Malawi vs Papua New Guinea statistics compared

Malawi has a population of 21.7M (ranked 62/197), compared with 10.6M in Papua New Guinea (ranked 92/197). Malawi's land area is 36,402 sq mi versus 174,850 sq mi for Papua New Guinea (ranked 107th vs. 54th).

By GDP, Malawi ranks 151/197 ($11B) and Papua New Guinea ranks 109/197 ($32.5B). By GDP per capita, Malawi ranks 195/197 ($508), while Papua New Guinea ranks 140/197 ($3,076).

Malawi and Papua New Guinea: Comparison Charts

Malawi and Papua New Guinea economies compared

GDP

Malawi

Papua New Guinea

Table

Year	GDP
	Malawi	Papua New Guinea
1960	-	$230,496,037
1961	-	$244,832,039
1962	-	$261,184,042
1963	-	$275,968,044
1964	-	$305,312,049
1965	-	$344,176,055
1966	-	$390,992,063
1967	-	$441,728,183
1968	-	$485,184,190
1969	-	$551,263,864
1970	-	$645,568,215
1971	-	$717,750,278
1972	-	$858,761,926
1973	-	$1,299,079,410
1974	-	$1,467,417,672
1975	-	$1,356,603,608
1976	-	$1,511,843,235
1977	-	$1,640,746,619
1978	-	$1,947,878,831
1979	-	$2,293,760,511
1980	$1,801,156,775	$2,545,808,456
1981	$1,801,193,910	$2,498,190,847
1982	$1,717,379,495	$2,368,719,683
1983	$1,780,148,049	$2,562,351,551
1984	$1,758,028,656	$2,552,662,617
1985	$1,646,442,273	$2,423,339,172
1986	$1,722,586,299	$2,647,995,602
1987	$1,721,711,808	$3,143,851,794
1988	$2,008,189,508	$3,656,177,881
1989	$2,314,205,130	$3,546,472,566
1990	$2,737,087,862	$3,219,729,083
1991	$3,206,783,830	$3,787,394,958
1992	$2,618,837,835	$4,377,980,510
1993	$3,013,392,658	$4,974,550,286
1994	$1,719,864,761	$5,502,786,070
1995	$2,033,701,498	$4,636,057,476
1996	$3,319,573,750	$5,155,311,077
1997	$3,875,785,863	$4,936,615,299
1998	$2,547,609,590	$3,789,443,015
1999	$2,584,478,924	$3,477,038,204
2000	$2,537,307,580	$3,521,339,699
2001	$2,498,008,665	$3,081,024,212
2002	$5,087,328,438	$2,999,511,040
2003	$4,669,789,300	$3,536,411,824
2004	$5,058,726,350	$3,927,157,867
2005	$5,320,409,651	$4,865,892,972
2006	$5,818,279,739	$8,354,911,041
2007	$6,451,210,219	$9,545,028,944
2008	$7,743,617,352	$11,670,892,801
2009	$9,009,887,947	$11,619,456,449
2010	$10,128,323,011	$14,250,786,675
2011	$11,648,142,958	$17,985,138,066
2012	$8,773,203,178	$21,295,168,666
2013	$8,031,571,928	$21,261,338,065
2014	$8,801,326,169	$23,210,823,987
2015	$9,219,474,379	$21,723,437,010
2016	$7,909,868,618	$20,758,876,953
2017	$8,943,543,794	$22,742,699,138
2018	$9,879,231,592	$24,109,780,708
2019	$11,051,865,580	$24,750,626,030
2020	$11,769,313,598	$23,848,447,850
2021	$12,378,129,751	$26,109,413,521
2022	$12,429,060,151	$31,653,185,953
2023	$12,712,150,082	$30,816,367,067
2024	$11,008,925,323	$32,538,480,024

