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Malawi vs Philippines statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Malawi has a population of 21.7M (ranked 62/197), compared with 116M in The Philippines (ranked 14/197). Malawi's land area is 36,402 sq mi versus 115,124 sq mi for The Philippines (ranked 107th vs. 71st).

By GDP, Malawi ranks 151/197 ($11B) and The Philippines ranks 35/197 ($462B). By GDP per capita, Malawi ranks 195/197 ($508), while The Philippines ranks 130/197 ($3,985).

Main facts and rankings

Malawi Philippines
Population
22673513
117540050
Population rank 61/197 14/197
GDP
$11B
2024
$462B
2024
GDP rank 151/197 35/197
GDP per capita
$508
2024
$3,985
2024
GDP per capita rank 195/197 130/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$1,859
2024
$11,794
2024
Government debt
$8.19B
2024
$263B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
73%
2025
58.1%
2025
Government debt per person
$378
2024
$2,274
2024
Government debt per person rank 173/185 115/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,610
2025
$3,821
2025
Land area
36,402 sq mi
2025
115,124 sq mi
2025
Population density
595 ppl/mi²
2024
1,006 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.65
2023
1.92
2023
Median age
18.9 years
2024
26.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
67.7 years
2025
70.1 years
2025

Malawi and Philippines: Comparison Charts

Malawi and Philippines economies compared

GDP
Malawi

Philippines
Year GDP
Malawi Philippines
1960 - $7,515,894,111
1961 - $8,171,194,425
1962 - $4,954,593,072
1963 - $5,505,023,238
1964 - $5,953,756,195
1965 - $6,517,349,772
1966 - $7,189,017,888
1967 - $7,724,873,935
1968 - $8,632,749,269
1969 - $9,571,800,653
1970 - $7,559,115,517
1971 - $8,375,075,630
1972 - $9,067,815,521
1973 - $11,412,449,735
1974 - $15,607,882,555
1975 - $16,875,240,684
1976 - $19,381,055,197
1977 - $22,283,109,803
1978 - $25,762,224,563
1979 - $31,218,296,292
1980 $1,801,156,775 $36,848,080,899
1981 $1,801,193,910 $40,499,388,869
1982 $1,717,379,495 $42,206,011,275
1983 $1,780,148,049 $37,759,179,895
1984 $1,758,028,656 $35,730,185,634
1985 $1,646,442,273 $34,961,486,348
1986 $1,722,586,299 $33,987,207,295
1987 $1,721,711,808 $37,791,488,666
1988 $2,008,189,508 $43,152,128,959
1989 $2,314,205,130 $48,513,773,721
1990 $2,737,087,862 $50,508,286,642
1991 $3,206,783,830 $51,784,144,943
1992 $2,618,837,835 $60,422,328,242
1993 $3,013,392,658 $62,036,529,147
1994 $1,719,864,761 $73,159,336,915
1995 $2,033,701,498 $84,644,328,727
1996 $3,319,573,750 $94,648,084,429
1997 $3,875,785,863 $94,106,317,565
1998 $2,547,609,590 $74,492,416,330
1999 $2,584,478,924 $85,640,171,045
2000 $2,537,307,580 $83,669,788,377
2001 $2,498,008,665 $78,921,234,458
2002 $5,087,328,438 $84,307,345,888
2003 $4,669,789,300 $87,039,092,974
2004 $5,058,726,350 $95,001,999,685
2005 $5,320,409,651 $107,419,977,318
2006 $5,818,279,739 $127,652,926,368
2007 $6,451,210,219 $155,980,408,673
2008 $7,743,617,352 $181,624,626,327
2009 $9,009,887,947 $175,974,755,881
2010 $10,128,323,011 $208,368,893,151
2011 $11,648,142,958 $234,216,730,291
2012 $8,773,203,178 $261,920,540,963
2013 $8,031,571,928 $283,902,828,589
2014 $8,801,326,169 $297,483,555,338
2015 $9,219,474,379 $306,445,871,242
2016 $7,909,868,618 $318,627,003,017
2017 $8,943,543,794 $328,480,736,803
2018 $9,879,231,592 $346,841,896,587
2019 $11,051,865,580 $376,823,402,239
2020 $11,769,313,598 $361,751,145,452
2021 $12,378,129,751 $394,087,359,848
2022 $12,429,060,151 $404,353,369,605
2023 $12,712,150,082 $437,055,627,244
2024 $11,008,925,323 $461,617,509,782

