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Malawi vs Myanmar statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Malawi has a population of 21.7M (ranked 62/197), compared with 54.5M in Myanmar (ranked 27/197). Malawi's land area is 36,402 sq mi versus 251,997 sq mi for Myanmar (ranked 107th vs. 39th).

By GDP, Malawi ranks 151/197 ($11B) and Myanmar ranks 85/197 ($74.1B). By GDP per capita, Malawi ranks 195/197 ($508), while Myanmar ranks 165/197 ($1,359).

Main facts and rankings

Malawi Myanmar
Population
22673513
55119090
Population rank 61/197 27/197
GDP
$11B
2024
$74.1B
2024
GDP rank 151/197 85/197
GDP per capita
$508
2024
$1,359
2024
GDP per capita rank 195/197 165/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$1,859
2024
$5,997
2024
Government debt
$8.19B
2024
$45.4B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
73%
2025
62.6%
2025
Government debt per person
$378
2024
$833
2024
Government debt per person rank 173/185 146/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,610
2025
$1,798
2025
Land area
36,402 sq mi
2025
251,997 sq mi
2025
Population density
595 ppl/mi²
2024
216.3 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.65
2023
2.12
2023
Median age
18.9 years
2024
30.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
67.7 years
2025
67.3 years
2025

Malawi and Myanmar: Comparison Charts

Malawi and Myanmar economies compared

GDP
Malawi

Myanmar
Year GDP
Malawi Myanmar
1960 - $545,098,448
1961 - $605,581,577
1962 - $634,528,872
1963 - $598,998,419
1964 - $411,419,906
1965 - $367,053,117
1966 - $293,103,479
1967 - $420,359,036
1968 - $559,956,130
1969 - $571,854,215
1970 - $563,555,631
1971 - $587,448,405
1972 - $662,213,083
1973 - $719,754,655
1974 - $1,225,589,878
1975 - $1,061,107,354
1976 - $1,204,699,849
1977 - $873,579,932
1978 - $935,408,775
1979 - $952,265,043
1980 $1,801,156,775 $1,038,225,167
1981 $1,801,193,910 $1,111,000,765
1982 $1,717,379,495 $1,481,165,468
1983 $1,780,148,049 $1,381,573,615
1984 $1,758,028,656 $1,304,063,253
1985 $1,646,442,273 $1,478,908,173
1986 $1,722,586,299 $1,582,873,750
1987 $1,721,711,808 $1,562,448,077
1988 $2,008,189,508 $1,541,088,312
1989 $2,314,205,130 $2,013,448,229
1990 $2,737,087,862 $2,115,193,513
1991 $3,206,783,830 $2,069,832,687
1992 $2,618,837,835 $2,411,552,289
1993 $3,013,392,658 $3,163,020,035
1994 $1,719,864,761 $4,432,257,174
1995 $2,033,701,498 $5,289,174,943
1996 $3,319,573,750 $6,123,556,717
1997 $3,875,785,863 $4,722,288,496
1998 $2,547,609,590 $6,459,461,639
1999 $2,584,478,924 $8,486,832,801
2000 $2,537,307,580 $8,905,066,164
2001 $2,498,008,665 $6,477,790,688
2002 $5,087,328,438 $6,777,632,512
2003 $4,669,789,300 $10,467,109,978
2004 $5,058,726,350 $10,567,354,056
2005 $5,320,409,651 $11,986,972,419
2006 $5,818,279,739 $14,502,553,710
2007 $6,451,210,219 $20,182,477,481
2008 $7,743,617,352 $31,862,554,102
2009 $9,009,887,947 $36,906,181,381
2010 $10,128,323,011 $49,540,813,342
2011 $11,648,142,958 $59,977,326,086
2012 $8,773,203,178 $59,937,796,648
2013 $8,031,571,928 $60,269,732,855
2014 $8,801,326,169 $65,531,374,200
2015 $9,219,474,379 $59,607,290,408
2016 $7,909,868,618 $63,298,361,996
2017 $8,943,543,794 $66,053,040,483
2018 $9,879,231,592 $67,860,515,990
2019 $11,051,865,580 $75,065,106,228
2020 $11,769,313,598 $79,006,113,643
2021 $12,378,129,751 $66,345,291,160
2022 $12,429,060,151 $62,253,049,892
2023 $12,712,150,082 $66,757,619,000
2024 $11,008,925,323 $74,079,772,652

