Malawi vs Sierra Leone statistics compared

Malawi has a population of 21.7M (ranked 62/197), compared with 8.64M in Sierra Leone (ranked 102/197). Malawi's land area is 36,402 sq mi versus 27,869 sq mi for Sierra Leone (ranked 107th vs. 116th).

By GDP, Malawi ranks 151/197 ($11.3B) and Sierra Leone ranks 160/197 ($6.97B). By GDP per capita, Malawi ranks 194/197 ($523), while Sierra Leone ranks 186/197 ($807).

Malawi and Sierra Leone: Comparison Charts

Malawi and Sierra Leone economies compared

GDP

Malawi

Sierra Leone

Table

Year	GDP
	Malawi	Sierra Leone
1960	-	$322,009,962
1961	-	$327,834,191
1962	-	$342,721,416
1963	-	$348,547,279
1964	-	$371,847,461
1965	-	$359,379,856
1966	-	$375,479,850
1967	-	$348,795,303
1968	-	$329,859,732
1969	-	$408,690,163
1970	-	$434,410,974
1971	-	$419,549,305
1972	-	$465,381,340
1973	-	$575,230,724
1974	-	$648,590,643
1975	-	$679,336,344
1976	-	$594,895,942
1977	-	$691,777,584
1978	-	$960,728,339
1979	-	$1,109,374,911
1980	$1,801,156,775	$1,100,685,845
1981	$1,801,193,910	$1,114,830,472
1982	$1,717,379,495	$1,295,361,886
1983	$1,780,148,049	$995,104,305
1984	$1,758,028,656	$1,087,471,862
1985	$1,646,442,273	$856,890,459
1986	$1,722,586,299	$490,181,457
1987	$1,721,711,808	$660,106,336
1988	$2,008,189,508	$1,055,083,933
1989	$2,314,205,130	$932,974,420
1990	$2,737,087,862	$649,644,098
1991	$3,206,783,830	$779,981,987
1992	$2,618,837,835	$679,940,814
1993	$3,013,392,658	$768,867,883
1994	$1,719,864,761	$911,853,802
1995	$2,033,701,498	$870,740,292
1996	$3,319,573,750	$941,709,423
1997	$3,875,785,863	$850,232,760
1998	$2,547,609,590	$672,368,187
1999	$2,584,478,924	$669,386,624
2000	$2,537,307,580	$635,866,404
2001	$2,498,008,665	$1,681,473,894
2002	$5,087,328,438	$1,933,863,911
2003	$4,669,789,300	$2,142,618,046
2004	$5,058,726,350	$2,237,350,687
2005	$5,320,409,651	$2,545,275,313
2006	$5,818,279,739	$3,263,697,467
2007	$6,451,210,219	$3,632,957,611
2008	$7,743,617,352	$4,157,895,298
2009	$9,009,887,947	$3,953,403,098
2010	$10,128,323,011	$4,262,805,967
2011	$11,648,142,958	$4,861,632,885
2012	$8,773,203,178	$6,141,666,509
2013	$8,031,571,928	$7,502,762,863
2014	$8,801,326,169	$7,686,138,791
2015	$9,219,474,379	$6,788,352,975
2016	$7,909,868,618	$6,084,297,211
2017	$8,943,543,794	$5,749,846,528
2018	$9,879,220,354	$6,390,514,689
2019	$11,051,852,713	$6,523,577,594
2020	$11,769,313,598	$6,688,307,703
2021	$12,378,119,199	$7,166,931,485
2022	$12,429,059,928	$7,121,125,278
2023	$13,363,669,673	$6,415,852,767
2024	$11,316,411,329	$6,971,127,235

Malawi and Sierra Leone economies compared

GDP per capita

Malawi

Sierra Leone

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Malawi	Sierra Leone
1960	-	$142
1961	-	$142.3
1962	-	$146.3
1963	-	$146.3
1964	-	$153.4
1965	-	$145.6
1966	-	$149.3
1967	-	$136.1
1968	-	$126.3
1969	-	$153.6
1970	-	$160.2
1971	-	$151.8
1972	-	$165.4
1973	-	$200.6
1974	-	$222.1
1975	-	$228.4
1976	-	$196.4
1977	-	$224.2
1978	-	$305
1979	-	$346
1980	$287.5	$336
1981	$276.4	$334
1982	$253.3	$380
1983	$252.4	$285.8
1984	$239.7	$306
1985	$216.1	$235.5
1986	$217.9	$131.5
1987	$207.6	$172.4
1988	$229.4	$268.2
1989	$252.2	$231.3
1990	$286.7	$154.8
1991	$326	$183.7
1992	$258.4	$163.2
1993	$293	$185
1994	$169.2	$218.5
1995	$200.4	$208.4
1996	$321	$224.3
1997	$367	$199.9
1998	$236	$156.5
1999	$233.9	$155
2000	$224.2	$143.7
2001	$215.5	$358
2002	$428	$389
2003	$383	$414
2004	$405	$418
2005	$414	$463
2006	$441	$580
2007	$475	$632
2008	$554	$705
2009	$626	$653
2010	$683	$685
2011	$763	$761
2012	$558	$938
2013	$497	$1,117
2014	$530	$1,118
2015	$540	$965
2016	$451	$844
2017	$496	$779
2018	$533	$846
2019	$581	$844
2020	$603	$845
2021	$617	$885
2022	$604	$860
2023	$633	$758
2024	$523	$807

