.4 17.3
2023 18.7 17.4
2024 18.9 17.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Malawi Mozambique
GNI, Atlas method
$11.8B
2024
$18.9B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
28%
2025
32.2%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.75%
2022
5.98%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.01%
2023
1.73%
2023
Armed forces personnel
15,000
2020
11,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-8.94%
2025
-5.58%
2025
Unemployment rate
0.91%
2020
6.79%
2022
Services, % of GDP
44.9%
2024
38.4%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
16%
2024
24.6%
2024
Economic freedom index
50.9
2025
50.7
2025
Income share by richest 10%
31%
2019
40.8%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
2.9%
2019
1.7%
2022
Total reserves including gold
$594M
2020
$3.84B
2024
Personal remittances received
$264M
2024
$267M
2024
International tourist arrivals
871,000
2018
2,033,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
2.68%
2020
2.51%
2020
Banked people share
50.4%
2024
54.4%
2024

Energy

Malawi Mozambique
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita n/a
359 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$4.41
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
6.45 megatons
2023
9.74 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.31 tons
2023
0.29 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share n/a
24.6%
2022
Renewable energy use share
62.9%
2022
76.9%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
11.9%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
-106.4%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
398 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
80.1%
2021
82.7%
2021
Hydroelectric share
72.5%
2021
82.7%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
15.6%
2023
36%
2023

Society

Malawi Mozambique
% of world population
0.27%
2024
0.43%
2024
Annual migration change
-1,507
2024
-38,940
2024
Urban population
18.6%
2024
39.3%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.44 ft
2025
5.39 ft
2025
Average female height
5.12 ft
2025
5.1 ft
2025
Quality of life index
27.7
2025
22.2
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
34
2024
25
2024
Higher education index
35
2025
44
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.79
2012
3.57
2011
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
33.4
2019
30
2019
Visa free countries
80
2025
68
2025
Adult literacy rate
68.1%
2022
61.7%
2022
English speaking
3.88%
2023
2%
2025
People using the Internet
18%
2023
19.8%
2023

Health

Malawi Mozambique
Government health expenditure per capita
$39.7
2022
$49.5
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$4.8
2022
$4.79
2022
Life expectancy
67.7 years
2025
64 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
64.7%
2022
54.2%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.05
2022
0.08
2022
Age at first childbirth
19.1 years
2025
19.2 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
225
2023
99
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
38.3
2023
61.7
2023
Obesity rate
7.87%
2022
10.5%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
5.7%
2024
3%
2024
Air quality index
34
2025
38
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
9.7%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
3.61 liters
2020
1.89 liters
2020

Territory

Malawi Mozambique
% of world land
0.06%
2025
0.53%
2025
Land area per capita
1,681 sq mi
2024
8,767 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
23,359 sq mi
2025
160,280 sq mi
2025
Forest area
8,169 sq mi
2025
139,099 sq mi
2025
Roads length
9,601 mi
2015
19,314 mi
2015

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