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Malawi vs Romania statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Malawi has a population of 21.7M (ranked 62/197), compared with 19.1M in Romania (ranked 67/197). Malawi's land area is 36,402 sq mi versus 88,834 sq mi for Romania (ranked 107th vs. 80th).

By GDP, Malawi ranks 151/197 ($11B) and Romania ranks 43/197 ($383B). By GDP per capita, Malawi ranks 195/197 ($508), while Romania ranks 58/197 ($20,072).

Main facts and rankings

Malawi Romania
Population
22673513
18962595
Population rank 61/197 69/197
GDP
$11B
2024
$383B
2024
GDP rank 151/197 43/197
GDP per capita
$508
2024
$20,072
2024
GDP per capita rank 195/197 58/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$1,859
2024
$48,712
2024
Government debt
$8.19B
2024
$219B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
73%
2025
61.6%
2025
Government debt per person
$378
2024
$11,490
2024
Government debt per person rank 173/185 49/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,610
2025
$13,200
2025
Land area
36,402 sq mi
2025
88,834 sq mi
2025
Population density
595 ppl/mi²
2024
214.7 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.65
2023
1.71
2023
Median age
18.9 years
2024
43.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
67.7 years
2025
76.2 years
2025

Malawi and Romania: Comparison Charts

Malawi and Romania economies compared

GDP
Malawi

Romania
Year GDP
Malawi Romania
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 $38,067,567,568
1988 $2,008,189,508 $40,424,528,302
1989 $2,314,205,130 $41,450,777,202
1990 $2,737,087,862 $38,247,882,300
1991 $3,206,783,830 $28,850,634,900
1992 $2,618,837,835 $25,121,666,667
1993 $3,013,392,658 $26,361,160,450
1994 $1,719,864,761 $30,072,805,104
1995 $2,033,701,498 $37,430,162,103
1996 $3,319,573,750 $36,937,074,278
1997 $3,875,785,863 $35,575,214,078
1998 $2,547,609,590 $41,696,091,974
1999 $2,584,478,924 $35,953,156,754
2000 $2,537,307,580 $37,253,739,511
2001 $2,498,008,665 $40,395,116,581
2002 $5,087,328,438 $46,065,502,703
2003 $4,669,789,300 $57,806,384,143
2004 $5,058,726,350 $74,973,656,852
2005 $5,320,409,651 $98,454,380,120
2006 $5,818,279,739 $122,023,735,993
2007 $6,451,210,219 $174,588,782,939
2008 $7,743,617,352 $214,315,932,061
2009 $9,009,887,947 $174,110,532,659
2010 $10,128,323,011 $170,064,350,672
2011 $11,648,142,958 $192,623,977,894
2012 $8,773,203,178 $179,117,323,107
2013 $8,031,571,928 $189,798,603,751
2014 $8,801,326,169 $199,722,319,676
2015 $9,219,474,379 $177,885,131,240
2016 $7,909,868,618 $185,290,759,249
2017 $8,943,543,794 $210,147,385,855
2018 $9,879,231,592 $243,468,683,030
2019 $11,051,865,580 $251,677,082,534
2020 $11,769,313,598 $252,033,792,712
2021 $12,378,129,751 $286,578,196,368
2022 $12,429,060,151 $296,354,358,293
2023 $12,712,150,082 $350,775,856,415
2024 $11,008,925,323 $382,767,571,329

