Malawi vs South Korea statistics compared

Malawi has a population of 21.7M (ranked 62/197), compared with 51.8M in South Korea (ranked 29/197). Malawi's land area is 36,402 sq mi versus 37,684 sq mi for South Korea (ranked 107th vs. 105th).

By GDP, Malawi ranks 151/197 ($11B) and South Korea ranks 15/197 ($1.71T). By GDP per capita, Malawi ranks 195/197 ($508), while South Korea ranks 36/197 ($33,121).

Malawi and South Korea: Comparison Charts

Malawi and South Korea economies compared

GDP

Malawi

South Korea

Table

Year	GDP
	Malawi	South Korea
1960	-	$3,958,811,881
1961	-	$2,417,628,737
1962	-	$2,814,615,385
1963	-	$3,988,461,538
1964	-	$3,459,019,943
1965	-	$3,120,861,499
1966	-	$3,929,055,144
1967	-	$4,855,892,446
1968	-	$6,119,394,892
1969	-	$7,678,698,838
1970	-	$9,005,144,969
1971	-	$9,903,571,249
1972	-	$10,862,211,761
1973	-	$13,876,472,208
1974	-	$19,543,973,941
1975	-	$21,784,297,521
1976	-	$29,902,479,339
1977	-	$38,446,487,603
1978	-	$51,972,107,438
1979	-	$66,946,900,826
1980	$1,801,156,775	$65,398,377,598
1981	$1,801,193,910	$72,933,533,012
1982	$1,717,379,495	$78,358,416,171
1983	$1,780,148,049	$87,760,553,262
1984	$1,758,028,656	$97,510,744,119
1985	$1,646,442,273	$101,296,177,099
1986	$1,722,586,299	$116,836,246,285
1987	$1,721,711,808	$147,948,709,376
1988	$2,008,189,508	$199,591,287,825
1989	$2,314,205,130	$246,928,837,311
1990	$2,737,087,862	$283,365,844,161
1991	$3,206,783,830	$330,647,042,837
1992	$2,618,837,835	$355,524,903,068
1993	$3,013,392,658	$392,665,710,525
1994	$1,719,864,761	$463,619,823,515
1995	$2,033,701,498	$566,581,003,128
1996	$3,319,573,750	$610,167,053,824
1997	$3,875,785,863	$569,755,022,973
1998	$2,547,609,590	$383,331,833,682
1999	$2,584,478,924	$497,514,040,642
2000	$2,537,307,580	$576,179,387,820
2001	$2,498,008,665	$547,656,279,895
2002	$5,087,328,438	$627,246,933,730
2003	$4,669,789,300	$702,714,855,194
2004	$5,058,726,350	$793,175,561,887
2005	$5,320,409,651	$934,901,071,333
2006	$5,818,279,739	$1,053,216,909,888
2007	$6,451,210,219	$1,172,614,086,540
2008	$7,743,617,352	$1,047,339,010,225
2009	$9,009,887,947	$943,941,876,219
2010	$10,128,323,011	$1,143,672,241,150
2011	$11,648,142,958	$1,253,289,537,501
2012	$8,773,203,178	$1,278,046,536,287
2013	$8,031,571,928	$1,370,632,955,321
2014	$8,801,326,169	$1,484,488,526,272
2015	$9,219,474,379	$1,466,038,936,206
2016	$7,909,868,618	$1,499,679,823,910
2017	$8,943,543,794	$1,623,074,183,502
2018	$9,879,231,592	$1,725,373,496,825
2019	$11,051,865,580	$1,651,422,932,448
2020	$11,769,313,598	$1,644,312,831,906
2021	$12,378,129,751	$1,818,432,106,880
2022	$12,429,060,151	$1,673,916,511,800
2023	$12,712,150,082	$1,712,792,854,202
2024	$11,008,925,323	-