Malawi and Myanmar economies compared

GDP per capita
Malawi

Myanmar
Year GDP per capita
Malawi Myanmar
1960 - $25.1
1961 - $27.3
1962 - $27.9
1963 - $25.8
1964 - $17.3
1965 - $15.1
1966 - $11.8
1967 - $16.5
1968 - $21.5
1969 - $21.5
1970 - $20.7
1971 - $21.1
1972 - $23.3
1973 - $24.8
1974 - $41.4
1975 - $35.2
1976 - $39.2
1977 - $27.9
1978 - $29.3
1979 - $29.2
1980 $287.5 $31.2
1981 $276.4 $32.8
1982 $253.3 $43
1983 $252.4 $39.3
1984 $239.7 $36.3
1985 $216.1 $40.4
1986 $217.9 $42.4
1987 $207.6 $41.1
1988 $229.4 $39.9
1989 $252.2 $51.3
1990 $286.7 $53.1
1991 $326 $51.2
1992 $258.4 $58.9
1993 $293 $76.2
1994 $169.2 $105.4
1995 $200.4 $124.1
1996 $321 $141.9
1997 $367 $108
1998 $236 $146
1999 $233.9 $189.5
2000 $224.2 $196.6
2001 $215.5 $141.5
2002 $428 $146.6
2003 $383 $224.3
2004 $405 $224.5
2005 $414 $252.7
2006 $441 $303
2007 $475 $419
2008 $554 $658
2009 $626 $758
2010 $683 $1,011
2011 $763 $1,214
2012 $558 $1,203
2013 $497 $1,199
2014 $530 $1,293
2015 $540 $1,167
2016 $451 $1,229
2017 $496 $1,273
2018 $533 $1,298
2019 $581 $1,426
2020 $603 $1,490
2021 $617 $1,243
2022 $604 $1,158
2023 $602 $1,233
2024 $508 $1,359

Malawi vs. Myanmar life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Malawi

Myanmar
Year Life expectancy, years
Malawi Myanmar
1950 32.7 35.7
1951 32.8 36.5
1952 33 37.7
1953 33.2 38.6
1954 33.3 39.6
1955 33.6 40.4
1956 33.8 41.2
1957 34.1 42
1958 34.4 42.8
1959 34.8 43.4
1960 35 44.1
1961 35.2 44.6
1962 35.4 45.3
1963 35.6 46
1964 35.7 46.7
1965 35.7 47.4
1966 35.8 48.2
1967 35.9 48.9
1968 36.1 49.4
1969 36.3 50
1970 36.6 50.5
1971 37.1 51
1972 37.6 51.4
1973 38.4 51.8
1974 39.2 52.1
1975 40.1 52.5
1976 41 52.9
1977 42 53.3
1978 43 53.5
1979 43.7 54
1980 44.3 54.4
1981 44.7 54.7
1982 44.8 55
1983 45 55.3
1984 44.8 55.6
1985 44.6 55.8
1986 44.3 56.1
1987 43.9 56.4
1988 43.6 56.6
1989 43.5 56.9
1990 43.6 57.2
1991 43.5 57.4
1992 43.6 57.7
1993 43.6 58
1994 43.8 58.3
1995 43.8 58.7
1996 44 59.2
1997 44.2 59.5
1998 44.3 59.9
1999 45.1 60.1
2000 46.2 60.4
2001 47.2 60.6
2002 48.2 60.9
2003 49.6 61.2
2004 51.1 61.4
2005 52.5 61.7
2006 53.7 62
2007 54.7 62.4
2008 55.7 56.4
2009 56.7 63.1
2010 57.8 63.5
2011 58.9 63.9
2012 59.9 64.3
2013 60.8 64.6
2014 61.7 65
2015 62.3 65.3
2016 63.2 65.6
2017 63.9 65.9
2018 64.5 66.2
2019 65 66.5
2020 65.2 66.6
2021 64.8 65.6
2022 66 66.5
2023 67.4 66.9
2024 67.6 67.1
2025 67.7 67.3