Malawi and Romania economies compared

GDP per capita
Malawi

Romania
Year GDP per capita
Malawi Romania
1980 $287.5 -
1981 $276.4 -
1982 $253.3 -
1983 $252.4 -
1984 $239.7 -
1985 $216.1 -
1986 $217.9 -
1987 $207.6 $1,659
1988 $229.4 $1,753
1989 $252.2 $1,790
1990 $286.7 $1,648
1991 $326 $1,254
1992 $258.4 $1,102
1993 $293 $1,158
1994 $169.2 $1,323
1995 $200.4 $1,650
1996 $321 $1,633
1997 $367 $1,577
1998 $236 $1,853
1999 $233.9 $1,600
2000 $224.2 $1,660
2001 $215.5 $1,825
2002 $428 $2,120
2003 $383 $2,679
2004 $405 $3,495
2005 $414 $4,618
2006 $441 $5,758
2007 $475 $8,360
2008 $554 $10,435
2009 $626 $8,548
2010 $683 $8,400
2011 $763 $9,561
2012 $558 $8,930
2013 $497 $9,498
2014 $530 $10,032
2015 $540 $8,977
2016 $451 $9,405
2017 $496 $10,728
2018 $533 $12,502
2019 $581 $12,992
2020 $603 $13,082
2021 $617 $14,987
2022 $604 $15,558
2023 $602 $18,404
2024 $508 $20,072

Malawi vs. Romania life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Malawi

Romania
Year Life expectancy, years
Malawi Romania
1950 32.7 60.5
1951 32.8 61.2
1952 33 61.8
1953 33.2 62.5
1954 33.3 63
1955 33.6 63.3
1956 33.8 63.6
1957 34.1 64
1958 34.4 64.4
1959 34.8 64.9
1960 35 65.6
1961 35.2 66.4
1962 35.4 67.2
1963 35.6 67.8
1964 35.7 68.4
1965 35.7 68.4
1966 35.8 68.2
1967 35.9 68.1
1968 36.1 67.9
1969 36.3 67.2
1970 36.6 67.9
1971 37.1 68.4
1972 37.6 69
1973 38.4 68.7
1974 39.2 69.5
1975 40.1 69.6
1976 41 69.9
1977 42 69.5
1978 43 69.8
1979 43.7 69.5
1980 44.3 69.2
1981 44.7 69.5
1982 44.8 69.8
1983 45 69.8
1984 44.8 69.9
1985 44.6 69.4
1986 44.3 69.7
1987 43.9 69.1
1988 43.6 69.4
1989 43.5 69.5
1990 43.6 69.8
1991 43.5 70
1992 43.6 69.5
1993 43.6 69.5
1994 43.8 69.3
1995 43.8 69.3
1996 44 68.8
1997 44.2 69.1
1998 44.3 69.9
1999 45.1 70.6
2000 46.2 71.2
2001 47.2 71.1
2002 48.2 70.8
2003 49.6 70.8
2004 51.1 71.1
2005 52.5 71.6
2006 53.7 72.2
2007 54.7 72.8
2008 55.7 73.2
2009 56.7 73.5
2010 57.8 73.6
2011 58.9 74.3
2012 59.9 74.3
2013 60.8 74.9
2014 61.7 74.8
2015 62.3 74.7
2016 63.2 75
2017 63.9 75
2018 64.5 75.1
2019 65 75.3
2020 65.2 74
2021 64.8 72.7
2022 66 75.3
2023 67.4 75.9
2024 67.6 76.1
2025 67.7 76.2

