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Malawi vs Qatar statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Malawi has a population of 21.7M (ranked 62/197), compared with 2.86M in Qatar (ranked 138/197). Malawi's land area is 36,402 sq mi versus 4,436 sq mi for Qatar (ranked 107th vs. 158th).

By GDP, Malawi ranks 151/197 ($11B) and Qatar ranks 56/197 ($218B). By GDP per capita, Malawi ranks 195/197 ($508), while Qatar ranks 11/197 ($76,276).

Main facts and rankings

Malawi Qatar
Population
22673513
2964497
Population rank 61/197 137/197
GDP
$11B
2024
$218B
2024
GDP rank 151/197 56/197
GDP per capita
$508
2024
$76,276
2024
GDP per capita rank 195/197 11/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$1,859
2024
$126,110
2024
Government debt
$8.19B
2024
$89B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
73%
2025
40.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$378
2024
$31,151
2024
Government debt per person rank 173/185 23/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,610
2025
$36,023
2025
Land area
36,402 sq mi
2025
4,436 sq mi
2025
Population density
595 ppl/mi²
2024
644 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.65
2023
1.73
2023
Median age
18.9 years
2024
34.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
67.7 years
2025
82.7 years
2025

Malawi and Qatar: Comparison Charts

Malawi and Qatar economies compared

GDP
Malawi

Qatar
Year GDP
Malawi Qatar
1970 - $301,791,302
1971 - $387,703,106
1972 - $510,262,500
1973 - $793,885,560
1974 - $2,401,403,227
1975 - $2,512,773,166
1976 - $3,284,273,987
1977 - $3,617,564,638
1978 - $4,052,000,413
1979 - $5,632,962,997
1980 $1,801,156,775 $7,829,165,262
1981 $1,801,193,910 $8,661,263,764
1982 $1,717,379,495 $7,596,703,214
1983 $1,780,148,049 $6,467,582,308
1984 $1,758,028,656 $6,704,395,824
1985 $1,646,442,273 $6,153,296,456
1986 $1,722,586,299 $5,053,021,951
1987 $1,721,711,808 $5,446,428,681
1988 $2,008,189,508 $6,038,187,033
1989 $2,314,205,130 $6,487,912,088
1990 $2,737,087,862 $7,360,439,423
1991 $3,206,783,830 $6,883,516,484
1992 $2,618,837,835 $7,646,153,984
1993 $3,013,392,658 $7,156,593,654
1994 $1,719,864,761 $7,374,450,769
1995 $2,033,701,498 $8,137,911,978
1996 $3,319,573,750 $9,059,340,385
1997 $3,875,785,863 $11,297,802,115
1998 $2,547,609,590 $10,255,495,027
1999 $2,584,478,924 $12,393,131,868
2000 $2,537,307,580 $17,759,890,110
2001 $2,498,008,665 $17,538,461,538
2002 $5,087,328,438 $19,363,736,264
2003 $4,669,789,300 $23,533,791,209
2004 $5,058,726,350 $31,734,065,934
2005 $5,320,409,651 $44,530,494,505
2006 $5,818,279,739 $60,882,142,857
2007 $6,451,210,219 $79,712,087,912
2008 $7,743,617,352 $115,270,054,945
2009 $9,009,887,947 $97,798,351,648
2010 $10,128,323,011 $125,122,306,346
2011 $11,648,142,958 $167,775,268,626
2012 $8,773,203,178 $186,833,502,363
2013 $8,031,571,928 $198,727,642,967
2014 $8,801,326,169 $206,224,598,571
2015 $9,219,474,379 $161,739,955,577
2016 $7,909,868,618 $151,732,181,868
2017 $8,943,543,794 $161,099,122,225
2018 $9,879,231,592 $183,334,953,819
2019 $11,051,865,580 $176,371,267,692
2020 $11,769,313,598 $144,411,363,352
2021 $12,378,129,751 $179,732,009,560
2022 $12,429,060,151 $235,709,325,714
2023 $12,712,150,082 $213,002,809,341
2024 $11,008,925,323 $217,982,967,033