Malawi and South Korea economies compared

GDP per capita

Malawi

South Korea

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Malawi	South Korea
1960	-	$158.3
1961	-	$93.8
1962	-	$106.2
1963	-	$146.3
1964	-	$123.6
1965	-	$108.7
1966	-	$133.5
1967	-	$161.2
1968	-	$198.4
1969	-	$243.4
1970	-	$279.3
1971	-	$301
1972	-	$324
1973	-	$407
1974	-	$563
1975	-	$617
1976	-	$834
1977	-	$1,056
1978	-	$1,406
1979	-	$1,784
1980	$287.5	$1,715
1981	$276.4	$1,883
1982	$253.3	$1,993
1983	$252.4	$2,199
1984	$239.7	$2,413
1985	$216.1	$2,482
1986	$217.9	$2,835
1987	$207.6	$3,555
1988	$229.4	$4,749
1989	$252.2	$5,817
1990	$286.7	$6,610
1991	$326	$7,637
1992	$258.4	$8,127
1993	$293	$8,885
1994	$169.2	$10,385
1995	$200.4	$12,565
1996	$321	$13,403
1997	$367	$12,398
1998	$236	$8,282
1999	$233.9	$10,672
2000	$224.2	$12,257
2001	$215.5	$11,561
2002	$428	$13,165
2003	$383	$14,673
2004	$405	$16,496
2005	$414	$19,403
2006	$441	$21,743
2007	$475	$24,086
2008	$554	$21,350
2009	$626	$19,144
2010	$683	$23,079
2011	$763	$25,098
2012	$558	$25,459
2013	$497	$27,180
2014	$530	$29,253
2015	$540	$28,737
2016	$451	$29,280
2017	$496	$31,601
2018	$533	$33,447
2019	$581	$31,902
2020	$603	$31,721
2021	$617	$35,126
2022	$604	$32,395
2023	$602	$33,121
2024	$508	-

Malawi vs. South Korea life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Malawi

South Korea

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Malawi	South Korea
1950	32.7	22.2
1951	32.8	26.6
1952	33	36.6
1953	33.2	40.5
1954	33.3	46.1
1955	33.6	48.4
1956	33.8	50.2
1957	34.1	51.6
1958	34.4	51.8
1959	34.8	52.9
1960	35	53.8
1961	35.2	54.4
1962	35.4	55
1963	35.6	55
1964	35.7	55.3
1965	35.7	55.8
1966	35.8	55.4
1967	35.9	60.9
1968	36.1	60.9
1969	36.3	61.4
1970	36.6	62.2
1971	37.1	62.7
1972	37.6	63.2
1973	38.4	63.8
1974	39.2	64.2
1975	40.1	64.7
1976	41	65
1977	42	64.6
1978	43	65
1979	43.7	66.1
1980	44.3	64.8
1981	44.7	67.1
1982	44.8	67.1
1983	45	66.7
1984	44.8	68.1
1985	44.6	68.4
1986	44.3	69
1987	43.9	69.3
1988	43.6	70.2
1989	43.5	70.7
1990	43.6	71
1991	43.5	71.4
1992	43.6	72.2
1993	43.6	72.7
1994	43.8	72.9
1995	43.8	73.4
1996	44	74
1997	44.2	74.5
1998	44.3	75
1999	45.1	75.6
2000	46.2	76.2
2001	47.2	76.9
2002	48.2	77.2
2003	49.6	77.5
2004	51.1	78
2005	52.5	78.4
2006	53.7	79
2007	54.7	79.4
2008	55.7	80
2009	56.7	80.6
2010	57.8	80.7
2011	58.9	81.2
2012	59.9	81.3
2013	60.8	81.8
2014	61.7	82.4
2015	62.3	82.5
2016	63.2	82.9
2017	63.9	83.3
2018	64.5	83.3
2019	65	83.7
2020	65.2	83.7
2021	64.8	83.9
2022	66	82.7
2023	67.4	84.3
2024	67.6	84.4
2025	67.7	84.5

Malawi and South Korea population clocks and comparison

Population

Malawi

South Korea

Table

Year	Population
	Malawi	South Korea
1960	3,628,134	25,012,374
1961	3,715,534	25,765,673
1962	3,806,307	26,513,030
1963	3,900,506	27,261,747
1964	3,997,305	27,984,155
1965	4,096,157	28,704,674
1966	4,197,926	29,435,571
1967	4,303,012	30,130,983
1968	4,411,054	30,838,302
1969	4,521,184	31,544,266
1970	4,633,944	32,240,827
1971	4,751,434	32,882,704
1972	4,874,475	33,505,406
1973	5,003,938	34,103,149
1974	5,141,337	34,692,266
1975	5,287,367	35,280,725
1976	5,443,384	35,848,523
1977	5,614,983	36,411,795
1978	5,810,132	36,969,185
1979	6,028,749	37,534,236
1980	6,265,529	38,123,775
1981	6,516,454	38,723,248
1982	6,778,879	39,326,352
1983	7,051,709	39,910,403
1984	7,332,810	40,405,956
1985	7,620,508	40,805,744
1986	7,906,480	41,213,674
1987	8,293,174	41,621,690
1988	8,753,262	42,031,247
1989	9,176,220	42,449,038
1990	9,545,852	42,869,283
1991	9,844,227	43,295,704
1992	10,135,079	43,747,962
1993	10,284,024	44,194,628
1994	10,164,894	44,641,540
1995	10,150,117	45,092,991
1996	10,352,228	45,524,681
1997	10,562,035	45,953,580
1998	10,792,876	46,286,503
1999	11,047,804	46,616,677
2000	11,315,942	47,008,111
2001	11,593,058	47,370,164
2002	11,880,440	47,644,736
2003	12,181,574	47,892,330
2004	12,500,737	48,082,519
2005	12,840,031	48,184,561
2006	13,198,701	48,438,292
2007	13,576,343	48,683,638
2008	13,976,417	49,054,708
2009	14,395,788	49,307,835
2010	14,826,463	49,554,112
2011	15,265,022	49,936,638
2012	15,709,577	50,199,853
2013	16,161,816	50,428,893
2014	16,621,538	50,746,659
2015	17,085,587	51,014,947
2016	17,557,739	51,217,803
2017	18,039,715	51,361,911
2018	18,528,081	51,585,058
2019	19,025,752	51,764,822
2020	19,533,888	51,836,239
2021	20,047,258	51,769,539
2022	20,568,728	51,672,569
2023	21,104,482	51,712,619
2024	21,655,286	51,751,065