Malawi and Romania population clocks and comparison

Population
Malawi

Romania
Year Population
Malawi Romania
1960 3,628,134 18,406,905
1961 3,715,534 18,555,250
1962 3,806,307 18,676,550
1963 3,900,506 18,797,850
1964 3,997,305 18,919,126
1965 4,096,157 19,031,576
1966 4,197,926 19,215,450
1967 4,303,012 19,534,242
1968 4,411,054 19,799,831
1969 4,521,184 20,009,141
1970 4,633,944 20,250,398
1971 4,751,434 20,461,567
1972 4,874,475 20,657,957
1973 5,003,938 20,835,681
1974 5,141,337 21,029,429
1975 5,287,367 21,293,583
1976 5,443,384 21,551,634
1977 5,614,983 21,756,096
1978 5,810,132 21,951,464
1979 6,028,749 22,090,488
1980 6,265,529 22,207,282
1981 6,516,454 22,353,070
1982 6,778,879 22,475,741
1983 7,051,709 22,560,478
1984 7,332,810 22,640,547
1985 7,620,508 22,732,999
1986 7,906,480 22,836,841
1987 8,293,174 22,949,430
1988 8,753,262 23,057,662
1989 9,176,220 23,161,458
1990 9,545,852 23,201,835
1991 9,844,227 23,001,155
1992 10,135,079 22,794,284
1993 10,284,024 22,763,280
1994 10,164,894 22,730,211
1995 10,150,117 22,684,270
1996 10,352,228 22,619,004
1997 10,562,035 22,553,978
1998 10,792,876 22,507,344
1999 11,047,804 22,472,040
2000 11,315,942 22,442,971
2001 11,593,058 22,131,970
2002 11,880,440 21,730,496
2003 12,181,574 21,574,326
2004 12,500,737 21,451,748
2005 12,840,031 21,319,685
2006 13,198,701 21,193,760
2007 13,576,343 20,882,982
2008 13,976,417 20,537,875
2009 14,395,788 20,367,487
2010 14,826,463 20,246,871
2011 15,265,022 20,147,528
2012 15,709,577 20,058,035
2013 16,161,816 19,983,693
2014 16,621,538 19,908,979
2015 17,085,587 19,815,616
2016 17,557,739 19,702,267
2017 18,039,715 19,588,715
2018 18,528,081 19,473,970
2019 19,025,752 19,371,648
2020 19,533,888 19,265,250
2021 20,047,258 19,122,059
2022 20,568,728 19,048,502
2023 21,104,482 19,059,479
2024 21,655,286 19,069,340

Fertility rates in Malawi and Romania

Fertility rate
Malawi

Romania
Year Fertility rate
Malawi Romania
1960 7.04 2.34
1961 7.07 2.17
1962 7.1 2.04
1963 7.13 2.01
1964 7.11 1.96
1965 7.13 1.91
1966 7.17 1.9
1967 7.21 3.66
1968 7.26 3.63
1969 7.27 3.19
1970 7.3 2.89
1971 7.31 2.67
1972 7.33 2.55
1973 7.34 2.44
1974 7.34 2.71
1975 7.36 2.59
1976 7.39 2.54
1977 7.41 2.57
1978 7.43 2.52
1979 7.47 2.49
1980 7.52 2.43
1981 7.49 2.36
1982 7.45 2.17
1983 7.36 2.06
1984 7.27 2.26
1985 7.17 2.31
1986 7.07 2.39
1987 6.97 2.38
1988 6.88 2.3
1989 6.8 2.22
1990 6.74 1.83
1991 6.68 1.59
1992 6.63 1.51
1993 6.57 1.43
1994 6.49 1.4
1995 6.39 1.33
1996 6.29 1.3
1997 6.23 1.32
1998 6.21 1.32
1999 6.12 1.3
2000 6 1.31
2001 5.94 1.27
2002 5.9 1.27
2003 5.88 1.3
2004 5.86 1.33
2005 5.85 1.4
2006 5.8 1.42
2007 5.72 1.45
2008 5.61 1.6
2009 5.45 1.66
2010 5.26 1.59
2011 5.08 1.47
2012 4.9 1.52
2013 4.76 1.46
2014 4.57 1.56
2015 4.38 1.62
2016 4.22 1.69
2017 4.11 1.78
2018 4.02 1.76
2019 3.95 1.77
2020 3.88 1.8
2021 3.79 1.81
2022 3.72 1.71
2023 3.65 1.71