Malawi and Qatar economies compared

GDP per capita
Malawi

Qatar
Year GDP per capita
Malawi Qatar
1970 - $2,594
1971 - $2,952
1972 - $3,483
1973 - $4,905
1974 - $13,540
1975 - $13,014
1976 - $15,710
1977 - $16,058
1978 - $16,757
1979 - $21,777
1980 $287.5 $28,375
1981 $276.4 $29,505
1982 $253.3 $24,385
1983 $252.4 $19,616
1984 $239.7 $19,272
1985 $216.1 $16,815
1986 $217.9 $13,213
1987 $207.6 $13,719
1988 $229.4 $14,682
1989 $252.2 $15,243
1990 $286.7 $16,722
1991 $326 $15,133
1992 $258.4 $16,280
1993 $293 $14,770
1994 $169.2 $14,765
1995 $200.4 $15,823
1996 $321 $17,125
1997 $367 $20,523
1998 $236 $17,665
1999 $233.9 $20,234
2000 $224.2 $27,535
2001 $215.5 $25,871
2002 $428 $27,227
2003 $383 $31,602
2004 $405 $41,036
2005 $414 $53,950
2006 $441 $62,582
2007 $475 $65,954
2008 $554 $80,781
2009 $626 $60,786
2010 $683 $77,387
2011 $763 $103,262
2012 $558 $108,470
2013 $497 $103,697
2014 $530 $95,841
2015 $540 $68,985
2016 $451 $61,254
2017 $496 $63,280
2018 $533 $71,040
2019 $581 $66,841
2020 $603 $51,684
2021 $617 $71,752
2022 $604 $88,701
2023 $602 $80,196
2024 $508 $76,276

Malawi vs. Qatar life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Malawi

Qatar
Year Life expectancy, years
Malawi Qatar
1950 32.7 50.8
1951 32.8 51.5
1952 33 52.1
1953 33.2 52.8
1954 33.3 53.5
1955 33.6 54.2
1956 33.8 54.9
1957 34.1 55.6
1958 34.4 56.3
1959 34.8 57
1960 35 57.8
1961 35.2 58.5
1962 35.4 59.2
1963 35.6 60
1964 35.7 60.7
1965 35.7 61.4
1966 35.8 62.2
1967 35.9 62.9
1968 36.1 63.6
1969 36.3 64.2
1970 36.6 64.9
1971 37.1 65.5
1972 37.6 66.1
1973 38.4 66.6
1974 39.2 67.2
1975 40.1 67.7
1976 41 68.2
1977 42 68.6
1978 43 69.1
1979 43.7 69.5
1980 44.3 69.9
1981 44.7 70.3
1982 44.8 70.7
1983 45 71.1
1984 44.8 71.5
1985 44.6 71.8
1986 44.3 72.2
1987 43.9 72.5
1988 43.6 72.8
1989 43.5 73.1
1990 43.6 73.4
1991 43.5 73.7
1992 43.6 73.9
1993 43.6 74.1
1994 43.8 74.2
1995 43.8 74.4
1996 44 74.6
1997 44.2 74.7
1998 44.3 74.9
1999 45.1 75
2000 46.2 75.3
2001 47.2 75.5
2002 48.2 75.8
2003 49.6 76.1
2004 51.1 76.5
2005 52.5 76.9
2006 53.7 77.3
2007 54.7 77.7
2008 55.7 78.3
2009 56.7 78.8
2010 57.8 79.4
2011 58.9 80
2012 59.9 80.5
2013 60.8 81
2014 61.7 81.4
2015 62.3 81.8
2016 63.2 82.1
2017 63.9 82.5
2018 64.5 82.7
2019 65 82.9
2020 65.2 80.4
2021 64.8 81.1
2022 66 81.9
2023 67.4 82.4
2024 67.6 82.5
2025 67.7 82.7

