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Malawi vs Poland statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Malawi has a population of 21.7M (ranked 62/197), compared with 36.6M in Poland (ranked 42/197). Malawi's land area is 36,402 sq mi versus 118,252 sq mi for Poland (ranked 107th vs. 69th).

By GDP, Malawi ranks 151/197 ($11B) and Poland ranks 21/197 ($915B). By GDP per capita, Malawi ranks 195/197 ($508), while Poland ranks 48/197 ($25,023).

Main facts and rankings

Malawi Poland
Population
22673513
36176920
Population rank 61/197 46/197
GDP
$11B
2024
$915B
2024
GDP rank 151/197 21/197
GDP per capita
$508
2024
$25,023
2024
GDP per capita rank 195/197 48/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$1,859
2024
$50,378
2024
Government debt
$8.19B
2024
$506B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
73%
2025
60.7%
2025
Government debt per person
$378
2024
$13,833
2024
Government debt per person rank 173/185 41/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,610
2025
$19,229
2025
Land area
36,402 sq mi
2025
118,252 sq mi
2025
Population density
595 ppl/mi²
2024
309 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.65
2023
1.16
2023
Median age
18.9 years
2024
42.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
67.7 years
2025
79 years
2025

Malawi and Poland: Comparison Charts

Malawi and Poland economies compared

GDP
Malawi

Poland
Year GDP
Malawi Poland
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 $65,977,748,211
1991 $3,206,783,830 $85,500,935,935
1992 $2,618,837,835 $94,337,050,693
1993 $3,013,392,658 $96,043,157,273
1994 $1,719,864,761 $110,803,635,288
1995 $2,033,701,498 $142,838,527,115
1996 $3,319,573,750 $160,813,026,223
1997 $3,875,785,863 $159,893,964,917
1998 $2,547,609,590 $175,282,269,667
1999 $2,584,478,924 $170,704,452,715
2000 $2,537,307,580 $172,953,527,033
2001 $2,498,008,665 $191,823,200,371
2002 $5,087,328,438 $199,694,463,256
2003 $4,669,789,300 $218,561,225,998
2004 $5,058,726,350 $256,268,656,145
2005 $5,320,409,651 $306,999,913,151
2006 $5,818,279,739 $345,897,630,736
2007 $6,451,210,219 $429,715,132,138
2008 $7,743,617,352 $535,612,030,672
2009 $9,009,887,947 $440,891,472,247
2010 $10,128,323,011 $478,111,630,684
2011 $11,648,142,958 $527,848,543,023
2012 $8,773,203,178 $498,148,649,703
2013 $8,031,571,928 $518,179,836,405
2014 $8,801,326,169 $542,134,167,179
2015 $9,219,474,379 $480,054,118,583
2016 $7,909,868,618 $473,259,623,976
2017 $8,943,543,794 $528,356,723,263
2018 $9,879,231,592 $594,616,632,477
2019 $11,051,865,580 $602,683,770,145
2020 $11,769,313,598 $605,914,186,118
2021 $12,378,129,751 $689,170,171,187
2022 $12,429,060,151 $695,607,522,885
2023 $12,712,150,082 $812,451,128,979
2024 $11,008,925,323 $914,696,430,325

Malawi and Poland economies compared

GDP per capita
Malawi

Poland
Year GDP per capita
Malawi Poland
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 $1,731
1991 $326 $2,236
1992 $258.4 $2,459
1993 $293 $2,497
1994 $169.2 $2,875
1995 $200.4 $3,701
1996 $321 $4,164
1997 $367 $4,137
1998 $236 $4,534
1999 $233.9 $4,416
2000 $224.2 $4,521
2001 $215.5 $5,015
2002 $428 $5,223
2003 $383 $5,721
2004 $405 $6,712
2005 $414 $8,044
2006 $441 $9,069
2007 $475 $11,273
2008 $554 $14,049
2009 $626 $11,556
2010 $683 $12,568
2011 $763 $13,868
2012 $558 $13,087
2013 $497 $13,622
2014 $530 $14,262
2015 $540 $12,638
2016 $451 $12,464
2017 $496 $13,913
2018 $533 $15,658
2019 $581 $15,875
2020 $603 $16,151
2021 $617 $18,636
2022 $604 $18,891
2023 $602 $22,145
2024 $508 $25,023