Malawi vs. Sierra Leone life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Malawi

Sierra Leone

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Malawi	Sierra Leone
1950	32.7	28.9
1951	32.8	29.3
1952	33	29.7
1953	33.2	30.1
1954	33.3	30.5
1955	33.6	30.9
1956	33.8	31.3
1957	34.1	31.8
1958	34.4	32.1
1959	34.8	32.6
1960	35	33.1
1961	35.2	33.6
1962	35.4	34.2
1963	35.6	34.7
1964	35.7	35.3
1965	35.7	35.9
1966	35.8	36.6
1967	35.9	37.3
1968	36.1	37.8
1969	36.3	38.2
1970	36.6	38.6
1971	37.1	39.1
1972	37.6	39.5
1973	38.4	40
1974	39.2	40.4
1975	40.1	41
1976	41	41.4
1977	42	41.8
1978	43	42.2
1979	43.7	42.5
1980	44.3	42.8
1981	44.7	43.1
1982	44.8	43.3
1983	45	43.5
1984	44.8	43.6
1985	44.6	43.6
1986	44.3	43.5
1987	43.9	43.7
1988	43.6	43.8
1989	43.5	43.7
1990	43.6	43.7
1991	43.5	43.3
1992	43.6	43.5
1993	43.6	43.4
1994	43.8	42.8
1995	43.8	42.6
1996	44	43.5
1997	44.2	43.6
1998	44.3	42.7
1999	45.1	42
2000	46.2	44.8
2001	47.2	45.4
2002	48.2	46.2
2003	49.6	46.8
2004	51.1	47.5
2005	52.5	48.3
2006	53.7	49.5
2007	54.7	50
2008	55.7	50.7
2009	56.7	51.3
2010	57.8	51.9
2011	58.9	52.6
2012	59.9	53.2
2013	60.8	54.1
2014	61.7	54.3
2015	62.3	55.5
2016	63.2	56.9
2017	63.9	57.8
2018	64.5	59.1
2019	65	59.6
2020	65.2	59.7
2021	64.8	60.3
2022	66	61.3
2023	67.4	61.8
2024	67.6	62
2025	67.7	62.2
2026	67.9	62.3

Malawi and Sierra Leone population clocks and comparison

Population

Malawi

Sierra Leone

Table

Year	Population
	Malawi	Sierra Leone
1960	3,628,134	2,268,356
1961	3,715,534	2,304,227
1962	3,806,307	2,342,242
1963	3,900,506	2,382,258
1964	3,997,305	2,424,390
1965	4,096,157	2,468,666
1966	4,197,926	2,514,638
1967	4,303,012	2,562,384
1968	4,411,054	2,611,532
1969	4,521,184	2,661,365
1970	4,633,944	2,712,286
1971	4,751,434	2,763,222
1972	4,874,475	2,814,388
1973	5,003,938	2,866,955
1974	5,141,337	2,920,459
1975	5,287,367	2,974,657
1976	5,443,384	3,028,820
1977	5,614,983	3,085,354
1978	5,810,132	3,145,517
1979	6,028,749	3,207,499
1980	6,265,529	3,272,089
1981	6,516,454	3,338,940
1982	6,778,879	3,408,183
1983	7,051,709	3,481,646
1984	7,332,810	3,558,758
1985	7,620,508	3,638,438
1986	7,906,480	3,728,380
1987	8,293,174	3,829,718
1988	8,753,262	3,934,517
1989	9,176,220	4,034,037
1990	9,545,852	4,196,828
1991	9,844,227	4,246,267
1992	10,135,079	4,166,366
1993	10,284,024	4,157,130
1994	10,164,894	4,173,105
1995	10,150,117	4,179,179
1996	10,352,228	4,199,210
1997	10,562,035	4,253,716
1998	10,792,876	4,295,785
1999	11,047,804	4,318,043
2000	11,315,942	4,423,611
2001	11,593,058	4,692,716
2002	11,880,440	4,971,435
2003	12,181,574	5,177,687
2004	12,500,737	5,355,717
2005	12,840,031	5,501,712
2006	13,198,701	5,624,466
2007	13,576,343	5,749,352
2008	13,976,417	5,894,722
2009	14,395,788	6,055,646
2010	14,826,463	6,222,714
2011	15,265,022	6,387,251
2012	15,709,577	6,551,080
2013	16,161,816	6,714,051
2014	16,621,538	6,876,385
2015	17,085,587	7,037,655
2016	17,557,739	7,205,328
2017	18,039,715	7,379,299
2018	18,528,081	7,554,563
2019	19,025,752	7,731,991
2020	19,533,888	7,912,558
2021	20,047,258	8,094,602
2022	20,568,728	8,276,807
2023	21,104,482	8,460,512
2024	21,655,286	8,642,022