Malawi and Qatar population clocks and comparison

Population
Malawi

Qatar
Year Population
Malawi Qatar
1960 3,628,134 36,010
1961 3,715,534 39,680
1962 3,806,307 44,630
1963 3,900,506 50,380
1964 3,997,305 56,867
1965 4,096,157 64,065
1966 4,197,926 72,192
1967 4,303,012 81,439
1968 4,411,054 91,749
1969 4,521,184 103,025
1970 4,633,944 116,350
1971 4,751,434 131,346
1972 4,874,475 146,506
1973 5,003,938 161,841
1974 5,141,337 177,362
1975 5,287,367 193,087
1976 5,443,384 209,052
1977 5,614,983 225,285
1978 5,810,132 241,808
1979 6,028,749 258,670
1980 6,265,529 275,913
1981 6,516,454 293,553
1982 6,778,879 311,537
1983 7,051,709 329,709
1984 7,332,810 347,878
1985 7,620,508 365,940
1986 7,906,480 382,422
1987 8,293,174 397,005
1988 8,753,262 411,264
1989 9,176,220 425,646
1990 9,545,852 440,175
1991 9,844,227 454,853
1992 10,135,079 469,657
1993 10,284,024 484,545
1994 10,164,894 499,459
1995 10,150,117 514,325
1996 10,352,228 529,019
1997 10,562,035 550,500
1998 10,792,876 580,540
1999 11,047,804 612,500
2000 11,315,942 644,989
2001 11,593,058 677,925
2002 11,880,440 711,205
2003 12,181,574 744,682
2004 12,500,737 773,332
2005 12,840,031 825,408
2006 13,198,701 972,831
2007 13,576,343 1,208,595
2008 13,976,417 1,426,938
2009 14,395,788 1,608,903
2010 14,826,463 1,616,832
2011 15,265,022 1,624,761
2012 15,709,577 1,722,438
2013 16,161,816 1,916,426
2014 16,621,538 2,151,745
2015 17,085,587 2,344,557
2016 17,557,739 2,477,113
2017 18,039,715 2,545,820
2018 18,528,081 2,580,734
2019 19,025,752 2,638,657
2020 19,533,888 2,794,148
2021 20,047,258 2,504,910
2022 20,568,728 2,657,333
2023 21,104,482 2,656,032
2024 21,655,286 2,857,822

Fertility rates in Malawi and Qatar

Fertility rate
Malawi

Qatar
Year Fertility rate
Malawi Qatar
1960 7.04 6.53
1961 7.07 6.53
1962 7.1 6.53
1963 7.13 6.53
1964 7.11 6.53
1965 7.13 6.53
1966 7.17 6.52
1967 7.21 6.46
1968 7.26 6.39
1969 7.27 6.31
1970 7.3 6.23
1971 7.31 6.15
1972 7.33 6.07
1973 7.34 6.01
1974 7.34 5.94
1975 7.36 5.86
1976 7.39 5.78
1977 7.41 5.69
1978 7.43 5.58
1979 7.47 5.46
1980 7.52 5.33
1981 7.49 5.2
1982 7.45 5.04
1983 7.36 4.9
1984 7.27 4.76
1985 7.17 4.64
1986 7.07 4.57
1987 6.97 4.54
1988 6.88 4.51
1989 6.8 4.41
1990 6.74 4.23
1991 6.68 3.99
1992 6.63 3.85
1993 6.57 3.77
1994 6.49 3.67
1995 6.39 3.56
1996 6.29 3.44
1997 6.23 3.33
1998 6.21 3.21
1999 6.12 3.12
2000 6 3.07
2001 5.94 3.08
2002 5.9 3.01
2003 5.88 2.93
2004 5.86 2.79
2005 5.85 2.64
2006 5.8 2.51
2007 5.72 2.44
2008 5.61 2.37
2009 5.45 2.25
2010 5.26 2.14
2011 5.08 2.07
2012 4.9 2.04
2013 4.76 2.03
2014 4.57 2.03
2015 4.38 1.98
2016 4.22 1.86
2017 4.11 1.83
2018 4.02 1.76
2019 3.95 1.73
2020 3.88 1.68
2021 3.79 1.61
2022 3.72 1.74
2023 3.65 1.73