Malawi and Philippines economies compared

GDP per capita
Malawi

Philippines
Year GDP per capita
Malawi Philippines
1960 - $269.5
1961 - $283.8
1962 - $166.7
1963 - $179.5
1964 - $188.2
1965 - $199.8
1966 - $213.8
1967 - $223.1
1968 - $242.2
1969 - $261.1
1970 - $200.9
1971 - $217.4
1972 - $230.1
1973 - $283.2
1974 - $379
1975 - $401
1976 - $449
1977 - $502
1978 - $565
1979 - $667
1980 $287.5 $767
1981 $276.4 $821
1982 $253.3 $833
1983 $252.4 $723
1984 $239.7 $665
1985 $216.1 $633
1986 $217.9 $600
1987 $207.6 $650
1988 $229.4 $722
1989 $252.2 $792
1990 $286.7 $804
1991 $326 $804
1992 $258.4 $917
1993 $293 $919
1994 $169.2 $1,060
1995 $200.4 $1,200
1996 $321 $1,311
1997 $367 $1,273
1998 $236 $983
1999 $233.9 $1,101
2000 $224.2 $1,051
2001 $215.5 $970
2002 $428 $1,015
2003 $383 $1,027
2004 $405 $1,100
2005 $414 $1,220
2006 $441 $1,426
2007 $475 $1,713
2008 $554 $1,959
2009 $626 $1,864
2010 $683 $2,163
2011 $763 $2,384
2012 $558 $2,615
2013 $497 $2,781
2014 $530 $2,867
2015 $540 $2,910
2016 $451 $2,985
2017 $496 $3,038
2018 $533 $3,169
2019 $581 $3,401
2020 $603 $3,228
2021 $617 $3,484
2022 $604 $3,548
2023 $602 $3,804
2024 $508 $3,985

Malawi vs. Philippines life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Malawi

Philippines
Year Life expectancy, years
Malawi Philippines
1950 32.7 53.6
1951 32.8 54.1
1952 33 54.7
1953 33.2 55.4
1954 33.3 56
1955 33.6 56.6
1956 33.8 57.2
1957 34.1 57.8
1958 34.4 58.3
1959 34.8 58.7
1960 35 59.2
1961 35.2 59.5
1962 35.4 59.8
1963 35.6 60
1964 35.7 60.1
1965 35.7 60.4
1966 35.8 60.6
1967 35.9 60.8
1968 36.1 60.9
1969 36.3 61
1970 36.6 60.8
1971 37.1 61.1
1972 37.6 60.9
1973 38.4 60.7
1974 39.2 60.8
1975 40.1 60.9
1976 41 60.9
1977 42 61.4
1978 43 61.5
1979 43.7 61.7
1980 44.3 61.9
1981 44.7 61.9
1982 44.8 62.2
1983 45 62.3
1984 44.8 62.4
1985 44.6 62.7
1986 44.3 62.9
1987 43.9 63.3
1988 43.6 63.7
1989 43.5 64.1
1990 43.6 64.4
1991 43.5 64.6
1992 43.6 65.4
1993 43.6 65.7
1994 43.8 66
1995 43.8 66.3
1996 44 66.7
1997 44.2 67
1998 44.3 67.2
1999 45.1 67.5
2000 46.2 67.8
2001 47.2 67.8
2002 48.2 67.9
2003 49.6 68
2004 51.1 68.3
2005 52.5 68.4
2006 53.7 68.2
2007 54.7 68.5
2008 55.7 68.6
2009 56.7 68.6
2010 57.8 68.9
2011 58.9 69.1
2012 59.9 69.2
2013 60.8 69.3
2014 61.7 69.3
2015 62.3 69.5
2016 63.2 69.5
2017 63.9 70
2018 64.5 69.8
2019 65 69.7
2020 65.2 70.1
2021 64.8 66.7
2022 66 69.5
2023 67.4 69.8
2024 67.6 69.9
2025 67.7 70.1

