Malawi vs Samoa statistics compared

Malawi has a population of 21.7M (ranked 62/197), compared with 218K in Samoa (ranked 177/197). Malawi's land area is 36,402 sq mi versus 1,073 sq mi for Samoa (ranked 107th vs. 168th).

By GDP, Malawi ranks 151/197 ($11B) and Samoa ranks 187/197 ($1.07B). By GDP per capita, Malawi ranks 195/197 ($508), while Samoa ranks 120/197 ($4,899).

Malawi and Samoa: Comparison Charts

Malawi and Samoa economies compared

GDP

Malawi

Samoa

Table

Year	GDP
	Malawi	Samoa
1970	-	$45,208,338
1971	-	$53,719,569
1972	-	$62,566,116
1973	-	$82,452,985
1974	-	$93,549,611
1975	-	$93,489,283
1976	-	$85,003,078
1977	-	$98,295,671
1978	-	$108,223,444
1979	-	$122,257,393
1980	$1,801,156,775	$125,747,038
1981	$1,801,193,910	$118,190,655
1982	$1,717,379,495	$121,221,652
1983	$1,780,148,049	$111,862,824
1984	$1,758,028,656	$109,200,934
1985	$1,646,442,273	$95,572,173
1986	$1,722,586,299	$100,947,849
1987	$1,721,711,808	$111,713,922
1988	$2,008,189,508	$133,016,065
1989	$2,314,205,130	$122,888,610
1990	$2,737,087,862	$125,766,270
1991	$3,206,783,830	$125,597,205
1992	$2,618,837,835	$132,303,041
1993	$3,013,392,658	$133,122,897
1994	$1,719,864,761	$221,098,107
1995	$2,033,701,498	$224,865,731
1996	$3,319,573,750	$249,907,869
1997	$3,875,785,863	$285,475,592
1998	$2,547,609,590	$269,485,244
1999	$2,584,478,924	$255,408,060
2000	$2,537,307,580	$258,856,140
2001	$2,498,008,665	$266,299,591
2002	$5,087,328,438	$281,790,134
2003	$4,669,789,300	$333,426,188
2004	$5,058,726,350	$407,747,565
2005	$5,320,409,651	$476,801,793
2006	$5,818,279,739	$499,923,758
2007	$6,451,210,219	$573,548,460
2008	$7,743,617,352	$641,346,192
2009	$9,009,887,947	$628,006,115
2010	$10,128,323,011	$680,260,907
2011	$11,648,142,958	$744,097,050
2012	$8,773,203,178	$773,141,661
2013	$8,031,571,928	$797,736,334
2014	$8,801,326,169	$796,683,520
2015	$9,219,474,379	$824,150,499
2016	$7,909,868,618	$843,924,797
2017	$8,943,543,794	$884,844,384
2018	$9,879,231,592	$878,448,433
2019	$11,051,865,580	$912,950,466
2020	$11,769,313,598	$868,898,358
2021	$12,378,129,751	$843,923,639
2022	$12,429,060,151	$832,945,206
2023	$12,712,150,082	$938,189,444
2024	$11,008,925,323	$1,068,025,244

Malawi and Samoa economies compared

GDP per capita

Malawi

Samoa

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Malawi	Samoa
1970	-	$322
1971	-	$377
1972	-	$433
1973	-	$563
1974	-	$626
1975	-	$610
1976	-	$541
1977	-	$615
1978	-	$671
1979	-	$751
1980	$287.5	$765
1981	$276.4	$713
1982	$253.3	$728
1983	$252.4	$671
1984	$239.7	$655
1985	$216.1	$573
1986	$217.9	$604
1987	$207.6	$666
1988	$229.4	$790
1989	$252.2	$728
1990	$286.7	$744
1991	$326	$742
1992	$258.4	$777
1993	$293	$775
1994	$169.2	$1,277
1995	$200.4	$1,288
1996	$321	$1,419
1997	$367	$1,608
1998	$236	$1,506
1999	$233.9	$1,417
2000	$224.2	$1,425
2001	$215.5	$1,454
2002	$428	$1,528
2003	$383	$1,798
2004	$405	$2,189
2005	$414	$2,550
2006	$441	$2,663
2007	$475	$3,039
2008	$554	$3,374
2009	$626	$3,279
2010	$683	$3,524
2011	$763	$3,822
2012	$558	$3,935
2013	$497	$4,024
2014	$530	$3,983
2015	$540	$4,084
2016	$451	$4,147
2017	$496	$4,308
2018	$533	$4,232
2019	$581	$4,352
2020	$603	$4,100
2021	$617	$3,948
2022	$604	$3,869
2023	$602	$4,330
2024	$508	$4,899