Malawi and Qatar demographics compared

Median age
Malawi

Qatar
Year Median age, years
Malawi Qatar
1960 18.2 18
1961 18.3 19
1962 18.3 20.1
1963 18.3 21.1
1964 18.3 21.8
1965 18.4 22.5
1966 18.3 23
1967 18.3 23.5
1968 18.3 24
1969 18.2 24.4
1970 18 23.7
1971 17.9 22.2
1972 17.8 21.3
1973 17.7 20.9
1974 17.6 20.8
1975 17.5 21
1976 17.5 21.3
1977 17.4 21.8
1978 17.4 22.3
1979 17.4 22.9
1980 17.3 23.5
1981 17.3 24.1
1982 17.3 24.8
1983 17.3 25.6
1984 17.3 26.3
1985 17.3 27
1986 17.3 27.4
1987 17.4 27.5
1988 17.5 27.5
1989 17.4 27.6
1990 17.3 27.7
1991 17.2 27.9
1992 17.1 28.1
1993 17 28.4
1994 16.9 28.7
1995 16.9 29.1
1996 16.8 29.6
1997 16.8 29.9
1998 16.8 29.8
1999 16.7 29.8
2000 16.8 29.9
2001 16.8 30.1
2002 16.8 30.5
2003 16.8 30.9
2004 16.8 31
2005 16.8 30.9
2006 16.8 30.6
2007 16.8 30.1
2008 16.8 30.1
2009 16.7 30.8
2010 16.7 31.3
2011 16.8 31.2
2012 16.8 31
2013 16.9 30.9
2014 17 31.1
2015 17.1 31.2
2016 17.2 31.4
2017 17.4 31.6
2018 17.6 31.9
2019 17.8 32.3
2020 18 32.6
2021 18.2 32.9
2022 18.4 33.4
2023 18.7 34.1
2024 18.9 34.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Malawi Qatar
GNI, Atlas method
$11.8B
2024
$219B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
28%
2025
26.5%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.75%
2022
3.23%
2020
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.01%
2023
6.96%
2022
Armed forces personnel
15,000
2020
22,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-8.94%
2025
+0.04%
2025
Unemployment rate
0.91%
2020
0.13%
2022
Services, % of GDP
44.9%
2024
45.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
16%
2024
58.5%
2024
Economic freedom index
50.9
2025
70.2
2025
Income share by richest 10%
31%
2019
25.8%
2017
Income share by poorest 10%
2.9%
2019
2.6%
2017
Number of millionaires n/a
26,163
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
1.13%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
2
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00009%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
52
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$170M
2024
Total reserves including gold
$594M
2020
$54B
2024
Personal remittances received
$264M
2024
$1.44B
2024
International tourist arrivals
871,000
2018
582,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
2.68%
2020
20.2%
2020
Banked people share
50.4%
2024
65.9%
2011

Energy

Malawi Qatar
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita n/a
16,684 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$7.37
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
6.45 megatons
2023
127.9 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.31 tons
2023
48.2 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share n/a
99.9%
2022
Renewable energy use share
62.9%
2022
0%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
0.12%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
-396%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
19,381 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
80.1%
2021
0.28%
2021
Hydroelectric share
72.5%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
15.6%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Malawi Qatar
% of world population
0.27%
2024
0.04%
2024
Annual migration change
-1,507
2024
+46,105
2024
Urban population
18.6%
2024
99.4%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.44 ft
2025
5.69 ft
2025
Average female height
5.12 ft
2025
5.27 ft
2025
Quality of life index
27.7
2025
77.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
34
2024
59
2024
Higher education index
35
2025
68
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.79
2012
0.07
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
33.4
2019
7.3
2019
Visa free countries
80
2025
119
2025
Adult literacy rate
68.1%
2022
97.8%
2014
English speaking
3.88%
2023
30%
2025
People using the Internet
18%
2023
99.7%
2023

Health

Malawi Qatar
Government health expenditure per capita
$39.7
2022
$1,782
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$4.8
2022
$137.8
2022
Life expectancy
67.7 years
2025
82.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
64.7%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.05
2022
2.5
2018
Age at first childbirth
19.1 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
225
2023
4
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
38.3
2023
6
2023
Obesity rate
7.87%
2022
44%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
5.7%
2024
24.6%
2024
Air quality index
34
2025
15
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
9.7%
2022
12.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
3.61 liters
2020
1.05 liters
2020

Territory

Malawi Qatar
% of world land
0.06%
2025
0.008%
2025
Land area per capita
1,681 sq mi
2024
1,552 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
23,359 sq mi
2025
285.7 sq mi
2025
Forest area
8,169 sq mi
2025
0 sq mi
2025
Roads length
9,601 mi
2015
4,374 mi
2016

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