Malawi vs Switzerland statistics compared

Malawi has a population of 21.7M (ranked 62/197), compared with 9.03M in Switzerland (ranked 101/197). Malawi's land area is 36,402 sq mi versus 15,255 sq mi for Switzerland (ranked 107th vs. 131st).

By GDP, Malawi ranks 151/197 ($11B) and Switzerland ranks 20/197 ($937B). By GDP per capita, Malawi ranks 195/197 ($508), while Switzerland ranks 5/197 ($103,670).

Malawi and Switzerland: Comparison Charts

Malawi and Switzerland economies compared

GDP

Malawi

Switzerland

Table

Year	GDP
	Malawi	Switzerland
1960	-	$10,412,232,621
1961	-	$11,713,348,834
1962	-	$12,989,649,694
1963	-	$14,283,872,299
1964	-	$15,833,133,858
1965	-	$16,780,226,225
1966	-	$18,019,402,374
1967	-	$19,397,044,714
1968	-	$20,712,102,794
1969	-	$22,442,043,274
1970	-	$24,998,066,773
1971	-	$30,040,171,751
1972	-	$36,844,318,854
1973	-	$49,550,006,320
1974	-	$57,103,011,446
1975	-	$65,466,081,819
1976	-	$68,476,524,644
1977	-	$73,135,771,167
1978	-	$102,280,472,036
1979	-	$114,970,094,425
1980	$1,801,156,775	$122,557,843,886
1981	$1,801,193,910	$112,244,805,519
1982	$1,717,379,495	$115,043,365,512
1983	$1,780,148,049	$114,634,358,535
1984	$1,758,028,656	$109,455,312,168
1985	$1,646,442,273	$110,980,314,192
1986	$1,722,586,299	$159,089,921,063
1987	$1,721,711,808	$199,236,370,038
1988	$2,008,189,508	$215,540,625,299
1989	$2,314,205,130	$208,105,846,934
1990	$2,737,087,862	$265,763,573,999
1991	$3,206,783,830	$268,901,693,863
1992	$2,618,837,835	$279,921,425,828
1993	$3,013,392,658	$272,237,527,071
1994	$1,719,864,761	$301,375,055,202
1995	$2,033,701,498	$352,835,806,342
1996	$3,319,573,750	$340,103,959,547
1997	$3,875,785,863	$294,788,198,856
1998	$2,547,609,590	$303,459,014,347
1999	$2,584,478,924	$297,873,643,323
2000	$2,537,307,580	$279,216,033,870
2001	$2,498,008,665	$286,582,672,434
2002	$5,087,328,438	$309,301,422,430
2003	$4,669,789,300	$362,075,086,508
2004	$5,058,726,350	$403,912,891,033
2005	$5,320,409,651	$418,284,865,885
2006	$5,818,279,739	$441,634,672,197
2007	$6,451,210,219	$490,740,715,595
2008	$7,743,617,352	$567,267,767,519
2009	$9,009,887,947	$554,212,916,092
2010	$10,128,323,011	$598,851,027,948
2011	$11,648,142,958	$715,888,126,682
2012	$8,773,203,178	$686,420,221,558
2013	$8,031,571,928	$706,234,937,371
2014	$8,801,326,169	$726,537,809,430
2015	$9,219,474,379	$694,118,186,380
2016	$7,909,868,618	$687,895,460,903
2017	$8,943,543,794	$695,200,834,102
2018	$9,879,231,592	$725,568,717,468
2019	$11,051,865,580	$721,369,112,727
2020	$11,769,313,598	$741,999,406,006
2021	$12,378,129,751	$815,309,330,987
2022	$12,429,060,151	$828,508,926,958
2023	$12,712,150,082	$894,424,821,645
2024	$11,008,925,323	$936,564,198,049

Malawi and Switzerland economies compared

GDP per capita

Malawi

Switzerland

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Malawi	Switzerland
1960	-	$1,954
1961	-	$2,155
1962	-	$2,330
1963	-	$2,508
1964	-	$2,735
1965	-	$2,865
1966	-	$3,045
1967	-	$3,237
1968	-	$3,413
1969	-	$3,657
1970	-	$4,044
1971	-	$4,835
1972	-	$5,885
1973	-	$7,856
1974	-	$9,005
1975	-	$10,328
1976	-	$10,865
1977	-	$11,644
1978	-	$16,282
1979	-	$18,266
1980	$287.5	$19,394
1981	$276.4	$17,665
1982	$253.3	$18,000
1983	$252.4	$17,859
1984	$239.7	$16,991
1985	$216.1	$17,152
1986	$217.9	$24,460
1987	$207.6	$30,441
1988	$229.4	$32,690
1989	$252.2	$31,309
1990	$286.7	$39,575
1991	$326	$39,544
1992	$258.4	$40,714
1993	$293	$39,237
1994	$169.2	$43,092
1995	$200.4	$50,114
1996	$321	$48,093
1997	$367	$41,584
1998	$236	$42,681
1999	$233.9	$41,696
2000	$224.2	$38,865
2001	$215.5	$39,639
2002	$428	$42,459
2003	$383	$49,336
2004	$405	$54,659
2005	$414	$56,243
2006	$441	$59,011
2007	$475	$64,989
2008	$554	$74,175
2009	$626	$71,568
2010	$683	$76,531
2011	$763	$90,477
2012	$558	$85,836
2013	$497	$87,304
2014	$530	$88,725
2015	$540	$83,806
2016	$451	$82,153
2017	$496	$82,254
2018	$533	$85,217
2019	$581	$84,122
2020	$603	$85,898
2021	$617	$93,665
2022	$604	$94,395
2023	$602	$100,632
2024	$508	$103,670

