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Malawi vs Serbia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Malawi has a population of 21.7M (ranked 62/197), compared with 6.59M in Serbia (ranked 109/197). Malawi's land area is 36,402 sq mi versus 32,467 sq mi for Serbia (ranked 107th vs. 111th).

By GDP, Malawi ranks 151/197 ($11B) and Serbia ranks 75/197 ($89.1B). By GDP per capita, Malawi ranks 195/197 ($508), while Serbia ranks 74/197 ($13,524).

Main facts and rankings

Malawi Serbia
Population
22673513
6541064
Population rank 61/197 110/197
GDP
$11B
2024
$89.1B
2024
GDP rank 151/197 75/197
GDP per capita
$508
2024
$13,524
2024
GDP per capita rank 195/197 74/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$1,859
2024
$31,867
2024
Government debt
$8.19B
2024
$39.6B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
73%
2025
44.4%
2025
Government debt per person
$378
2024
$6,015
2024
Government debt per person rank 173/185 74/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,610
2025
$11,469
2025
Land area
36,402 sq mi
2025
32,467 sq mi
2025
Population density
595 ppl/mi²
2024
202.9 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.65
2023
1.61
2023
Median age
18.9 years
2024
45.1 years
2024
Life expectancy
67.7 years
2025
77.1 years
2025

Malawi and Serbia: Comparison Charts

Malawi and Serbia economies compared

GDP
Malawi

Serbia
Year GDP
Malawi Serbia
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 -
1991 $3,206,783,830 -
1992 $2,618,837,835 -
1993 $3,013,392,658 -
1994 $1,719,864,761 -
1995 $2,033,701,498 $17,921,892,655
1996 $3,319,573,750 $23,277,430,168
1997 $3,875,785,863 $27,153,408,995
1998 $2,547,609,590 $21,004,077,441
1999 $2,584,478,924 $20,878,694,851
2000 $2,537,307,580 $7,326,373,882
2001 $2,498,008,665 $13,599,378,662
2002 $5,087,328,438 $17,930,583,571
2003 $4,669,789,300 $23,593,044,418
2004 $5,058,726,350 $26,845,632,342
2005 $5,320,409,651 $28,334,256,181
2006 $5,818,279,739 $33,298,057,362
2007 $6,451,210,219 $44,888,028,946
2008 $7,743,617,352 $54,220,641,202
2009 $9,009,887,947 $46,955,984,410
2010 $10,128,323,011 $43,536,629,233
2011 $11,648,142,958 $51,251,098,408
2012 $8,773,203,178 $45,103,269,969
2013 $8,031,571,928 $50,455,529,604
2014 $8,801,326,169 $49,114,321,280
2015 $9,219,474,379 $41,297,410,635
2016 $7,909,868,618 $42,225,495,910
2017 $8,943,543,794 $45,972,834,714
2018 $9,879,231,592 $52,787,520,249
2019 $11,051,865,580 $53,864,693,665
2020 $11,769,313,598 $55,874,017,669
2021 $12,378,129,751 $66,159,884,073
2022 $12,429,060,151 $66,797,564,758
2023 $12,712,150,082 $81,342,660,752
2024 $11,008,925,323 $89,083,506,277

Malawi and Serbia economies compared

GDP per capita
Malawi

Serbia
Year GDP per capita
Malawi Serbia
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 -
1991 $326 -
1992 $258.4 -
1993 $293 -
1994 $169.2 -
1995 $200.4 $2,349
1996 $321 $3,054
1997 $367 $3,574
1998 $236 $2,775
1999 $233.9 $2,769
2000 $224.2 $975
2001 $215.5 $1,812
2002 $428 $2,391
2003 $383 $3,154
2004 $405 $3,597
2005 $414 $3,808
2006 $441 $4,493
2007 $475 $6,081
2008 $554 $7,377
2009 $626 $6,414
2010 $683 $5,971
2011 $763 $7,082
2012 $558 $6,263
2013 $497 $7,040
2014 $530 $6,887
2015 $540 $5,820
2016 $451 $5,982
2017 $496 $6,548
2018 $533 $7,560
2019 $581 $7,756
2020 $603 $8,099
2021 $617 $9,681
2022 $604 $10,023
2023 $602 $12,282
2024 $508 $13,524