Fertility rates in Malawi and South Korea

Fertility rate

Malawi

South Korea

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Malawi	South Korea
1960	7.04	5.99
1961	7.07	5.8
1962	7.1	5.56
1963	7.13	5.33
1964	7.11	5.07
1965	7.13	4.89
1966	7.17	4.78
1967	7.21	4.62
1968	7.26	4.51
1969	7.27	4.45
1970	7.3	4.53
1971	7.31	4.54
1972	7.33	4.12
1973	7.34	4.07
1974	7.34	3.77
1975	7.36	3.43
1976	7.39	3
1977	7.41	2.99
1978	7.43	2.64
1979	7.47	2.9
1980	7.52	2.82
1981	7.49	2.57
1982	7.45	2.39
1983	7.36	2.06
1984	7.27	1.74
1985	7.17	1.66
1986	7.07	1.58
1987	6.97	1.53
1988	6.88	1.55
1989	6.8	1.56
1990	6.74	1.57
1991	6.68	1.71
1992	6.63	1.76
1993	6.57	1.65
1994	6.49	1.66
1995	6.39	1.63
1996	6.29	1.57
1997	6.23	1.54
1998	6.21	1.46
1999	6.12	1.43
2000	6	1.48
2001	5.94	1.31
2002	5.9	1.18
2003	5.88	1.19
2004	5.86	1.16
2005	5.85	1.09
2006	5.8	1.13
2007	5.72	1.26
2008	5.61	1.19
2009	5.45	1.15
2010	5.26	1.23
2011	5.08	1.24
2012	4.9	1.3
2013	4.76	1.19
2014	4.57	1.21
2015	4.38	1.24
2016	4.22	1.17
2017	4.11	1.05
2018	4.02	0.98
2019	3.95	0.92
2020	3.88	0.84
2021	3.79	0.81
2022	3.72	0.78
2023	3.65	0.72

Malawi and South Korea demographics compared

Median age

Malawi

South Korea

Table

Year	Median age, years
	Malawi	South Korea
1960	18.2	19.3
1961	18.3	19.2
1962	18.3	19.1
1963	18.3	19
1964	18.3	18.8
1965	18.4	18.6
1966	18.3	18.5
1967	18.3	18.6
1968	18.3	18.7
1969	18.2	18.8
1970	18	18.9
1971	17.9	19
1972	17.8	19.1
1973	17.7	19.3
1974	17.6	19.6
1975	17.5	19.9
1976	17.5	20.2
1977	17.4	20.7
1978	17.4	21.1
1979	17.4	21.6
1980	17.3	22.1
1981	17.3	22.5
1982	17.3	22.8
1983	17.3	23.3
1984	17.3	23.7
1985	17.3	24.2
1986	17.3	24.8
1987	17.4	25.3
1988	17.5	25.8
1989	17.4	26.3
1990	17.3	26.7
1991	17.2	27.2
1992	17.1	27.8
1993	17	28.3
1994	16.9	28.9
1995	16.9	29.4
1996	16.8	29.8
1997	16.8	30.2
1998	16.8	30.7
1999	16.7	31.2
2000	16.8	31.7
2001	16.8	32.3
2002	16.8	32.8
2003	16.8	33.4
2004	16.8	33.9
2005	16.8	34.5
2006	16.8	35.2
2007	16.8	35.8
2008	16.8	36.4
2009	16.7	37
2010	16.7	37.6
2011	16.8	38.2
2012	16.8	38.8
2013	16.9	39.5
2014	17	40.2
2015	17.1	40.8
2016	17.2	41.4
2017	17.4	41.9
2018	17.6	42.5
2019	17.8	43.1
2020	18	43.8
2021	18.2	44.4
2022	18.4	44.9
2023	18.7	45.5
2024	18.9	46.1

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