Malawi vs North Korea statistics compared

Malawi has a population of 21.7M (ranked 62/197), compared with 26.5M in North Korea (ranked 56/197). Malawi's land area is 36,402 sq mi versus 46,491 sq mi for North Korea (ranked 107th vs. 97th).

By GDP, Malawi ranks 151/197 ($11B) and North Korea ranks 106/197 ($34.9B). By GDP per capita, Malawi ranks 195/197 ($508), while North Korea ranks 168/197 ($1,319).

Malawi and North Korea: Comparison Charts

Malawi and North Korea economies compared

GDP

Malawi

North Korea

Table

Year	GDP
	Malawi	North Korea
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	-
1992	$2,618,837,835	-
1993	$3,013,392,658	-
1994	$1,719,864,761	-
1995	$2,033,701,498	-
1996	$3,319,573,750	-
1997	$3,875,785,863	-
1998	$2,547,609,590	-
1999	$2,584,478,924	-
2000	$2,537,307,580	-
2001	$2,498,008,665	-
2002	$5,087,328,438	-
2003	$4,669,789,300	-
2004	$5,058,726,350	-
2005	$5,320,409,651	-
2006	$5,818,279,739	-
2007	$6,451,210,219	-
2008	$7,743,617,352	-
2009	$9,009,887,947	$23,356,470,000
2010	$10,128,323,011	$25,995,513,000
2011	$11,648,142,958	$29,005,020,000
2012	$8,773,203,178	$29,890,710,000
2013	$8,031,571,928	$30,588,922,000
2014	$8,801,326,169	$30,554,460,000
2015	$9,219,474,379	$30,723,030,000
2016	$7,909,868,618	$28,882,640,000
2017	$8,943,543,794	$29,105,440,000
2018	$9,879,231,592	$28,536,400,000
2019	$11,051,865,580	$28,222,880,000
2020	$11,769,313,598	$27,728,240,000
2021	$12,378,129,751	$32,301,720,000
2022	$12,429,060,151	$28,971,360,000
2023	$12,712,150,082	$32,155,360,000
2024	$11,008,925,323	$34,943,120,000

Malawi and North Korea economies compared

GDP per capita

Malawi

North Korea

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Malawi	North Korea
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	-
1992	$258.4	-
1993	$293	-
1994	$169.2	-
1995	$200.4	-
1996	$321	-
1997	$367	-
1998	$236	-
1999	$233.9	-
2000	$224.2	-
2001	$215.5	-
2002	$428	-
2003	$383	-
2004	$405	-
2005	$414	-
2006	$441	-
2007	$475	-
2008	$554	-
2009	$626	$939
2010	$683	$1,040
2011	$763	$1,156
2012	$558	$1,186
2013	$497	$1,208
2014	$530	$1,201
2015	$540	$1,201
2016	$451	$1,124
2017	$496	$1,127
2018	$533	$1,100
2019	$581	$1,084
2020	$603	$1,061
2021	$617	$1,231
2022	$604	$1,100
2023	$602	$1,217
2024	$508	$1,319

Malawi vs. North Korea life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Malawi

North Korea

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Malawi	North Korea
1950	32.7	14.2
1951	32.8	17.7
1952	33	32.8
1953	33.2	40.3
1954	33.3	50.6
1955	33.6	51.8
1956	33.8	52.8
1957	34.1	53.7
1958	34.4	54.5
1959	34.8	55.2
1960	35	55.8
1961	35.2	56.4
1962	35.4	57
1963	35.6	57.6
1964	35.7	58.2
1965	35.7	58.8
1966	35.8	59.4
1967	35.9	60.1
1968	36.1	60.8
1969	36.3	61.4
1970	36.6	62
1971	37.1	62.7
1972	37.6	63.3
1973	38.4	63.8
1974	39.2	64.3
1975	40.1	64.8
1976	41	65.3
1977	42	65.8
1978	43	66.3
1979	43.7	66.7
1980	44.3	67.2
1981	44.7	67.7
1982	44.8	68.1
1983	45	68.5
1984	44.8	68.9
1985	44.6	69.2
1986	44.3	69.5
1987	43.9	69.8
1988	43.6	70.1
1989	43.5	70.3
1990	43.6	70.5
1991	43.5	70.7
1992	43.6	71
1993	43.6	70.8
1994	43.8	70.5
1995	43.8	60.8
1996	44	60.8
1997	44.2	60.9
1998	44.3	60.9
1999	45.1	60.9
2000	46.2	60.9
2001	47.2	60.9
2002	48.2	60.9
2003	49.6	69.4
2004	51.1	69.3
2005	52.5	69.2
2006	53.7	69.1
2007	54.7	69
2008	55.7	69.3
2009	56.7	69.7
2010	57.8	70.2
2011	58.9	70.8
2012	59.9	71.3
2013	60.8	71.9
2014	61.7	72.5
2015	62.3	72.8
2016	63.2	73
2017	63.9	73
2018	64.5	73
2019	65	72.9
2020	65.2	72.8
2021	64.8	73.4
2022	66	73.6
2023	67.4	73.6
2024	67.6	73.7
2025	67.7	73.9