Fertility rates in Malawi and Sierra Leone

Fertility rate

Malawi

Sierra Leone

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Malawi	Sierra Leone
1960	7.04	6.18
1961	7.07	6.21
1962	7.1	6.22
1963	7.13	6.26
1964	7.11	6.29
1965	7.13	6.31
1966	7.17	6.35
1967	7.21	6.38
1968	7.26	6.39
1969	7.27	6.39
1970	7.3	6.41
1971	7.31	6.43
1972	7.33	6.45
1973	7.34	6.47
1974	7.34	6.53
1975	7.36	6.55
1976	7.39	6.55
1977	7.41	6.57
1978	7.43	6.59
1979	7.47	6.58
1980	7.52	6.56
1981	7.49	6.55
1982	7.45	6.56
1983	7.36	6.57
1984	7.27	6.59
1985	7.17	6.59
1986	7.07	6.6
1987	6.97	6.61
1988	6.88	6.59
1989	6.8	6.57
1990	6.74	6.57
1991	6.68	6.55
1992	6.63	6.56
1993	6.57	6.57
1994	6.49	6.56
1995	6.39	6.56
1996	6.29	6.55
1997	6.23	6.53
1998	6.21	6.5
1999	6.12	6.42
2000	6	6.36
2001	5.94	6.31
2002	5.9	6.23
2003	5.88	6.09
2004	5.86	5.92
2005	5.85	5.81
2006	5.8	5.74
2007	5.72	5.64
2008	5.61	5.56
2009	5.45	5.45
2010	5.26	5.33
2011	5.08	5.21
2012	4.9	5.06
2013	4.76	4.87
2014	4.57	4.7
2015	4.38	4.55
2016	4.22	4.47
2017	4.11	4.39
2018	4.02	4.29
2019	3.95	4.19
2020	3.88	4.08
2021	3.79	3.98
2022	3.72	3.88
2023	3.65	3.79

Malawi and Sierra Leone demographics compared

Median age

Malawi

Sierra Leone

Table

Year	Median age, years
	Malawi	Sierra Leone
1960	18.2	21.1
1961	18.3	21.1
1962	18.3	21.1
1963	18.3	21
1964	18.3	21
1965	18.4	20.9
1966	18.3	20.9
1967	18.3	20.8
1968	18.3	20.7
1969	18.2	20.6
1970	18	20.4
1971	17.9	20.2
1972	17.8	20.1
1973	17.7	19.9
1974	17.6	19.8
1975	17.5	19.6
1976	17.5	19.5
1977	17.4	19.4
1978	17.4	19.3
1979	17.4	19.2
1980	17.3	19.1
1981	17.3	19.1
1982	17.3	19
1983	17.3	18.9
1984	17.3	18.9
1985	17.3	18.8
1986	17.3	18.7
1987	17.4	18.7
1988	17.5	18.6
1989	17.4	18.6
1990	17.3	18.5
1991	17.2	18.5
1992	17.1	18.4
1993	17	18.4
1994	16.9	18.3
1995	16.9	18.2
1996	16.8	18.2
1997	16.8	18.1
1998	16.8	18.1
1999	16.7	18
2000	16.8	18
2001	16.8	18
2002	16.8	17.9
2003	16.8	17.9
2004	16.8	17.9
2005	16.8	18
2006	16.8	18
2007	16.8	18
2008	16.8	18.1
2009	16.7	18.1
2010	16.7	18.2
2011	16.8	18.3
2012	16.8	18.4
2013	16.9	18.5
2014	17	18.6
2015	17.1	18.7
2016	17.2	18.9
2017	17.4	19.1
2018	17.6	19.2
2019	17.8	19.4
2020	18	19.6
2021	18.2	19.8
2022	18.4	20
2023	18.7	20.3
2024	18.9	20.5

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