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Malawi vs Seychelles statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Malawi has a population of 21.7M (ranked 62/197), compared with 121K in The Seychelles (ranked 181/197). Malawi's land area is 36,402 sq mi versus 177.6 sq mi for The Seychelles (ranked 107th vs. 181st).

By GDP, Malawi ranks 151/197 ($11B) and The Seychelles ranks 176/197 ($2.17B). By GDP per capita, Malawi ranks 195/197 ($508), while The Seychelles ranks 63/197 ($17,859).

Main facts and rankings

Malawi Seychelles
Population
22673513
125181
Population rank 61/197 181/197
GDP
$11B
2024
$2.17B
2024
GDP rank 151/197 176/197
GDP per capita
$508
2024
$17,859
2024
GDP per capita rank 195/197 63/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$1,859
2024
$33,239
2024
Government debt
$8.19B
2024
$1.25B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
73%
2025
59.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$378
2024
$10,323
2024
Government debt per person rank 173/185 59/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,610
2025
$9,988
2025
Land area
36,402 sq mi
2025
177.6 sq mi
2025
Population density
595 ppl/mi²
2024
683 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.65
2023
2.02
2023
Median age
18.9 years
2024
35 years
2024
Life expectancy
67.7 years
2025
73.1 years
2025

Malawi and Seychelles: Comparison Charts

Malawi and Seychelles economies compared

GDP
Malawi

Seychelles
Year GDP
Malawi Seychelles
1960 - $12,012,025
1961 - $11,592,024
1962 - $12,642,026
1963 - $13,923,029
1964 - $15,393,032
1965 - $15,603,032
1966 - $16,443,034
1967 - $16,632,032
1968 - $16,074,028
1969 - $16,452,028
1970 - $18,432,032
1971 - $21,965,951
1972 - $30,645,123
1973 - $36,896,280
1974 - $43,134,496
1975 - $47,803,146
1976 - $49,278,982
1977 - $64,526,401
1978 - $85,552,366
1979 - $127,261,099
1980 $1,801,156,775 $156,783,830
1981 $1,801,193,910 $163,750,728
1982 $1,717,379,495 $157,211,790
1983 $1,780,148,049 $156,098,237
1984 $1,758,028,656 $160,992,921
1985 $1,646,442,273 $179,691,483
1986 $1,722,586,299 $221,147,061
1987 $1,721,711,808 $265,212,957
1988 $2,008,189,508 $301,985,618
1989 $2,314,205,130 $324,333,367
1990 $2,737,087,862 $392,163,561
1991 $3,206,783,830 $398,307,170
1992 $2,618,837,835 $461,409,399
1993 $3,013,392,658 $504,230,621
1994 $1,719,864,761 $517,570,058
1995 $2,033,701,498 $540,733,048
1996 $3,319,573,750 $535,250,347
1997 $3,875,785,863 $598,966,982
1998 $2,547,609,590 $647,287,376
1999 $2,584,478,924 $662,838,615
2000 $2,537,307,580 $654,212,394
2001 $2,498,008,665 $662,064,156
2002 $5,087,328,438 $742,134,838
2003 $4,669,789,300 $750,847,230
2004 $5,058,726,350 $893,012,218
2005 $5,320,409,651 $977,899,382
2006 $5,818,279,739 $1,081,441,283
2007 $6,451,210,219 $1,077,308,814
2008 $7,743,617,352 $979,597,394
2009 $9,009,887,947 $850,901,620
2010 $10,128,323,011 $981,616,542
2011 $11,648,142,958 $1,058,918,707
2012 $8,773,203,178 $1,089,407,839
2013 $8,031,571,928 $1,333,160,407
2014 $8,801,326,169 $1,387,577,870
2015 $9,219,474,379 $1,432,403,352
2016 $7,909,868,618 $1,568,513,348
2017 $8,943,543,794 $1,675,370,641
2018 $9,879,231,592 $1,784,313,927
2019 $11,051,865,580 $1,868,690,097
2020 $11,769,313,598 $1,382,551,752
2021 $12,378,129,751 $1,487,173,795
2022 $12,429,060,151 $2,018,346,589
2023 $12,712,150,082 $2,187,379,755
2024 $11,008,925,323 $2,167,239,562