Malawi vs. Poland life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Malawi

Poland
Year Life expectancy, years
Malawi Poland
1950 32.7 58.3
1951 32.8 58.9
1952 33 59.7
1953 33.2 61.3
1954 33.3 62.3
1955 33.6 63.1
1956 33.8 63.4
1957 34.1 64.4
1958 34.4 64.9
1959 34.8 66.4
1960 35 67.1
1961 35.2 67.8
1962 35.4 68
1963 35.6 68.3
1964 35.7 68.9
1965 35.7 69.4
1966 35.8 69.7
1967 35.9 69.9
1968 36.1 69.8
1969 36.3 69.8
1970 36.6 69.6
1971 37.1 69.8
1972 37.6 70.1
1973 38.4 70.7
1974 39.2 70.7
1975 40.1 70.6
1976 41 70.4
1977 42 70.3
1978 43 70.4
1979 43.7 70.2
1980 44.3 70.5
1981 44.7 70.6
1982 44.8 70.9
1983 45 70.8
1984 44.8 70.6
1985 44.6 70.5
1986 44.3 70.6
1987 43.9 70.8
1988 43.6 70.8
1989 43.5 70.8
1990 43.6 70.6
1991 43.5 70.7
1992 43.6 70.9
1993 43.6 71.3
1994 43.8 71.7
1995 43.8 72
1996 44 72.3
1997 44.2 72.6
1998 44.3 72.8
1999 45.1 73.2
2000 46.2 73.6
2001 47.2 74.2
2002 48.2 74.5
2003 49.6 74.8
2004 51.1 74.9
2005 52.5 75.1
2006 53.7 75.3
2007 54.7 75.4
2008 55.7 75.6
2009 56.7 75.9
2010 57.8 76.3
2011 58.9 76.6
2012 59.9 76.8
2013 60.8 77.1
2014 61.7 77.3
2015 62.3 77.6
2016 63.2 77.6
2017 63.9 77.7
2018 64.5 77.6
2019 65 77.9
2020 65.2 76.6
2021 64.8 75.6
2022 66 77.9
2023 67.4 78.6
2024 67.6 78.8
2025 67.7 79

Malawi and Poland population clocks and comparison

Population
Malawi

Poland
Year Population
Malawi Poland
1960 3,628,134 29,637,450
1961 3,715,534 29,964,000
1962 3,806,307 30,308,500
1963 3,900,506 30,712,000
1964 3,997,305 31,139,450
1965 4,096,157 31,444,950
1966 4,197,926 31,681,000
1967 4,303,012 31,987,155
1968 4,411,054 32,294,655
1969 4,521,184 32,548,300
1970 4,633,944 32,664,300
1971 4,751,434 32,783,500
1972 4,874,475 33,055,650
1973 5,003,938 33,357,200
1974 5,141,337 33,678,899
1975 5,287,367 34,015,199
1976 5,443,384 34,356,300
1977 5,614,983 34,689,050
1978 5,810,132 34,965,600
1979 6,028,749 35,247,217
1980 6,265,529 35,574,150
1981 6,516,454 35,898,587
1982 6,778,879 36,230,481
1983 7,051,709 36,571,808
1984 7,332,810 36,904,134
1985 7,620,508 37,201,885
1986 7,906,480 37,456,119
1987 8,293,174 37,668,045
1988 8,753,262 37,824,487
1989 9,176,220 37,961,529
1990 9,545,852 38,110,782
1991 9,844,227 38,246,193
1992 10,135,079 38,363,667
1993 10,284,024 38,461,408
1994 10,164,894 38,542,652
1995 10,150,117 38,594,998
1996 10,352,228 38,624,370
1997 10,562,035 38,649,660
1998 10,792,876 38,663,481
1999 11,047,804 38,660,271
2000 11,315,942 38,258,629
2001 11,593,058 38,248,076
2002 11,880,440 38,230,364
2003 12,181,574 38,204,570
2004 12,500,737 38,182,222
2005 12,840,031 38,165,445
2006 13,198,701 38,141,267
2007 13,576,343 38,120,560
2008 13,976,417 38,125,759
2009 14,395,788 38,151,603
2010 14,826,463 38,042,794
2011 15,265,022 38,063,255
2012 15,709,577 38,063,164
2013 16,161,816 38,040,196
2014 16,621,538 38,011,735
2015 17,085,587 37,986,412
2016 17,557,739 37,970,087
2017 18,039,715 37,974,826
2018 18,528,081 37,974,750
2019 19,025,752 37,965,475
2020 19,533,888 37,515,748
2021 20,047,258 36,981,559
2022 20,568,728 36,821,749
2023 21,104,482 36,687,353
2024 21,655,286 36,554,707