Malawi and Philippines population clocks and comparison

Population
Malawi

Philippines
Year Population
Malawi Philippines
1960 3,628,134 27,891,897
1961 3,715,534 28,792,621
1962 3,806,307 29,723,536
1963 3,900,506 30,674,731
1964 3,997,305 31,643,032
1965 4,096,157 32,625,316
1966 4,197,926 33,617,170
1967 4,303,012 34,621,320
1968 4,411,054 35,638,342
1969 4,521,184 36,660,799
1970 4,633,944 37,622,204
1971 4,751,434 38,518,659
1972 4,874,475 39,408,560
1973 5,003,938 40,294,130
1974 5,141,337 41,174,341
1975 5,287,367 42,120,826
1976 5,443,384 43,201,488
1977 5,614,983 44,367,962
1978 5,810,132 45,575,281
1979 6,028,749 46,807,103
1980 6,265,529 48,043,740
1981 6,516,454 49,311,727
1982 6,778,879 50,695,707
1983 7,051,709 52,194,620
1984 7,332,810 53,726,181
1985 7,620,508 55,213,006
1986 7,906,480 56,645,077
1987 8,293,174 58,157,496
1988 8,753,262 59,739,052
1989 9,176,220 61,265,260
1990 9,545,852 62,854,666
1991 9,844,227 64,382,249
1992 10,135,079 65,926,125
1993 10,284,024 67,530,621
1994 10,164,894 69,019,291
1995 10,150,117 70,546,246
1996 10,352,228 72,190,242
1997 10,562,035 73,908,810
1998 10,792,876 75,791,024
1999 11,047,804 77,753,257
2000 11,315,942 79,625,397
2001 11,593,058 81,401,488
2002 11,880,440 83,068,889
2003 12,181,574 84,731,835
2004 12,500,737 86,394,504
2005 12,840,031 88,015,962
2006 13,198,701 89,508,986
2007 13,576,343 91,075,184
2008 13,976,417 92,699,095
2009 14,395,788 94,384,250
2010 14,826,463 96,337,125
2011 15,265,022 98,248,614
2012 15,709,577 100,175,512
2013 16,161,816 102,076,336
2014 16,621,538 103,767,130
2015 17,085,587 105,312,992
2016 17,557,739 106,735,719
2017 18,039,715 108,119,693
2018 18,528,081 109,465,287
2019 19,025,752 110,804,683
2020 19,533,888 112,081,264
2021 20,047,258 113,100,950
2022 20,568,728 113,964,338
2023 21,104,482 114,891,199
2024 21,655,286 115,843,670

Fertility rates in Malawi and Philippines

Fertility rate
Malawi

Philippines
Year Fertility rate
Malawi Philippines
1960 7.04 7
1961 7.07 6.99
1962 7.1 6.98
1963 7.13 6.95
1964 7.11 6.89
1965 7.13 6.8
1966 7.17 6.69
1967 7.21 6.57
1968 7.26 6.45
1969 7.27 6.33
1970 7.3 6.22
1971 7.31 6.08
1972 7.33 5.94
1973 7.34 5.79
1974 7.34 5.69
1975 7.36 5.6
1976 7.39 5.51
1977 7.41 5.44
1978 7.43 5.39
1979 7.47 5.26
1980 7.52 5.11
1981 7.49 4.97
1982 7.45 4.92
1983 7.36 4.87
1984 7.27 4.77
1985 7.17 4.66
1986 7.07 4.56
1987 6.97 4.51
1988 6.88 4.45
1989 6.8 4.37
1990 6.74 4.32
1991 6.68 4.27
1992 6.63 4.16
1993 6.57 4.1
1994 6.49 4.08
1995 6.39 4.07
1996 6.29 4
1997 6.23 3.94
1998 6.21 3.88
1999 6.12 3.83
2000 6 3.75
2001 5.94 3.72
2002 5.9 3.65
2003 5.88 3.59
2004 5.86 3.52
2005 5.85 3.45
2006 5.8 3.47
2007 5.72 3.4
2008 5.61 3.4
2009 5.45 3.38
2010 5.26 3.32
2011 5.08 3.24
2012 4.9 3.14
2013 4.76 3.04
2014 4.57 2.89
2015 4.38 2.83
2016 4.22 2.68
2017 4.11 2.53
2018 4.02 2.38
2019 3.95 2.22
2020 3.88 2.08
2021 3.79 1.95
2022 3.72 1.93
2023 3.65 1.92