Malawi and Seychelles economies compared

GDP per capita
Malawi

Seychelles
Year GDP per capita
Malawi Seychelles
1960 - $288.1
1961 - $270.3
1962 - $287
1963 - $308
1964 - $332
1965 - $328
1966 - $338
1967 - $333
1968 - $314
1969 - $314
1970 - $344
1971 - $402
1972 - $547
1973 - $649
1974 - $745
1975 - $806
1976 - $814
1977 - $1,044
1978 - $1,377
1979 - $2,030
1980 $287.5 $2,478
1981 $276.4 $2,557
1982 $253.3 $2,441
1983 $252.4 $2,426
1984 $239.7 $2,488
1985 $216.1 $2,754
1986 $217.9 $3,368
1987 $207.6 $3,872
1988 $229.4 $4,392
1989 $252.2 $4,689
1990 $286.7 $5,642
1991 $326 $5,655
1992 $258.4 $6,520
1993 $293 $6,979
1994 $169.2 $6,975
1995 $200.4 $7,181
1996 $321 $7,004
1997 $367 $7,747
1998 $236 $8,210
1999 $233.9 $8,243
2000 $224.2 $8,064
2001 $215.5 $8,153
2002 $428 $8,864
2003 $383 $9,070
2004 $405 $10,828
2005 $414 $11,802
2006 $441 $12,783
2007 $475 $12,669
2008 $554 $11,265
2009 $626 $9,747
2010 $683 $10,935
2011 $763 $12,110
2012 $558 $12,337
2013 $497 $14,821
2014 $530 $15,188
2015 $540 $15,333
2016 $451 $16,567
2017 $496 $17,480
2018 $533 $18,440
2019 $581 $19,142
2020 $603 $14,041
2021 $617 $14,983
2022 $604 $16,837
2023 $602 $18,263
2024 $508 $17,859

Malawi vs. Seychelles life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Malawi

Seychelles
Year Life expectancy, years
Malawi Seychelles
1950 32.7 57.8
1951 32.8 58
1952 33 58.4
1953 33.2 58.7
1954 33.3 59
1955 33.6 59.4
1956 33.8 59.8
1957 34.1 60.2
1958 34.4 60.4
1959 34.8 60.4
1960 35 60.5
1961 35.2 60.6
1962 35.4 60.7
1963 35.6 60.9
1964 35.7 61.2
1965 35.7 61.4
1966 35.8 61.7
1967 35.9 62.1
1968 36.1 62.6
1969 36.3 63.3
1970 36.6 64
1971 37.1 64.6
1972 37.6 65.3
1973 38.4 65.9
1974 39.2 66.4
1975 40.1 66.8
1976 41 67.2
1977 42 67.6
1978 43 67.9
1979 43.7 68.2
1980 44.3 68.5
1981 44.7 68.7
1982 44.8 69
1983 45 69.3
1984 44.8 69.5
1985 44.6 69.6
1986 44.3 69.8
1987 43.9 69.9
1988 43.6 70
1989 43.5 70.1
1990 43.6 70.2
1991 43.5 70.3
1992 43.6 70.3
1993 43.6 70.4
1994 43.8 70.5
1995 43.8 70.6
1996 44 70.8
1997 44.2 70.8
1998 44.3 71.1
1999 45.1 71.2
2000 46.2 71.3
2001 47.2 71.4
2002 48.2 71.5
2003 49.6 71.7
2004 51.1 71.7
2005 52.5 71.9
2006 53.7 72
2007 54.7 72.2
2008 55.7 72.3
2009 56.7 72.4
2010 57.8 72.5
2011 58.9 72.5
2012 59.9 72.5
2013 60.8 72.4
2014 61.7 72.4
2015 62.3 72.3
2016 63.2 72.2
2017 63.9 72.2
2018 64.5 72.2
2019 65 72.1
2020 65.2 74.1
2021 64.8 71.2
2022 66 71.2
2023 67.4 72.9
2024 67.6 73
2025 67.7 73.1