Malawi vs. Samoa life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Malawi

Samoa

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Malawi	Samoa
1950	32.7	49.2
1951	32.8	49.8
1952	33	50.4
1953	33.2	51
1954	33.3	51.6
1955	33.6	52.2
1956	33.8	52.8
1957	34.1	53.4
1958	34.4	54
1959	34.8	54.6
1960	35	55.2
1961	35.2	55.7
1962	35.4	56.3
1963	35.6	56.9
1964	35.7	54
1965	35.7	57.9
1966	35.8	58.2
1967	35.9	58.9
1968	36.1	59.4
1969	36.3	59.9
1970	36.6	60.4
1971	37.1	60.9
1972	37.6	61.4
1973	38.4	61.9
1974	39.2	62.3
1975	40.1	62.8
1976	41	63.3
1977	42	63.7
1978	43	64.1
1979	43.7	64.5
1980	44.3	65
1981	44.7	65.3
1982	44.8	65.6
1983	45	66
1984	44.8	66.3
1985	44.6	66.6
1986	44.3	66.8
1987	43.9	67
1988	43.6	67.3
1989	43.5	67.6
1990	43.6	67.8
1991	43.5	68
1992	43.6	68.5
1993	43.6	68.8
1994	43.8	69.2
1995	43.8	69.5
1996	44	69.8
1997	44.2	70
1998	44.3	70.3
1999	45.1	70.6
2000	46.2	70.8
2001	47.2	71
2002	48.2	71.2
2003	49.6	71.4
2004	51.1	71.5
2005	52.5	71.5
2006	53.7	71.6
2007	54.7	71.6
2008	55.7	71.5
2009	56.7	69.5
2010	57.8	71.5
2011	58.9	71.4
2012	59.9	71.2
2013	60.8	71.2
2014	61.7	71.1
2015	62.3	71.1
2016	63.2	71
2017	63.9	71
2018	64.5	71.1
2019	65	70.3
2020	65.2	70.7
2021	64.8	71.1
2022	66	71.6
2023	67.4	71.7
2024	67.6	71.8
2025	67.7	71.9

Malawi and Samoa population clocks and comparison

Population

Malawi

Samoa

Table

Year	Population
	Malawi	Samoa
1960	3,628,134	112,490
1961	3,715,534	115,496
1962	3,806,307	118,597
1963	3,900,506	121,764
1964	3,997,305	124,894
1965	4,096,157	127,978
1966	4,197,926	131,073
1967	4,303,012	133,764
1968	4,411,054	136,020
1969	4,521,184	138,233
1970	4,633,944	140,400
1971	4,751,434	142,503
1972	4,874,475	144,538
1973	5,003,938	146,516
1974	5,141,337	149,431
1975	5,287,367	153,344
1976	5,443,384	157,113
1977	5,614,983	159,753
1978	5,810,132	161,375
1979	6,028,749	162,882
1980	6,265,529	164,322
1981	6,516,454	165,678
1982	6,778,879	166,484
1983	7,051,709	166,714
1984	7,332,810	166,796
1985	7,620,508	166,849
1986	7,906,480	167,061
1987	8,293,174	167,661
1988	8,753,262	168,346
1989	9,176,220	168,768
1990	9,545,852	169,042
1991	9,844,227	169,368
1992	10,135,079	170,331
1993	10,284,024	171,774
1994	10,164,894	173,159
1995	10,150,117	174,571
1996	10,352,228	176,071
1997	10,562,035	177,547
1998	10,792,876	178,905
1999	11,047,804	180,275
2000	11,315,942	181,685
2001	11,593,058	183,166
2002	11,880,440	184,471
2003	12,181,574	185,430
2004	12,500,737	186,249
2005	12,840,031	186,978
2006	13,198,701	187,709
2007	13,576,343	188,753
2008	13,976,417	190,107
2009	14,395,788	191,513
2010	14,826,463	193,023
2011	15,265,022	194,713
2012	15,709,577	196,498
2013	16,161,816	198,268
2014	16,621,538	200,037
2015	17,085,587	201,782
2016	17,557,739	203,499
2017	18,039,715	205,415
2018	18,528,081	207,582
2019	19,025,752	209,780
2020	19,533,888	211,944
2021	20,047,258	213,779
2022	20,568,728	215,261
2023	21,104,482	216,663
2024	21,655,286	218,019