Fertility rates in Malawi and Poland

Fertility rate
Malawi

Poland
Year Fertility rate
Malawi Poland
1960 7.04 2.98
1961 7.07 2.83
1962 7.1 2.72
1963 7.13 2.7
1964 7.11 2.57
1965 7.13 2.52
1966 7.17 2.34
1967 7.21 2.33
1968 7.26 2.24
1969 7.27 2.2
1970 7.3 2.2
1971 7.31 2.25
1972 7.33 2.24
1973 7.34 2.26
1974 7.34 2.26
1975 7.36 2.27
1976 7.39 2.3
1977 7.41 2.23
1978 7.43 2.21
1979 7.47 2.28
1980 7.52 2.28
1981 7.49 2.24
1982 7.45 2.34
1983 7.36 2.42
1984 7.27 2.37
1985 7.17 2.33
1986 7.07 2.22
1987 6.97 2.15
1988 6.88 2.13
1989 6.8 2.08
1990 6.74 2.06
1991 6.68 2.07
1992 6.63 1.95
1993 6.57 1.87
1994 6.49 1.81
1995 6.39 1.62
1996 6.29 1.59
1997 6.23 1.51
1998 6.21 1.44
1999 6.12 1.37
2000 6 1.37
2001 5.94 1.31
2002 5.9 1.25
2003 5.88 1.22
2004 5.86 1.23
2005 5.85 1.24
2006 5.8 1.27
2007 5.72 1.31
2008 5.61 1.39
2009 5.45 1.4
2010 5.26 1.41
2011 5.08 1.33
2012 4.9 1.33
2013 4.76 1.29
2014 4.57 1.32
2015 4.38 1.32
2016 4.22 1.39
2017 4.11 1.48
2018 4.02 1.46
2019 3.95 1.44
2020 3.88 1.39
2021 3.79 1.33
2022 3.72 1.29
2023 3.65 1.16