Malawi and Seychelles population clocks and comparison

Population
Malawi

Seychelles
Year Population
Malawi Seychelles
1960 3,628,134 41,700
1961 3,715,534 42,889
1962 3,806,307 44,042
1963 3,900,506 45,176
1964 3,997,305 46,322
1965 4,096,157 47,500
1966 4,197,926 48,699
1967 4,303,012 49,911
1968 4,411,054 51,134
1969 4,521,184 52,365
1970 4,633,944 53,600
1971 4,751,434 54,695
1972 4,874,475 56,029
1973 5,003,938 56,892
1974 5,141,337 57,937
1975 5,287,367 59,292
1976 5,443,384 60,504
1977 5,614,983 61,786
1978 5,810,132 62,150
1979 6,028,749 62,686
1980 6,265,529 63,261
1981 6,516,454 64,035
1982 6,778,879 64,413
1983 7,051,709 64,335
1984 7,332,810 64,717
1985 7,620,508 65,244
1986 7,906,480 65,652
1987 8,293,174 68,499
1988 8,753,262 68,755
1989 9,176,220 69,167
1990 9,545,852 69,507
1991 9,844,227 70,439
1992 10,135,079 70,763
1993 10,284,024 72,253
1994 10,164,894 74,205
1995 10,150,117 75,304
1996 10,352,228 76,417
1997 10,562,035 77,319
1998 10,792,876 78,846
1999 11,047,804 80,410
2000 11,315,942 81,131
2001 11,593,058 81,202
2002 11,880,440 83,723
2003 12,181,574 82,781
2004 12,500,737 82,475
2005 12,840,031 82,858
2006 13,198,701 84,600
2007 13,576,343 85,033
2008 13,976,417 86,956
2009 14,395,788 87,298
2010 14,826,463 89,770
2011 15,265,022 87,441
2012 15,709,577 88,303
2013 16,161,816 89,949
2014 16,621,538 91,359
2015 17,085,587 93,419
2016 17,557,739 94,677
2017 18,039,715 95,843
2018 18,528,081 96,762
2019 19,025,752 97,625
2020 19,533,888 98,462
2021 20,047,258 99,258
2022 20,568,728 119,878
2023 21,104,482 119,773
2024 21,655,286 121,354

Fertility rates in Malawi and Seychelles

Fertility rate
Malawi

Seychelles
Year Fertility rate
Malawi Seychelles
1960 7.04 5.31
1961 7.07 5.42
1962 7.1 5.51
1963 7.13 5.61
1964 7.11 5.69
1965 7.13 5.72
1966 7.17 6.13
1967 7.21 5.9
1968 7.26 5.61
1969 7.27 5.48
1970 7.3 5.31
1971 7.31 5.69
1972 7.33 5.16
1973 7.34 4.78
1974 7.34 5.1
1975 7.36 4.75
1976 7.39 4.09
1977 7.41 3.75
1978 7.43 3.92
1979 7.47 3.66
1980 7.52 3.79
1981 7.49 3.67
1982 7.45 3.13
1983 7.36 3.22
1984 7.27 3.24
1985 7.17 3.09
1986 7.07 3.07
1987 6.97 2.92
1988 6.88 2.79
1989 6.8 2.67
1990 6.74 2.61
1991 6.68 2.69
1992 6.63 2.53
1993 6.57 2.58
1994 6.49 2.6
1995 6.39 2.36
1996 6.29 2.31
1997 6.23 2.1
1998 6.21 2.04
1999 6.12 2.04
2000 6 2.08
2001 5.94 1.98
2002 5.9 2.04
2003 5.88 2.06
2004 5.86 2.01
2005 5.85 2.2
2006 5.8 2.11
2007 5.72 2.24
2008 5.61 2.33
2009 5.45 2.38
2010 5.26 2.16
2011 5.08 2.33
2012 4.9 2.37
2013 4.76 2.26
2014 4.57 2.25
2015 4.38 2.31
2016 4.22 2.39
2017 4.11 2.41
2018 4.02 2.41
2019 3.95 2.36
2020 3.88 2.29
2021 3.79 2.46
2022 3.72 2.01
2023 3.65 2.02

