Malawi vs Nauru statistics compared

Malawi has a population of 21.7M (ranked 62/197), compared with 11.9K in Nauru (ranked 195/197). Malawi's land area is 36,402 sq mi versus 7.72 sq mi for Nauru (ranked 107th vs. 195th).

By GDP, Malawi ranks 151/197 ($11B) and Nauru ranks 195/197 ($160M). By GDP per capita, Malawi ranks 195/197 ($508), while Nauru ranks 75/197 ($13,422).

Malawi and Nauru: Comparison Charts

Malawi and Nauru economies compared

GDP

Malawi

Nauru

Table

Year	GDP
	Malawi	Nauru
1970	-	$17,570,366
1971	-	$19,009,433
1972	-	$21,734,269
1973	-	$26,529,817
1974	-	$35,994,511
1975	-	$40,106,776
1976	-	$40,287,427
1977	-	$40,444,702
1978	-	$41,754,147
1979	-	$44,431,330
1980	$1,801,156,775	$46,947,124
1981	$1,801,193,910	$51,689,637
1982	$1,717,379,495	$52,877,742
1983	$1,780,148,049	$48,439,093
1984	$1,758,028,656	$47,363,231
1985	$1,646,442,273	$41,548,741
1986	$1,722,586,299	$39,939,391
1987	$1,721,711,808	$40,118,410
1988	$2,008,189,508	$45,931,134
1989	$2,314,205,130	$53,736,786
1990	$2,737,087,862	$55,572,376
1991	$3,206,783,830	$52,533,789
1992	$2,618,837,835	$51,133,123
1993	$3,013,392,658	$43,542,088
1994	$1,719,864,761	$39,742,511
1995	$2,033,701,498	$39,969,706
1996	$3,319,573,750	$37,458,801
1997	$3,875,785,863	$37,331,507
1998	$2,547,609,590	$29,664,451
1999	$2,584,478,924	$27,328,613
2000	$2,537,307,580	$26,930,980
2001	$2,498,008,665	$22,613,288
2002	$5,087,328,438	$21,017,424
2003	$4,669,789,300	$24,778,160
2004	$5,058,726,350	$30,587,566
2005	$5,320,409,651	$30,282,840
2006	$5,818,279,739	$29,183,627
2007	$6,451,210,219	$23,068,623
2008	$7,743,617,352	$37,184,925
2009	$9,009,887,947	$44,024,970
2010	$10,128,323,011	$47,442,299
2011	$11,648,142,958	$65,444,174
2012	$8,773,203,178	$100,794,925
2013	$8,031,571,928	$94,385,015
2014	$8,801,326,169	$98,752,257
2015	$9,219,474,379	$84,383,389
2016	$7,909,868,618	$97,276,023
2017	$8,943,543,794	$108,862,279
2018	$9,879,231,592	$130,937,590
2019	$11,051,865,580	$124,871,111
2020	$11,769,313,598	$124,530,027
2021	$12,378,129,751	$175,513,985
2022	$12,429,060,151	$152,190,819
2023	$12,712,150,082	$151,455,968
2024	$11,008,925,323	$160,350,640

Malawi and Nauru economies compared

GDP per capita

Malawi

Nauru

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Malawi	Nauru
1970	-	$2,619
1971	-	$2,811
1972	-	$3,191
1973	-	$3,864
1974	-	$5,199
1975	-	$5,740
1976	-	$5,703
1977	-	$5,646
1978	-	$5,721
1979	-	$5,950
1980	$287.5	$6,138
1981	$276.4	$6,594
1982	$253.3	$6,577
1983	$252.4	$5,896
1984	$239.7	$5,654
1985	$216.1	$4,859
1986	$217.9	$4,569
1987	$207.6	$4,485
1988	$229.4	$5,012
1989	$252.2	$5,723
1990	$286.7	$5,776
1991	$326	$5,333
1992	$258.4	$5,103
1993	$293	$4,310
1994	$169.2	$3,921
1995	$200.4	$3,932
1996	$321	$3,679
1997	$367	$3,661
1998	$236	$2,909
1999	$233.9	$2,683
2000	$224.2	$2,649
2001	$215.5	$2,232
2002	$428	$2,085
2003	$383	$2,463
2004	$405	$3,041
2005	$414	$3,014
2006	$441	$2,908
2007	$475	$2,302
2008	$554	$3,715
2009	$626	$4,395
2010	$683	$4,724
2011	$763	$6,481
2012	$558	$9,817
2013	$497	$8,975
2014	$530	$9,193
2015	$540	$7,703
2016	$451	$8,724
2017	$496	$9,613
2018	$533	$11,409
2019	$581	$10,777
2020	$603	$10,696
2021	$617	$14,990
2022	$604	$12,896
2023	$602	$12,754
2024	$508	$13,422