Malawi and Philippines demographics compared

Median age
Malawi

Philippines
Year Median age, years
Malawi Philippines
1960 18.2 15.8
1961 18.3 15.6
1962 18.3 15.5
1963 18.3 15.4
1964 18.3 15.4
1965 18.4 15.4
1966 18.3 15.4
1967 18.3 15.4
1968 18.3 15.5
1969 18.2 15.6
1970 18 15.7
1971 17.9 15.8
1972 17.8 15.9
1973 17.7 16
1974 17.6 16.1
1975 17.5 16.3
1976 17.5 16.5
1977 17.4 16.7
1978 17.4 16.9
1979 17.4 17.1
1980 17.3 17.3
1981 17.3 17.5
1982 17.3 17.7
1983 17.3 17.9
1984 17.3 18.1
1985 17.3 18.2
1986 17.3 18.3
1987 17.4 18.5
1988 17.5 18.6
1989 17.4 18.7
1990 17.3 18.8
1991 17.2 18.9
1992 17.1 19
1993 17 19.1
1994 16.9 19.1
1995 16.9 19.2
1996 16.8 19.3
1997 16.8 19.4
1998 16.8 19.6
1999 16.7 19.8
2000 16.8 20
2001 16.8 20.2
2002 16.8 20.4
2003 16.8 20.6
2004 16.8 20.8
2005 16.8 21
2006 16.8 21.2
2007 16.8 21.3
2008 16.8 21.5
2009 16.7 21.7
2010 16.7 22
2011 16.8 22.2
2012 16.8 22.4
2013 16.9 22.7
2014 17 22.9
2015 17.1 23.3
2016 17.2 23.6
2017 17.4 24
2018 17.6 24.3
2019 17.8 24.7
2020 18 25.1
2021 18.2 25.5
2022 18.4 25.9
2023 18.7 26.3
2024 18.9 26.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Malawi Philippines
GNI, Atlas method
$11.8B
2024
$518B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
28%
2025
24.1%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.75%
2022
3.93%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.01%
2023
1.25%
2023
Armed forces personnel
15,000
2020
157,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-8.94%
2025
-3.88%
2025
Unemployment rate
0.91%
2020
2.41%
2023
Services, % of GDP
44.9%
2024
63.2%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
16%
2024
27.7%
2024
Economic freedom index
50.9
2025
60.6
2025
Income share by richest 10%
31%
2019
31.6%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
2.9%
2019
2.9%
2023
Number of billionaires n/a
15
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00002%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
280
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$252B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$594M
2020
$106B
2024
Personal remittances received
$264M
2024
$40.3B
2024
International tourist arrivals
871,000
2018
1,483,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
2.68%
2020
3.46%
2020
Banked people share
50.4%
2024
50.2%
2024

Energy

Malawi Philippines
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita n/a
551 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$18.4
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
6.45 megatons
2023
161.3 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.31 tons
2023
1.4 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share n/a
66.2%
2022
Renewable energy use share
62.9%
2022
28%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
16.1%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
54.4%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
885 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
80.1%
2021
22.7%
2021
Hydroelectric share
72.5%
2021
9.04%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
15.6%
2023
98%
2023

Society

Malawi Philippines
% of world population
0.27%
2024
1.42%
2024
Annual migration change
-1,507
2024
-160,373
2024
Urban population
18.6%
2024
48.6%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.44 ft
2025
5.42 ft
2025
Average female height
5.12 ft
2025
5.06 ft
2025
Quality of life index
27.7
2025
47.6
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
34
2024
33
2024
Higher education index
35
2025
54
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.79
2012
4.32
2019
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
33.4
2019
12
2019
Visa free countries
80
2025
78
2025
Adult literacy rate
68.1%
2022
98.5%
2020
English speaking
3.88%
2023
63.7%
2023
People using the Internet
18%
2023
83.8%
2023

Health

Malawi Philippines
Government health expenditure per capita
$39.7
2022
$194.1
2023
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$4.8
2022
$86.1
2023
Life expectancy
67.7 years
2025
70.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
64.7%
2022
0.09%
2023
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.05
2022
0.79
2021
Age at first childbirth
19.1 years
2025
23.6 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
225
2023
84
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
38.3
2023
26.9
2023
Obesity rate
7.87%
2022
8.96%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
5.7%
2024
7.5%
2024
Air quality index
34
2025
53
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
9.7%
2022
20.4%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
3.61 liters
2020
5.66 liters
2020

Territory

Malawi Philippines
% of world land
0.06%
2025
0.2%
2025
Land area per capita
1,681 sq mi
2024
994 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
23,359 sq mi
2025
49,122 sq mi
2025
Forest area
8,169 sq mi
2025
28,159 sq mi
2025
Roads length
9,601 mi
2015
134,457 mi
2020

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