Malawi and Seychelles demographics compared

Median age
Malawi

Seychelles
Year Median age, years
Malawi Seychelles
1960 18.2 21.9
1961 18.3 21.6
1962 18.3 21.3
1963 18.3 21
1964 18.3 20.6
1965 18.4 20.2
1966 18.3 19.8
1967 18.3 19.4
1968 18.3 19
1969 18.2 18.7
1970 18 18.5
1971 17.9 18.4
1972 17.8 18.5
1973 17.7 18.6
1974 17.6 18.7
1975 17.5 18.9
1976 17.5 19
1977 17.4 19.3
1978 17.4 19.6
1979 17.4 19.9
1980 17.3 20.4
1981 17.3 20.7
1982 17.3 21.1
1983 17.3 21.4
1984 17.3 21.7
1985 17.3 22
1986 17.3 22.3
1987 17.4 22.5
1988 17.5 22.9
1989 17.4 23.3
1990 17.3 23.6
1991 17.2 24
1992 17.1 24.5
1993 17 24.8
1994 16.9 25.2
1995 16.9 25.4
1996 16.8 25.7
1997 16.8 26.1
1998 16.8 26.4
1999 16.7 26.8
2000 16.8 27.3
2001 16.8 27.7
2002 16.8 28.1
2003 16.8 28.5
2004 16.8 28.9
2005 16.8 29.3
2006 16.8 29.6
2007 16.8 30
2008 16.8 30.4
2009 16.7 30.8
2010 16.7 31.2
2011 16.8 31.4
2012 16.8 31.5
2013 16.9 31.6
2014 17 31.8
2015 17.1 32.1
2016 17.2 32.3
2017 17.4 32.6
2018 17.6 32.9
2019 17.8 33.2
2020 18 33.6
2021 18.2 34
2022 18.4 34.4
2023 18.7 34.7
2024 18.9 35

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Malawi Seychelles
GNI, Atlas method
$11.8B
2024
$2.12B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
28%
2025
36%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.75%
2022
4.45%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.01%
2023
1.71%
2023
Armed forces personnel
15,000
2020
0
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-8.94%
2025
-1.19%
2025
Unemployment rate
0.91%
2020
2.59%
2024
Services, % of GDP
44.9%
2024
65.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
16%
2024
12.3%
2024
Economic freedom index
50.9
2025
66.4
2025
Income share by richest 10%
31%
2019
23.9%
2018
Income share by poorest 10%
2.9%
2019
2.6%
2018
Listed domestic companies n/a
23
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$811M
2024
Total reserves including gold
$594M
2020
$774M
2024
Personal remittances received
$264M
2024
$11.4M
2024
International tourist arrivals
871,000
2018
124,500
2020
International tourism as share of exports
2.68%
2020
18.4%
2020
Banked people share
50.4%
2024
n/a

Energy

Malawi Seychelles
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita n/a
2,411 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$8.08
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
6.45 megatons
2023
1.24 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.31 tons
2023
10.3 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share n/a
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
62.9%
2022
1.9%
2022
Renewable electricity output share
80.1%
2021
4.51%
2021
Hydroelectric share
72.5%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
15.6%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Malawi Seychelles
% of world population
0.27%
2024
0.001%
2024
Annual migration change
-1,507
2024
+1,747
2024
Urban population
18.6%
2024
59.2%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.44 ft
2025
5.77 ft
2025
Average female height
5.12 ft
2025
5.33 ft
2025
Quality of life index
27.7
2025
61.5
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
34
2024
72
2024
Higher education index
35
2025
7
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.79
2012
9.34
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
33.4
2019
11.3
2019
Visa free countries
80
2025
149
2025
Adult literacy rate
68.1%
2022
96.2%
2020
English speaking
3.88%
2023
37.9%
2023
People using the Internet
18%
2023
87.4%
2023

Health

Malawi Seychelles
Government health expenditure per capita
$39.7
2022
$695
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$4.8
2022
$169.6
2022
Life expectancy
67.7 years
2025
73.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
64.7%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.05
2022
3.82
2022
Age at first childbirth
19.1 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
225
2023
42
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
38.3
2023
14.3
2023
Obesity rate
7.87%
2022
30.2%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
5.7%
2024
9.3%
2024
Air quality index
34
2025
52
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
9.7%
2022
20.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
3.61 liters
2020
10.2 liters
2020

Territory

Malawi Seychelles
% of world land
0.06%
2025
0.0003%
2025
Land area per capita
1,681 sq mi
2024
1,464 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
23,359 sq mi
2025
5.98 sq mi
2025
Forest area
8,169 sq mi
2025
130.1 sq mi
2025
Roads length
9,601 mi
2015
327 mi
2015

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