Malawi vs. Nauru life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Malawi

Nauru

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Malawi	Nauru
1950	32.7	56.6
1951	32.8	56.8
1952	33	57
1953	33.2	57.2
1954	33.3	57.4
1955	33.6	57.5
1956	33.8	57.6
1957	34.1	57.7
1958	34.4	57.8
1959	34.8	57.9
1960	35	57.9
1961	35.2	58
1962	35.4	58
1963	35.6	58.1
1964	35.7	58.2
1965	35.7	58.3
1966	35.8	58.4
1967	35.9	58.6
1968	36.1	58.6
1969	36.3	58.4
1970	36.6	58.4
1971	37.1	58.4
1972	37.6	58.4
1973	38.4	58.4
1974	39.2	58.3
1975	40.1	58.3
1976	41	58.2
1977	42	58.1
1978	43	58.3
1979	43.7	58.4
1980	44.3	58.5
1981	44.7	58.6
1982	44.8	58.6
1983	45	58.7
1984	44.8	58.7
1985	44.6	58.6
1986	44.3	58.6
1987	43.9	58.6
1988	43.6	58.7
1989	43.5	58.9
1990	43.6	59.1
1991	43.5	59.3
1992	43.6	59.5
1993	43.6	59.8
1994	43.8	60
1995	43.8	60.1
1996	44	60.1
1997	44.2	60
1998	44.3	59.9
1999	45.1	59.7
2000	46.2	59.6
2001	47.2	59.5
2002	48.2	59.4
2003	49.6	59.4
2004	51.1	59.3
2005	52.5	59.4
2006	53.7	59.4
2007	54.7	59.5
2008	55.7	59.7
2009	56.7	59.9
2010	57.8	60.1
2011	58.9	60.3
2012	59.9	60.5
2013	60.8	60.7
2014	61.7	60.8
2015	62.3	60.9
2016	63.2	61
2017	63.9	61.1
2018	64.5	61.2
2019	65	61.4
2020	65.2	61.5
2021	64.8	61.3
2022	66	61.9
2023	67.4	62.1
2024	67.6	62.3
2025	67.7	62.4

Malawi and Nauru population clocks and comparison

Population

Malawi

Nauru

Table

Year	Population
	Malawi	Nauru
1960	3,628,134	4,607
1961	3,715,534	4,774
1962	3,806,307	4,979
1963	3,900,506	5,226
1964	3,997,305	5,515
1965	4,096,157	5,832
1966	4,197,926	6,043
1967	4,303,012	6,135
1968	4,411,054	6,328
1969	4,521,184	6,581
1970	4,633,944	6,710
1971	4,751,434	6,762
1972	4,874,475	6,812
1973	5,003,938	6,866
1974	5,141,337	6,923
1975	5,287,367	6,987
1976	5,443,384	7,064
1977	5,614,983	7,163
1978	5,810,132	7,298
1979	6,028,749	7,468
1980	6,265,529	7,649
1981	6,516,454	7,839
1982	6,778,879	8,040
1983	7,051,709	8,216
1984	7,332,810	8,377
1985	7,620,508	8,551
1986	7,906,480	8,742
1987	8,293,174	8,946
1988	8,753,262	9,165
1989	9,176,220	9,390
1990	9,545,852	9,622
1991	9,844,227	9,850
1992	10,135,079	10,021
1993	10,284,024	10,102
1994	10,164,894	10,137
1995	10,150,117	10,165
1996	10,352,228	10,183
1997	10,562,035	10,197
1998	10,792,876	10,198
1999	11,047,804	10,187
2000	11,315,942	10,168
2001	11,593,058	10,130
2002	11,880,440	10,082
2003	12,181,574	10,059
2004	12,500,737	10,060
2005	12,840,031	10,049
2006	13,198,701	10,034
2007	13,576,343	10,020
2008	13,976,417	10,009
2009	14,395,788	10,016
2010	14,826,463	10,043
2011	15,265,022	10,098
2012	15,709,577	10,267
2013	16,161,816	10,517
2014	16,621,538	10,742
2015	17,085,587	10,954
2016	17,557,739	11,150
2017	18,039,715	11,324
2018	18,528,081	11,477
2019	19,025,752	11,587
2020	19,533,888	11,643
2021	20,047,258	11,709
2022	20,568,728	11,801
2023	21,104,482	11,875
2024	21,655,286	11,947