Malawi and Myanmar population clocks and comparison

Population
Malawi

Myanmar
Year Population
Malawi Myanmar
1960 3,628,134 21,730,250
1961 3,715,534 22,210,581
1962 3,806,307 22,704,719
1963 3,900,506 23,213,408
1964 3,997,305 23,737,315
1965 4,096,157 24,279,431
1966 4,197,926 24,836,496
1967 4,303,012 25,406,429
1968 4,411,054 25,989,662
1969 4,521,184 26,585,112
1970 4,633,944 27,193,016
1971 4,751,434 27,807,219
1972 4,874,475 28,428,324
1973 5,003,938 29,026,388
1974 5,141,337 29,598,167
1975 5,287,367 30,176,565
1976 5,443,384 30,758,811
1977 5,614,983 31,355,966
1978 5,810,132 31,972,976
1979 6,028,749 32,596,550
1980 6,265,529 33,227,204
1981 6,516,454 33,858,783
1982 6,778,879 34,482,965
1983 7,051,709 35,162,715
1984 7,332,810 35,899,313
1985 7,620,508 36,622,827
1986 7,906,480 37,314,878
1987 8,293,174 37,971,594
1988 8,753,262 38,600,927
1989 9,176,220 39,214,618
1990 9,545,852 39,817,251
1991 9,844,227 40,394,154
1992 10,135,079 40,950,342
1993 10,284,024 41,502,429
1994 10,164,894 42,055,143
1995 10,150,117 42,605,338
1996 10,352,228 43,154,860
1997 10,562,035 43,708,798
1998 10,792,876 44,257,793
1999 11,047,804 44,787,724
2000 11,315,942 45,290,841
2001 11,593,058 45,771,139
2002 11,880,440 46,232,653
2003 12,181,574 46,667,192
2004 12,500,737 47,068,772
2005 12,840,031 47,438,365
2006 13,198,701 47,785,135
2007 13,576,343 48,125,043
2008 13,976,417 48,390,793
2009 14,395,788 48,660,459
2010 14,826,463 49,024,382
2011 15,265,022 49,419,820
2012 15,709,577 49,837,446
2013 16,161,816 50,262,658
2014 16,621,538 50,681,634
2015 17,085,587 51,089,056
2016 17,557,739 51,495,696
2017 18,039,715 51,894,938
2018 18,528,081 52,272,247
2019 19,025,752 52,640,713
2020 19,533,888 53,016,522
2021 20,047,258 53,387,102
2022 20,568,728 53,756,787
2023 21,104,482 54,133,798
2024 21,655,286 54,500,091

Fertility rates in Malawi and Myanmar

Fertility rate
Malawi

Myanmar
Year Fertility rate
Malawi Myanmar
1960 7.04 5.9
1961 7.07 5.9
1962 7.1 5.9
1963 7.13 5.91
1964 7.11 5.91
1965 7.13 5.91
1966 7.17 5.88
1967 7.21 5.84
1968 7.26 5.8
1969 7.27 5.75
1970 7.3 5.68
1971 7.31 5.62
1972 7.33 5.53
1973 7.34 5.44
1974 7.34 5.34
1975 7.36 5.25
1976 7.39 5.16
1977 7.41 5.07
1978 7.43 4.99
1979 7.47 4.9
1980 7.52 4.79
1981 7.49 4.69
1982 7.45 4.66
1983 7.36 4.63
1984 7.27 4.52
1985 7.17 4.32
1986 7.07 4.08
1987 6.97 3.86
1988 6.88 3.67
1989 6.8 3.59
1990 6.74 3.5
1991 6.68 3.43
1992 6.63 3.35
1993 6.57 3.28
1994 6.49 3.2
1995 6.39 3.13
1996 6.29 3.06
1997 6.23 2.99
1998 6.21 2.91
1999 6.12 2.85
2000 6 2.81
2001 5.94 2.79
2002 5.9 2.77
2003 5.88 2.68
2004 5.86 2.59
2005 5.85 2.52
2006 5.8 2.47
2007 5.72 2.45
2008 5.61 2.4
2009 5.45 2.37
2010 5.26 2.34
2011 5.08 2.31
2012 4.9 2.28
2013 4.76 2.26
2014 4.57 2.25
2015 4.38 2.27
2016 4.22 2.27
2017 4.11 2.25
2018 4.02 2.23
2019 3.95 2.21
2020 3.88 2.18
2021 3.79 2.16
2022 3.72 2.13
2023 3.65 2.12