Malawi and North Korea population clocks and comparison

Population

Malawi

North Korea

Table

Year	Population
	Malawi	North Korea
1960	3,628,134	11,722,953
1961	3,715,534	11,990,713
1962	3,806,307	12,262,882
1963	3,900,506	12,567,057
1964	3,997,305	12,889,770
1965	4,096,157	13,219,369
1966	4,197,926	13,569,094
1967	4,303,012	13,958,350
1968	4,411,054	14,365,596
1969	4,521,184	14,767,615
1970	4,633,944	15,172,775
1971	4,751,434	15,572,457
1972	4,874,475	15,975,069
1973	5,003,938	16,350,367
1974	5,141,337	16,673,121
1975	5,287,367	16,971,055
1976	5,443,384	17,243,450
1977	5,614,983	17,492,798
1978	5,810,132	17,735,995
1979	6,028,749	17,983,470
1980	6,265,529	18,236,786
1981	6,516,454	18,501,295
1982	6,778,879	18,776,357
1983	7,051,709	19,054,034
1984	7,332,810	19,335,043
1985	7,620,508	19,620,388
1986	7,906,480	19,910,855
1987	8,293,174	20,205,483
1988	8,753,262	20,503,161
1989	9,176,220	20,804,367
1990	9,545,852	21,112,137
1991	9,844,227	21,428,638
1992	10,135,079	21,750,911
1993	10,284,024	22,073,352
1994	10,164,894	22,393,975
1995	10,150,117	22,669,304
1996	10,352,228	22,895,746
1997	10,562,035	23,110,830
1998	10,792,876	23,311,564
1999	11,047,804	23,497,599
2000	11,315,942	23,665,910
2001	11,593,058	23,815,358
2002	11,880,440	23,943,973
2003	12,181,574	24,090,380
2004	12,500,737	24,254,943
2005	12,840,031	24,396,433
2006	13,198,701	24,524,507
2007	13,576,343	24,646,383
2008	13,976,417	24,764,618
2009	14,395,788	24,878,332
2010	14,826,463	24,987,258
2011	15,265,022	25,097,874
2012	15,709,577	25,211,728
2013	16,161,816	25,329,451
2014	16,621,538	25,451,262
2015	17,085,587	25,575,350
2016	17,557,739	25,698,326
2017	18,039,715	25,817,709
2018	18,528,081	25,931,147
2019	19,025,752	26,037,632
2020	19,533,888	26,136,312
2021	20,047,258	26,232,534
2022	20,568,728	26,328,845
2023	21,104,482	26,418,204
2024	21,655,286	26,498,823

Fertility rates in Malawi and North Korea

Fertility rate

Malawi

North Korea

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Malawi	North Korea
1960	7.04	3.57
1961	7.07	3.26
1962	7.1	3.41
1963	7.13	3.63
1964	7.11	3.55
1965	7.13	3.56
1966	7.17	3.71
1967	7.21	4.05
1968	7.26	3.87
1969	7.27	3.86
1970	7.3	3.85
1971	7.31	3.74
1972	7.33	3.89
1973	7.34	3.35
1974	7.34	3.14
1975	7.36	3.05
1976	7.39	2.84
1977	7.41	2.77
1978	7.43	2.79
1979	7.47	2.85
1980	7.52	2.84
1981	7.49	2.92
1982	7.45	2.85
1983	7.36	2.78
1984	7.27	2.71
1985	7.17	2.65
1986	7.07	2.59
1987	6.97	2.53
1988	6.88	2.47
1989	6.8	2.41
1990	6.74	2.39
1991	6.68	2.35
1992	6.63	2.29
1993	6.57	2.22
1994	6.49	2.18
1995	6.39	2.15
1996	6.29	2.09
1997	6.23	2.03
1998	6.21	1.99
1999	6.12	1.97
2000	6	1.94
2001	5.94	1.94
2002	5.9	1.92
2003	5.88	1.91
2004	5.86	1.9
2005	5.85	1.87
2006	5.8	1.94
2007	5.72	1.94
2008	5.61	1.97
2009	5.45	1.91
2010	5.26	1.89
2011	5.08	1.88
2012	4.9	1.88
2013	4.76	1.88
2014	4.57	1.87
2015	4.38	1.86
2016	4.22	1.86
2017	4.11	1.85
2018	4.02	1.83
2019	3.95	1.83
2020	3.88	1.82
2021	3.79	1.81
2022	3.72	1.8
2023	3.65	1.78

Malawi and North Korea demographics compared

Median age

Malawi

North Korea

Table

Year	Median age, years
	Malawi	North Korea
1960	18.2	19.9
1961	18.3	20.2
1962	18.3	20.6
1963	18.3	20.8
1964	18.3	21
1965	18.4	21.2
1966	18.3	21.3
1967	18.3	21.4
1968	18.3	21.4
1969	18.2	21.4
1970	18	21.4
1971	17.9	21.2
1972	17.8	20.9
1973	17.7	20.7
1974	17.6	20.7
1975	17.5	20.9
1976	17.5	21.1
1977	17.4	21.4
1978	17.4	21.8
1979	17.4	22.2
1980	17.3	22.5
1981	17.3	22.8
1982	17.3	23.1
1983	17.3	23.5
1984	17.3	23.9
1985	17.3	24.2
1986	17.3	24.5
1987	17.4	24.8
1988	17.5	25.1
1989	17.4	25.6
1990	17.3	26
1991	17.2	26.4
1992	17.1	26.8
1993	17	27.2
1994	16.9	27.6
1995	16.9	28
1996	16.8	28.3
1997	16.8	28.8
1998	16.8	29.2
1999	16.7	29.6
2000	16.8	30.1
2001	16.8	30.5
2002	16.8	31
2003	16.8	31.4
2004	16.8	31.8
2005	16.8	32.1
2006	16.8	32.5
2007	16.8	32.9
2008	16.8	33.3
2009	16.7	33.7
2010	16.7	34
2011	16.8	34.3
2012	16.8	34.5
2013	16.9	34.7
2014	17	35
2015	17.1	35.2
2016	17.2	35.4
2017	17.4	35.7
2018	17.6	35.9
2019	17.8	36.2
2020	18	36.4
2021	18.2	36.6
2022	18.4	36.8
2023	18.7	37.1
2024	18.9	37.3

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