Malawi and Romania demographics compared

Median age
Malawi

Romania
Year Median age, years
Malawi Romania
1960 18.2 28.5
1961 18.3 28.9
1962 18.3 29.3
1963 18.3 29.7
1964 18.3 30.2
1965 18.4 30.6
1966 18.3 31
1967 18.3 31.3
1968 18.3 31.3
1969 18.2 31.3
1970 18 31.4
1971 17.9 31.4
1972 17.8 31.5
1973 17.7 31.5
1974 17.6 31.6
1975 17.5 31.7
1976 17.5 31.8
1977 17.4 31.8
1978 17.4 31.7
1979 17.4 31.7
1980 17.3 31.8
1981 17.3 31.9
1982 17.3 32
1983 17.3 32.1
1984 17.3 32.3
1985 17.3 32.5
1986 17.3 32.7
1987 17.4 32.8
1988 17.5 32.8
1989 17.4 32.9
1990 17.3 33
1991 17.2 33.1
1992 17.1 33.3
1993 17 33.6
1994 16.9 33.8
1995 16.9 34
1996 16.8 34.2
1997 16.8 34.4
1998 16.8 34.6
1999 16.7 34.7
2000 16.8 34.8
2001 16.8 34.8
2002 16.8 35.3
2003 16.8 36
2004 16.8 36.6
2005 16.8 37
2006 16.8 37.3
2007 16.8 37.7
2008 16.8 38.2
2009 16.7 38.8
2010 16.7 39.3
2011 16.8 39.8
2012 16.8 40.2
2013 16.9 40.5
2014 17 40.9
2015 17.1 41.3
2016 17.2 41.7
2017 17.4 42
2018 17.6 42.3
2019 17.8 42.6
2020 18 42.9
2021 18.2 43.2
2022 18.4 43.3
2023 18.7 43.5
2024 18.9 43.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Malawi Romania
GNI, Atlas method
$11.8B
2024
$336B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
28%
2025
39.2%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.75%
2022
3.28%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.01%
2023
1.61%
2023
Armed forces personnel
15,000
2020
128,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-8.94%
2025
-7.83%
2025
Unemployment rate
0.91%
2020
5.43%
2024
Services, % of GDP
44.9%
2024
62.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
16%
2024
25%
2024
Economic freedom index
50.9
2025
66.5
2025
Income share by richest 10%
31%
2019
21.8%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
2.9%
2019
2.4%
2023
Number of billionaires n/a
6
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00004%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
83
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$47.4B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$594M
2020
$73.4B
2024
Personal remittances received
$264M
2024
$9.52B
2024
International tourist arrivals
871,000
2018
5,023,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
2.68%
2020
1.73%
2020
Banked people share
50.4%
2024
71.3%
2024

Energy

Malawi Romania
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita n/a
1,601 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$28.6
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
6.45 megatons
2023
70.8 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.31 tons
2023
3.71 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share n/a
70.4%
2022
Renewable energy use share
62.9%
2022
23.6%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
17.5%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
28.1%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
2,585 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
80.1%
2021
44.9%
2021
Hydroelectric share
72.5%
2021
32.2%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
19.3%
2023
Electricity access
15.6%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Malawi Romania
% of world population
0.27%
2024
0.23%
2024
Annual migration change
-1,507
2024
-28,466
2024
Urban population
18.6%
2024
54.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.44 ft
2025
5.83 ft
2025
Average female height
5.12 ft
2025
5.4 ft
2025
Quality of life index
27.7
2025
67.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
34
2024
46
2024
Higher education index
35
2025
69
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.79
2012
1.11
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
33.4
2019
10.3
2019
Visa free countries
80
2025
171
2025
Adult literacy rate
68.1%
2022
99.2%
2021
English speaking
3.88%
2023
31%
2023
People using the Internet
18%
2023
91.3%
2024

Health

Malawi Romania
Government health expenditure per capita
$39.7
2022
$902
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$4.8
2022
$193.3
2022
Life expectancy
67.7 years
2025
76.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
64.7%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.05
2022
3.47
2021
Age at first childbirth
19.1 years
2025
27.1 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
225
2023
12
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
38.3
2023
6.6
2023
Obesity rate
7.87%
2022
35%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
5.7%
2024
7.5%
2024
Air quality index
34
2025
50
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
9.7%
2022
30%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
3.61 liters
2020
16.8 liters
2020

Territory

Malawi Romania
% of world land
0.06%
2025
0.15%
2025
Land area per capita
1,681 sq mi
2024
4,658 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
23,359 sq mi
2025
49,093 sq mi
2025
Forest area
8,169 sq mi
2025
26,753 sq mi
2025
Roads length
9,601 mi
2015
53,679 mi
2023

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