Malawi and Myanmar demographics compared

Median age
Malawi

Myanmar
Year Median age, years
Malawi Myanmar
1960 18.2 20.9
1961 18.3 20.7
1962 18.3 20.5
1963 18.3 20.3
1964 18.3 20.1
1965 18.4 19.9
1966 18.3 19.8
1967 18.3 19.7
1968 18.3 19.6
1969 18.2 19.5
1970 18 19.5
1971 17.9 19.5
1972 17.8 19.6
1973 17.7 19.6
1974 17.6 19.7
1975 17.5 19.7
1976 17.5 19.8
1977 17.4 19.8
1978 17.4 19.9
1979 17.4 20
1980 17.3 20.1
1981 17.3 20.2
1982 17.3 20.3
1983 17.3 20.4
1984 17.3 20.5
1985 17.3 20.7
1986 17.3 20.9
1987 17.4 21.1
1988 17.5 21.3
1989 17.4 21.5
1990 17.3 21.7
1991 17.2 21.9
1992 17.1 22.1
1993 17 22.3
1994 16.9 22.5
1995 16.9 22.8
1996 16.8 23
1997 16.8 23.2
1998 16.8 23.5
1999 16.7 23.7
2000 16.8 24
2001 16.8 24.2
2002 16.8 24.5
2003 16.8 24.7
2004 16.8 25
2005 16.8 25.3
2006 16.8 25.5
2007 16.8 25.8
2008 16.8 26.2
2009 16.7 26.5
2010 16.7 26.8
2011 16.8 27.1
2012 16.8 27.4
2013 16.9 27.7
2014 17 28
2015 17.1 28.3
2016 17.2 28.6
2017 17.4 28.9
2018 17.6 29.2
2019 17.8 29.5
2020 18 29.7
2021 18.2 30
2022 18.4 30.3
2023 18.7 30.5
2024 18.9 30.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Malawi Myanmar
GNI, Atlas method
$11.8B
2024
$66.3B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
28%
2025
21.9%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.75%
2022
2%
2019
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.01%
2023
3.79%
2023
Armed forces personnel
15,000
2020
463,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-8.94%
2025
-5.71%
2025
Unemployment rate
0.91%
2020
1.48%
2020
Services, % of GDP
44.9%
2024
41.4%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
16%
2024
37.8%
2024
Economic freedom index
50.9
2025
43.7
2025
Income share by richest 10%
31%
2019
25.5%
2017
Income share by poorest 10%
2.9%
2019
3.8%
2017
Total reserves including gold
$594M
2020
$9.34B
2023
Personal remittances received
$264M
2024
$1.15B
2024
International tourist arrivals
871,000
2018
903,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
2.68%
2020
14.3%
2019
Banked people share
50.4%
2024
47.8%
2021

Energy

Malawi Myanmar
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita n/a
400 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$14.3
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
6.45 megatons
2023
33.4 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.31 tons
2023
0.62 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share n/a
45.1%
2022
Renewable energy use share
62.9%
2022
62.9%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
3.7%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
-19%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
354 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
80.1%
2021
62.1%
2021
Hydroelectric share
72.5%
2021
43.4%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
15.6%
2023
76.8%
2023

Society

Malawi Myanmar
% of world population
0.27%
2024
0.67%
2024
Annual migration change
-1,507
2024
-37,979
2024
Urban population
18.6%
2024
32.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.44 ft
2025
5.47 ft
2025
Average female height
5.12 ft
2025
5.08 ft
2025
Quality of life index
27.7
2025
23
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
34
2024
16
2024
Higher education index
35
2025
13
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.79
2012
3.87
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
33.4
2019
20.4
2019
Visa free countries
80
2025
58
2025
Adult literacy rate
68.1%
2022
93.5%
2020
English speaking
3.88%
2023
4.45%
2023
People using the Internet
18%
2023
58.5%
2023

Health

Malawi Myanmar
Government health expenditure per capita
$39.7
2022
$58
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$4.8
2022
$37.8
2022
Life expectancy
67.7 years
2025
67.3 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
64.7%
2022
13.1%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.05
2022
0.75
2019
Age at first childbirth
19.1 years
2025
24.7 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
225
2023
185
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
38.3
2023
38.7
2023
Obesity rate
7.87%
2022
7.71%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
5.7%
2024
6.7%
2024
Air quality index
34
2025
25
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
9.7%
2022
44.4%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
3.61 liters
2020
1.93 liters
2020

Territory

Malawi Myanmar
% of world land
0.06%
2025
0.44%
2025
Land area per capita
1,681 sq mi
2024
4,624 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
23,359 sq mi
2025
50,183 sq mi
2025
Forest area
8,169 sq mi
2025
106,853 sq mi
2025
Roads length
9,601 mi
2015
97,555 mi
2013

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