Fertility rates in Malawi and Nauru

Fertility rate

Malawi

Nauru

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Malawi	Nauru
1960	7.04	5.34
1961	7.07	5.38
1962	7.1	5.42
1963	7.13	5.44
1964	7.11	5.47
1965	7.13	5.48
1966	7.17	5.41
1967	7.21	5.29
1968	7.26	5.14
1969	7.27	4.94
1970	7.3	4.74
1971	7.31	4.54
1972	7.33	4.36
1973	7.34	4.19
1974	7.34	4.07
1975	7.36	3.97
1976	7.39	3.9
1977	7.41	3.86
1978	7.43	3.84
1979	7.47	3.85
1980	7.52	3.88
1981	7.49	3.94
1982	7.45	3.99
1983	7.36	4.06
1984	7.27	4.11
1985	7.17	4.14
1986	7.07	4.15
1987	6.97	4.14
1988	6.88	4.11
1989	6.8	4.07
1990	6.74	4.02
1991	6.68	3.99
1992	6.63	3.95
1993	6.57	3.89
1994	6.49	3.84
1995	6.39	3.81
1996	6.29	3.78
1997	6.23	3.74
1998	6.21	3.68
1999	6.12	3.64
2000	6	3.54
2001	5.94	3.46
2002	5.9	3.4
2003	5.88	3.39
2004	5.86	3.38
2005	5.85	3.38
2006	5.8	3.4
2007	5.72	3.5
2008	5.61	3.67
2009	5.45	3.85
2010	5.26	4.02
2011	5.08	4.12
2012	4.9	4.12
2013	4.76	4.1
2014	4.57	4.09
2015	4.38	4.08
2016	4.22	4.03
2017	4.11	3.88
2018	4.02	3.68
2019	3.95	3.53
2020	3.88	3.47
2021	3.79	3.43
2022	3.72	3.38
2023	3.65	3.33

Malawi and Nauru demographics compared

Median age

Malawi

Nauru

Table

Year	Median age, years
	Malawi	Nauru
1960	18.2	23.8
1961	18.3	24
1962	18.3	23.9
1963	18.3	23.7
1964	18.3	23.4
1965	18.4	23.1
1966	18.3	22.9
1967	18.3	22.9
1968	18.3	21.2
1969	18.2	18.9
1970	18	18.7
1971	17.9	19.1
1972	17.8	19.4
1973	17.7	19.8
1974	17.6	20.4
1975	17.5	21
1976	17.5	21.5
1977	17.4	22.1
1978	17.4	22.9
1979	17.4	23.6
1980	17.3	24.2
1981	17.3	24.7
1982	17.3	25.1
1983	17.3	25.2
1984	17.3	24.5
1985	17.3	23.7
1986	17.3	22.8
1987	17.4	22.1
1988	17.5	21.4
1989	17.4	20.8
1990	17.3	20.2
1991	17.2	19.7
1992	17.1	19.4
1993	17	19.3
1994	16.9	19.3
1995	16.9	19.3
1996	16.8	19.4
1997	16.8	19.5
1998	16.8	19.6
1999	16.7	19.8
2000	16.8	20.1
2001	16.8	20.4
2002	16.8	20.6
2003	16.8	20.8
2004	16.8	21
2005	16.8	21.2
2006	16.8	21.3
2007	16.8	21.5
2008	16.8	21.7
2009	16.7	21.8
2010	16.7	21.8
2011	16.8	21.8
2012	16.8	21.7
2013	16.9	21.6
2014	17	21.5
2015	17.1	21.4
2016	17.2	21.5
2017	17.4	21.6
2018	17.6	21.8
2019	17.8	21.9
2020	18	21.8
2021	18.2	21.7
2022	18.4	21.6
2023	18.7	21.5
2024	18.9	21.4

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