Fertility rates in Malawi and Samoa

Fertility rate

Malawi

Samoa

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Malawi	Samoa
1960	7.04	7.78
1961	7.07	7.77
1962	7.1	7.76
1963	7.13	7.73
1964	7.11	7.7
1965	7.13	7.65
1966	7.17	7.6
1967	7.21	7.55
1968	7.26	7.5
1969	7.27	7.43
1970	7.3	7.34
1971	7.31	7.22
1972	7.33	7.07
1973	7.34	6.91
1974	7.34	6.75
1975	7.36	6.61
1976	7.39	6.47
1977	7.41	6.31
1978	7.43	6.15
1979	7.47	5.99
1980	7.52	5.86
1981	7.49	5.75
1982	7.45	5.68
1983	7.36	5.62
1984	7.27	5.55
1985	7.17	5.49
1986	7.07	5.42
1987	6.97	5.32
1988	6.88	5.21
1989	6.8	5.11
1990	6.74	5.01
1991	6.68	4.91
1992	6.63	4.87
1993	6.57	4.83
1994	6.49	4.79
1995	6.39	4.77
1996	6.29	4.74
1997	6.23	4.7
1998	6.21	4.64
1999	6.12	4.57
2000	6	4.52
2001	5.94	4.48
2002	5.9	4.44
2003	5.88	4.39
2004	5.86	4.34
2005	5.85	4.32
2006	5.8	4.32
2007	5.72	4.36
2008	5.61	4.42
2009	5.45	4.47
2010	5.26	4.52
2011	5.08	4.56
2012	4.9	4.55
2013	4.76	4.49
2014	4.57	4.42
2015	4.38	4.34
2016	4.22	4.26
2017	4.11	4.2
2018	4.02	4.14
2019	3.95	4.06
2020	3.88	4
2021	3.79	3.94
2022	3.72	3.88
2023	3.65	3.83

Malawi and Samoa demographics compared

Median age

Malawi

Samoa

Table

Year	Median age, years
	Malawi	Samoa
1960	18.2	15
1961	18.3	14.9
1962	18.3	14.8
1963	18.3	14.6
1964	18.3	14.6
1965	18.4	14.5
1966	18.3	14.5
1967	18.3	14.5
1968	18.3	14.5
1969	18.2	14.5
1970	18	14.6
1971	17.9	14.7
1972	17.8	14.8
1973	17.7	14.9
1974	17.6	15
1975	17.5	15.3
1976	17.5	15.5
1977	17.4	15.8
1978	17.4	16
1979	17.4	16.2
1980	17.3	16.4
1981	17.3	16.6
1982	17.3	16.8
1983	17.3	17.1
1984	17.3	17.4
1985	17.3	17.6
1986	17.3	17.8
1987	17.4	18
1988	17.5	18.2
1989	17.4	18.3
1990	17.3	18.4
1991	17.2	18.5
1992	17.1	18.7
1993	17	19
1994	16.9	19.3
1995	16.9	19.6
1996	16.8	19.7
1997	16.8	19.8
1998	16.8	19.9
1999	16.7	19.9
2000	16.8	19.8
2001	16.8	19.7
2002	16.8	19.7
2003	16.8	19.9
2004	16.8	20.1
2005	16.8	20.3
2006	16.8	20.4
2007	16.8	20.6
2008	16.8	20.7
2009	16.7	20.8
2010	16.7	20.8
2011	16.8	20.8
2012	16.8	20.8
2013	16.9	21
2014	17	21.1
2015	17.1	21.2
2016	17.2	21.3
2017	17.4	21.4
2018	17.6	21.4
2019	17.8	21.5
2020	18	21.4
2021	18.2	21.4
2022	18.4	21.1
2023	18.7	21
2024	18.9	20.9

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