Malawi and Poland demographics compared

Median age
Malawi

Poland
Year Median age, years
Malawi Poland
1960 18.2 26.6
1961 18.3 26.8
1962 18.3 26.9
1963 18.3 27.1
1964 18.3 27.3
1965 18.4 27.5
1966 18.3 27.7
1967 18.3 27.8
1968 18.3 28
1969 18.2 28.1
1970 18 28.2
1971 17.9 28.4
1972 17.8 28.5
1973 17.7 28.5
1974 17.6 28.6
1975 17.5 28.6
1976 17.5 28.7
1977 17.4 28.9
1978 17.4 29.1
1979 17.4 29.3
1980 17.3 29.5
1981 17.3 29.8
1982 17.3 30.1
1983 17.3 30.3
1984 17.3 30.6
1985 17.3 30.8
1986 17.3 31.1
1987 17.4 31.4
1988 17.5 31.7
1989 17.4 32.1
1990 17.3 32.4
1991 17.2 32.6
1992 17.1 32.9
1993 17 33.2
1994 16.9 33.5
1995 16.9 33.9
1996 16.8 34.2
1997 16.8 34.4
1998 16.8 34.7
1999 16.7 35
2000 16.8 35.2
2001 16.8 35.5
2002 16.8 35.8
2003 16.8 36
2004 16.8 36.3
2005 16.8 36.6
2006 16.8 36.9
2007 16.8 37.2
2008 16.8 37.5
2009 16.7 37.8
2010 16.7 38.1
2011 16.8 38.2
2012 16.8 38.4
2013 16.9 38.7
2014 17 39
2015 17.1 39.3
2016 17.2 39.7
2017 17.4 40
2018 17.6 40.4
2019 17.8 40.8
2020 18 41.1
2021 18.2 41.5
2022 18.4 41.9
2023 18.7 42.4
2024 18.9 42.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Malawi Poland
GNI, Atlas method
$11.8B
2024
$788B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
28%
2025
50.1%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.75%
2022
4.31%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.01%
2023
3.83%
2023
Armed forces personnel
15,000
2020
189,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-8.94%
2025
-6.16%
2025
Unemployment rate
0.91%
2020
2.81%
2024
Services, % of GDP
44.9%
2024
59.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
16%
2024
26.4%
2024
Economic freedom index
50.9
2025
67.1
2025
Income share by richest 10%
31%
2019
22.9%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
2.9%
2019
3.3%
2023
Number of billionaires n/a
10
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00003%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
749
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$197B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$594M
2020
$223B
2024
Personal remittances received
$264M
2024
$8.69B
2024
International tourist arrivals
871,000
2018
88,515,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
2.68%
2020
2.63%
2020
Banked people share
50.4%
2024
86.1%
2024

Energy

Malawi Poland
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita n/a
2,639 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$17.7
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
6.45 megatons
2023
286.9 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.31 tons
2023
7.82 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share n/a
84.6%
2023
Renewable energy use share
62.9%
2022
15.2%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
3.47%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
48.8%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
4,382 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
80.1%
2021
17.5%
2021
Hydroelectric share
72.5%
2021
2.23%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
15.6%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Malawi Poland
% of world population
0.27%
2024
0.45%
2024
Annual migration change
-1,507
2024
-238,062
2024
Urban population
18.6%
2024
60.3%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.44 ft
2025
5.93 ft
2025
Average female height
5.12 ft
2025
5.44 ft
2025
Quality of life index
27.7
2025
74.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
34
2024
53
2024
Higher education index
35
2025
82
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.79
2012
0.8
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
33.4
2019
9.4
2019
Visa free countries
80
2025
174
2025
Adult literacy rate
68.1%
2022
99.8%
2021
English speaking
3.88%
2023
49.1%
2023
People using the Internet
18%
2023
88.6%
2024

Health

Malawi Poland
Government health expenditure per capita
$39.7
2022
$1,544
2023
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$4.8
2022
$249.9
2023
Life expectancy
67.7 years
2025
79 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
64.7%
2022
0.07%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.05
2022
3.39
2021
Age at first childbirth
19.1 years
2025
28.4 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
225
2023
2
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
38.3
2023
4.4
2023
Obesity rate
7.87%
2022
28.3%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
5.7%
2024
8.1%
2024
Air quality index
34
2025
51
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
9.7%
2022
23.6%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
3.61 liters
2020
11.7 liters
2020

Territory

Malawi Poland
% of world land
0.06%
2025
0.21%
2025
Land area per capita
1,681 sq mi
2024
3,235 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
23,359 sq mi
2025
56,294 sq mi
2025
Forest area
8,169 sq mi
2025
36,753 sq mi
2025
Roads length
9,601 mi
2015
267,065 mi
2024

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