Malawi vs. Serbia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Malawi

Serbia
Year Life expectancy, years
Malawi Serbia
1950 32.7 55.1
1951 32.8 55.6
1952 33 57.4
1953 33.2 59.8
1954 33.3 60.7
1955 33.6 61.3
1956 33.8 61.9
1957 34.1 63.2
1958 34.4 64.3
1959 34.8 65.2
1960 35 65.7
1961 35.2 66.3
1962 35.4 67
1963 35.6 67.4
1964 35.7 68
1965 35.7 68.7
1966 35.8 69.4
1967 35.9 70.1
1968 36.1 70.1
1969 36.3 70
1970 36.6 69.7
1971 37.1 69.7
1972 37.6 70
1973 38.4 70.5
1974 39.2 71.1
1975 40.1 71.6
1976 41 71.9
1977 42 71.8
1978 43 71.4
1979 43.7 71.2
1980 44.3 71.1
1981 44.7 71.1
1982 44.8 71
1983 45 71.1
1984 44.8 71.2
1985 44.6 71.4
1986 44.3 71.6
1987 43.9 71.9
1988 43.6 72
1989 43.5 72.3
1990 43.6 72.2
1991 43.5 71.9
1992 43.6 71.6
1993 43.6 71.9
1994 43.8 72.3
1995 43.8 72.7
1996 44 72.9
1997 44.2 72.9
1998 44.3 72.3
1999 45.1 70
2000 46.2 72.3
2001 47.2 72.3
2002 48.2 72.6
2003 49.6 72.7
2004 51.1 72.9
2005 52.5 73.1
2006 53.7 73.4
2007 54.7 73.7
2008 55.7 73.9
2009 56.7 74.1
2010 57.8 74.4
2011 58.9 74.7
2012 59.9 75.1
2013 60.8 75.3
2014 61.7 75.5
2015 62.3 75.7
2016 63.2 75.7
2017 63.9 75.8
2018 64.5 76
2019 65 76.1
2020 65.2 74.5
2021 64.8 72.9
2022 66 75.5
2023 67.4 76.8
2024 67.6 76.9
2025 67.7 77.1

Malawi and Serbia population clocks and comparison

Population
Malawi

Serbia
Year Population
Malawi Serbia
1960 3,628,134 6,638,992
1961 3,715,534 6,689,077
1962 3,806,307 6,740,264
1963 3,900,506 6,787,950
1964 3,997,305 6,832,855
1965 4,096,157 6,876,624
1966 4,197,926 6,927,969
1967 4,303,012 6,966,522
1968 4,411,054 7,007,586
1969 4,521,184 7,123,249
1970 4,633,944 7,164,993
1971 4,751,434 7,211,716
1972 4,874,475 7,252,012
1973 5,003,938 7,283,902
1974 5,141,337 7,326,043
1975 5,287,367 7,368,717
1976 5,443,384 7,418,973
1977 5,614,983 7,462,783
1978 5,810,132 7,504,017
1979 6,028,749 7,541,997
1980 6,265,529 7,709,544
1981 6,516,454 7,736,787
1982 6,778,879 7,763,335
1983 7,051,709 7,788,100
1984 7,332,810 7,813,549
1985 7,620,508 7,835,902
1986 7,906,480 7,853,824
1987 8,293,174 7,868,027
1988 8,753,262 7,884,218
1989 9,176,220 7,893,787
1990 9,545,852 7,897,937
1991 9,844,227 7,595,636
1992 10,135,079 7,604,063
1993 10,284,024 7,614,328
1994 10,164,894 7,622,711
1995 10,150,117 7,628,264
1996 10,352,228 7,622,185
1997 10,562,035 7,598,538
1998 10,792,876 7,567,745
1999 11,047,804 7,540,401
2000 11,315,942 7,516,346
2001 11,593,058 7,503,433
2002 11,880,440 7,500,031
2003 12,181,574 7,480,591
2004 12,500,737 7,463,157
2005 12,840,031 7,440,769
2006 13,198,701 7,411,569
2007 13,576,343 7,381,579
2008 13,976,417 7,350,222
2009 14,395,788 7,320,807
2010 14,826,463 7,291,436
2011 15,265,022 7,236,519
2012 15,709,577 7,201,497
2013 16,161,816 7,166,553
2014 16,621,538 7,131,787
2015 17,085,587 7,095,383
2016 17,557,739 7,058,322
2017 18,039,715 7,020,858
2018 18,528,081 6,982,604
2019 19,025,752 6,945,235
2020 19,533,888 6,899,126
2021 20,047,258 6,834,326
2022 20,568,728 6,664,449
2023 21,104,482 6,623,183
2024 21,655,286 6,587,202