Malawi and Papua New Guinea economies compared

GDP per capita

Malawi

Papua New Guinea

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Malawi	Papua New Guinea
1960	-	$115.5
1961	-	$119.7
1962	-	$124.7
1963	-	$128.9
1964	-	$139.5
1965	-	$153.9
1966	-	$171.1
1967	-	$189
1968	-	$202.9
1969	-	$225.3
1970	-	$257.6
1971	-	$279.7
1972	-	$327
1973	-	$483
1974	-	$533
1975	-	$482
1976	-	$525
1977	-	$558
1978	-	$648
1979	-	$748
1980	$287.5	$813
1981	$276.4	$781
1982	$253.3	$726
1983	$252.4	$769
1984	$239.7	$750
1985	$216.1	$697
1986	$217.9	$745
1987	$207.6	$865
1988	$229.4	$985
1989	$252.2	$934
1990	$286.7	$826
1991	$326	$942
1992	$258.4	$1,051
1993	$293	$1,151
1994	$169.2	$1,228
1995	$200.4	$998
1996	$321	$1,071
1997	$367	$990
1998	$236	$733
1999	$233.9	$650
2000	$224.2	$636
2001	$215.5	$538
2002	$428	$506
2003	$383	$577
2004	$405	$621
2005	$414	$744
2006	$441	$1,238
2007	$475	$1,371
2008	$554	$1,625
2009	$626	$1,569
2010	$683	$1,867
2011	$763	$2,288
2012	$558	$2,635
2013	$497	$2,561
2014	$530	$2,723
2015	$540	$2,485
2016	$451	$2,316
2017	$496	$2,478
2018	$533	$2,566
2019	$581	$2,576
2020	$603	$2,430
2021	$617	$2,608
2022	$604	$3,102
2023	$602	$2,966
2024	$508	$3,076

Malawi vs. Papua New Guinea life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Malawi

Papua New Guinea

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Malawi	Papua New Guinea
1950	32.7	39.4
1951	32.8	35.5
1952	33	40.7
1953	33.2	41.3
1954	33.3	42
1955	33.6	42.6
1956	33.8	43.3
1957	34.1	43.9
1958	34.4	44.6
1959	34.8	45.1
1960	35	45.8
1961	35.2	46.4
1962	35.4	46.7
1963	35.6	47.7
1964	35.7	48.3
1965	35.7	48.9
1966	35.8	49.6
1967	35.9	50.2
1968	36.1	50.9
1969	36.3	51.5
1970	36.6	52.1
1971	37.1	52.6
1972	37.6	53.3
1973	38.4	53.9
1974	39.2	54.4
1975	40.1	55
1976	41	55.5
1977	42	56
1978	43	56.5
1979	43.7	57
1980	44.3	57.4
1981	44.7	57.8
1982	44.8	58.1
1983	45	58.3
1984	44.8	58.6
1985	44.6	58.8
1986	44.3	59
1987	43.9	59.2
1988	43.6	59.4
1989	43.5	59.6
1990	43.6	59.8
1991	43.5	59.9
1992	43.6	60.3
1993	43.6	60.5
1994	43.8	60.7
1995	43.8	60.9
1996	44	61.1
1997	44.2	61.3
1998	44.3	60.4
1999	45.1	61.5
2000	46.2	61.6
2001	47.2	61.6
2002	48.2	61.6
2003	49.6	61.7
2004	51.1	61.8
2005	52.5	61.9
2006	53.7	62
2007	54.7	62.2
2008	55.7	62.5
2009	56.7	62.8
2010	57.8	63.1
2011	58.9	63.4
2012	59.9	63.6
2013	60.8	63.9
2014	61.7	64.2
2015	62.3	64.5
2016	63.2	64.7
2017	63.9	64.9
2018	64.5	65.1
2019	65	65.3
2020	65.2	65.1
2021	64.8	64.4
2022	66	65.3
2023	67.4	66.1
2024	67.6	66.3
2025	67.7	66.4

Malawi and Papua New Guinea population clocks and comparison

Population

Malawi

Papua New Guinea

Table

Year	Population
	Malawi	Papua New Guinea
1960	3,628,134	1,995,110
1961	3,715,534	2,046,127
1962	3,806,307	2,093,919
1963	3,900,506	2,141,376
1964	3,997,305	2,188,325
1965	4,096,157	2,235,820
1966	4,197,926	2,285,774
1967	4,303,012	2,337,532
1968	4,411,054	2,390,803
1969	4,521,184	2,446,927
1970	4,633,944	2,505,628
1971	4,751,434	2,566,421
1972	4,874,475	2,628,432
1973	5,003,938	2,690,629
1974	5,141,337	2,752,671
1975	5,287,367	2,814,820
1976	5,443,384	2,877,327
1977	5,614,983	2,940,327
1978	5,810,132	3,003,714
1979	6,028,749	3,067,341
1980	6,265,529	3,131,512
1981	6,516,454	3,197,019
1982	6,778,879	3,264,291
1983	7,051,709	3,333,633
1984	7,332,810	3,405,198
1985	7,620,508	3,478,936
1986	7,906,480	3,554,793
1987	8,293,174	3,632,543
1988	8,753,262	3,711,880
1989	9,176,220	3,796,078
1990	9,545,852	3,896,481
1991	9,844,227	4,021,837
1992	10,135,079	4,166,699
1993	10,284,024	4,320,872
1994	10,164,894	4,480,208
1995	10,150,117	4,644,278
1996	10,352,228	4,813,361
1997	10,562,035	4,987,883
1998	10,792,876	5,166,390
1999	11,047,804	5,349,333
2000	11,315,942	5,537,064
2001	11,593,058	5,728,435
2002	11,880,440	5,924,003
2003	12,181,574	6,123,997
2004	12,500,737	6,328,041
2005	12,840,031	6,535,905
2006	13,198,701	6,747,720
2007	13,576,343	6,963,345
2008	13,976,417	7,183,002
2009	14,395,788	7,406,438
2010	14,826,463	7,633,523
2011	15,265,022	7,859,346
2012	15,709,577	8,081,390
2013	16,161,816	8,302,698
2014	16,621,538	8,523,441
2015	17,085,587	8,743,246
2016	17,557,739	8,961,718
2017	18,039,715	9,178,714
2018	18,528,081	9,394,513
2019	19,025,752	9,609,010
2020	19,533,888	9,815,746
2021	20,047,258	10,012,896
2022	20,568,728	10,203,169
2023	21,104,482	10,389,635
2024	21,655,286	10,576,502