Fertility rates in Malawi and Serbia

Fertility rate
Malawi

Serbia
Year Fertility rate
Malawi Serbia
1960 7.04 2.15
1961 7.07 2.13
1962 7.1 2.11
1963 7.13 2.08
1964 7.11 2.07
1965 7.13 2.06
1966 7.17 2.04
1967 7.21 2.02
1968 7.26 2.01
1969 7.27 1.99
1970 7.3 1.97
1971 7.31 1.96
1972 7.33 1.95
1973 7.34 1.94
1974 7.34 1.93
1975 7.36 1.92
1976 7.39 1.91
1977 7.41 1.9
1978 7.43 1.89
1979 7.47 1.88
1980 7.52 1.86
1981 7.49 1.85
1982 7.45 1.84
1983 7.36 1.83
1984 7.27 1.81
1985 7.17 1.8
1986 7.07 1.78
1987 6.97 1.75
1988 6.88 1.72
1989 6.8 1.69
1990 6.74 1.65
1991 6.68 1.61
1992 6.63 1.57
1993 6.57 1.54
1994 6.49 1.51
1995 6.39 1.47
1996 6.29 1.44
1997 6.23 1.4
1998 6.21 1.37
1999 6.12 1.35
2000 6 1.48
2001 5.94 1.58
2002 5.9 1.57
2003 5.88 1.59
2004 5.86 1.57
2005 5.85 1.45
2006 5.8 1.43
2007 5.72 1.38
2008 5.61 1.4
2009 5.45 1.44
2010 5.26 1.4
2011 5.08 1.4
2012 4.9 1.45
2013 4.76 1.43
2014 4.57 1.46
2015 4.38 1.46
2016 4.22 1.46
2017 4.11 1.49
2018 4.02 1.49
2019 3.95 1.52
2020 3.88 1.48
2021 3.79 1.52
2022 3.72 1.59
2023 3.65 1.61

Malawi and Serbia demographics compared

Median age
Malawi

Serbia
Year Median age, years
Malawi Serbia
1960 18.2 28.7
1961 18.3 29.1
1962 18.3 29.4
1963 18.3 29.8
1964 18.3 30.2
1965 18.4 30.5
1966 18.3 30.8
1967 18.3 31.1
1968 18.3 31.4
1969 18.2 31.7
1970 18 32
1971 17.9 32.2
1972 17.8 32.5
1973 17.7 32.7
1974 17.6 32.8
1975 17.5 33
1976 17.5 33.2
1977 17.4 33.4
1978 17.4 33.5
1979 17.4 33.7
1980 17.3 33.8
1981 17.3 33.9
1982 17.3 34.1
1983 17.3 34.4
1984 17.3 34.7
1985 17.3 35
1986 17.3 35.4
1987 17.4 35.7
1988 17.5 36.1
1989 17.4 36.5
1990 17.3 36.8
1991 17.2 37.1
1992 17.1 37.5
1993 17 37.8
1994 16.9 38.2
1995 16.9 38.5
1996 16.8 38.9
1997 16.8 39.2
1998 16.8 39.5
1999 16.7 39.8
2000 16.8 40.1
2001 16.8 40.3
2002 16.8 40.5
2003 16.8 40.7
2004 16.8 40.9
2005 16.8 41.1
2006 16.8 41.3
2007 16.8 41.5
2008 16.8 41.7
2009 16.7 41.9
2010 16.7 42.1
2011 16.8 42.4
2012 16.8 42.6
2013 16.9 42.8
2014 17 43
2015 17.1 43.3
2016 17.2 43.5
2017 17.4 43.7
2018 17.6 44
2019 17.8 44.2
2020 18 44.4
2021 18.2 44.5
2022 18.4 44.7
2023 18.7 44.9
2024 18.9 45.1

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Malawi Serbia
GNI, Atlas method
$11.8B
2024
$76.2B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
28%
2025
43.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.75%
2022
3.4%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.01%
2023
2.85%
2023
Armed forces personnel
15,000
2020
32,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-8.94%
2025
-2.77%
2025
Unemployment rate
0.91%
2020
7.24%
2024
Services, % of GDP
44.9%
2024
58.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
16%
2024
23.3%
2024
Economic freedom index
50.9
2025
64.4
2025
Income share by richest 10%
31%
2019
24.7%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
2.9%
2019
2.4%
2022
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$4.06B
2011
Total reserves including gold
$594M
2020
$30.5B
2024
Personal remittances received
$264M
2024
$5.68B
2024
International tourist arrivals
871,000
2018
446,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
2.68%
2020
5.58%
2020
Banked people share
50.4%
2024
83.3%
2024

Energy

Malawi Serbia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita n/a
2,378 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$12.1
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
6.45 megatons
2023
n/a
CO2 emissions per capita
0.31 tons
2023
n/a
Fossil fuel energy use share n/a
83%
2022
Renewable energy use share
62.9%
2022
27.2%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
7.3%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
42.6%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
5,090 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
80.1%
2021
35%
2021
Hydroelectric share
72.5%
2021
32.7%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
15.6%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Malawi Serbia
% of world population
0.27%
2024
0.08%
2024
Annual migration change
-1,507
2024
-8,132
2024
Urban population
18.6%
2024
57.4%
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
5.52 ft
2025
Quality of life index
27.7
2025
62.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
34
2024
35
2024
Higher education index
35
2025
82
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.79
2012
1.31
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
33.4
2019
7.5
2019
Visa free countries
80
2025
134
2025
Adult literacy rate
68.1%
2022
99.3%
2022
English speaking
3.88%
2023
55%
2025
People using the Internet
18%
2023
87.7%
2024

Health

Malawi Serbia
Government health expenditure per capita
$39.7
2022
$903
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$4.8
2022
$330
2022
Life expectancy
67.7 years
2025
77.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
64.7%
2022
0.14%
2021
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.05
2022
2.84
2021
Age at first childbirth
19.1 years
2025
28.4 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
225
2023
11
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
38.3
2023
5.2
2023
Obesity rate
7.87%
2022
23.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
5.7%
2024
10.5%
2024
Air quality index
34
2025
39
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
9.7%
2022
39.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
3.61 liters
2020
7.89 liters
2019

Territory

Malawi Serbia
% of world land
0.06%
2025
0.06%
2025
Land area per capita
1,681 sq mi
2024
4,929 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
23,359 sq mi
2025
13,112 sq mi
2025
Forest area
8,169 sq mi
2025
10,516 sq mi
2025
Roads length
9,601 mi
2015
28,222 mi
2024

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