Fertility rates in Malawi and Papua New Guinea

Fertility rate

Malawi

Papua New Guinea

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Malawi	Papua New Guinea
1960	7.04	6.02
1961	7.07	6.07
1962	7.1	6.14
1963	7.13	6.15
1964	7.11	6.19
1965	7.13	6.2
1966	7.17	6.23
1967	7.21	6.24
1968	7.26	6.25
1969	7.27	6.26
1970	7.3	6.25
1971	7.31	6.23
1972	7.33	6.2
1973	7.34	6.16
1974	7.34	6.11
1975	7.36	6.07
1976	7.39	6.02
1977	7.41	5.96
1978	7.43	5.88
1979	7.47	5.79
1980	7.52	5.71
1981	7.49	5.65
1982	7.45	5.59
1983	7.36	5.56
1984	7.27	5.51
1985	7.17	5.47
1986	7.07	5.42
1987	6.97	5.36
1988	6.88	5.3
1989	6.8	5.24
1990	6.74	5.18
1991	6.68	5.11
1992	6.63	5.03
1993	6.57	4.96
1994	6.49	4.87
1995	6.39	4.78
1996	6.29	4.73
1997	6.23	4.68
1998	6.21	4.63
1999	6.12	4.59
2000	6	4.53
2001	5.94	4.47
2002	5.9	4.42
2003	5.88	4.36
2004	5.86	4.28
2005	5.85	4.22
2006	5.8	4.15
2007	5.72	4.08
2008	5.61	4.01
2009	5.45	3.94
2010	5.26	3.88
2011	5.08	3.82
2012	4.9	3.75
2013	4.76	3.68
2014	4.57	3.63
2015	4.38	3.56
2016	4.22	3.5
2017	4.11	3.43
2018	4.02	3.38
2019	3.95	3.32
2020	3.88	3.27
2021	3.79	3.22
2022	3.72	3.17
2023	3.65	3.1

Malawi and Papua New Guinea demographics compared

Median age

Malawi

Papua New Guinea

Table

Year	Median age, years
	Malawi	Papua New Guinea
1960	18.2	18.5
1961	18.3	18.4
1962	18.3	18.3
1963	18.3	18.1
1964	18.3	18
1965	18.4	17.9
1966	18.3	17.8
1967	18.3	17.6
1968	18.3	17.5
1969	18.2	17.4
1970	18	17.3
1971	17.9	17.2
1972	17.8	17.1
1973	17.7	17.2
1974	17.6	17.2
1975	17.5	17.3
1976	17.5	17.4
1977	17.4	17.5
1978	17.4	17.7
1979	17.4	17.8
1980	17.3	18
1981	17.3	18.1
1982	17.3	18.2
1983	17.3	18.3
1984	17.3	18.3
1985	17.3	18.4
1986	17.3	18.5
1987	17.4	18.5
1988	17.5	18.6
1989	17.4	18.6
1990	17.3	18.7
1991	17.2	18.8
1992	17.1	18.9
1993	17	19
1994	16.9	19.1
1995	16.9	19.2
1996	16.8	19.4
1997	16.8	19.5
1998	16.8	19.6
1999	16.7	19.7
2000	16.8	19.8
2001	16.8	19.9
2002	16.8	19.9
2003	16.8	20
2004	16.8	20.2
2005	16.8	20.3
2006	16.8	20.4
2007	16.8	20.6
2008	16.8	20.7
2009	16.7	20.9
2010	16.7	21
2011	16.8	21.2
2012	16.8	21.3
2013	16.9	21.5
2014	17	21.7
2015	17.1	21.9
2016	17.2	22
2017	17.4	22.2
2018	17.6	22.4
2019	17.8	22.6
2020	18	22.8
2021	18.2	23
2022	18.4	23.2
2023	18.7	23.4
2024	18.9	23.6

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