Malawi vs. Switzerland life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Malawi

Switzerland

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Malawi	Switzerland
1950	32.7	68.9
1951	32.8	68.7
1952	33	69.6
1953	33.2	69.5
1954	33.3	70
1955	33.6	70.1
1956	33.8	70.2
1957	34.1	70.5
1958	34.4	71.3
1959	34.8	71.5
1960	35	71.4
1961	35.2	71.7
1962	35.4	71.3
1963	35.6	71.3
1964	35.7	72.2
1965	35.7	72.3
1966	35.8	72.4
1967	35.9	72.7
1968	36.1	72.7
1969	36.3	72.7
1970	36.6	73.1
1971	37.1	73.2
1972	37.6	73.8
1973	38.4	74.1
1974	39.2	74.4
1975	40.1	74.8
1976	41	74.9
1977	42	75.4
1978	43	75.3
1979	43.7	75.6
1980	44.3	75.6
1981	44.7	75.8
1982	44.8	76.2
1983	45	76.2
1984	44.8	76.8
1985	44.6	76.9
1986	44.3	77
1987	43.9	77.3
1988	43.6	77.4
1989	43.5	77.6
1990	43.6	77.4
1991	43.5	77.6
1992	43.6	77.9
1993	43.6	78.2
1994	43.8	78.5
1995	43.8	78.6
1996	44	79
1997	44.2	79.2
1998	44.3	79.5
1999	45.1	79.7
2000	46.2	79.8
2001	47.2	80.3
2002	48.2	80.4
2003	49.6	80.5
2004	51.1	81.1
2005	52.5	81.2
2006	53.7	81.5
2007	54.7	81.7
2008	55.7	82
2009	56.7	82
2010	57.8	82.3
2011	58.9	82.6
2012	59.9	82.6
2013	60.8	82.7
2014	61.7	83.1
2015	62.3	82.8
2016	63.2	83.4
2017	63.9	83.4
2018	64.5	83.6
2019	65	83.8
2020	65.2	83.1
2021	64.8	83.6
2022	66	83.2
2023	67.4	84
2024	67.6	84.1
2025	67.7	84.2

Malawi and Switzerland population clocks and comparison

Population

Malawi

Switzerland

Table

Year	Population
	Malawi	Switzerland
1960	3,628,134	5,327,827
1961	3,715,534	5,434,294
1962	3,806,307	5,573,815
1963	3,900,506	5,694,247
1964	3,997,305	5,789,228
1965	4,096,157	5,856,472
1966	4,197,926	5,918,002
1967	4,303,012	5,991,785
1968	4,411,054	6,067,714
1969	4,521,184	6,136,387
1970	4,633,944	6,180,877
1971	4,751,434	6,213,399
1972	4,874,475	6,260,956
1973	5,003,938	6,307,347
1974	5,141,337	6,341,405
1975	5,287,367	6,338,632
1976	5,443,384	6,302,504
1977	5,614,983	6,281,174
1978	5,810,132	6,281,738
1979	6,028,749	6,294,365
1980	6,265,529	6,319,408
1981	6,516,454	6,354,074
1982	6,778,879	6,391,309
1983	7,051,709	6,418,773
1984	7,332,810	6,441,865
1985	7,620,508	6,470,365
1986	7,906,480	6,504,124
1987	8,293,174	6,545,106
1988	8,753,262	6,593,386
1989	9,176,220	6,646,912
1990	9,545,852	6,715,519
1991	9,844,227	6,799,978
1992	10,135,079	6,875,364
1993	10,284,024	6,938,265
1994	10,164,894	6,993,795
1995	10,150,117	7,040,687
1996	10,352,228	7,071,850
1997	10,562,035	7,088,906
1998	10,792,876	7,110,001
1999	11,047,804	7,143,991
2000	11,315,942	7,184,250
2001	11,593,058	7,229,854
2002	11,880,440	7,284,753
2003	12,181,574	7,339,001
2004	12,500,737	7,389,625
2005	12,840,031	7,437,115
2006	13,198,701	7,483,934
2007	13,576,343	7,551,117
2008	13,976,417	7,647,675
2009	14,395,788	7,743,831
2010	14,826,463	7,824,909
2011	15,265,022	7,912,398
2012	15,709,577	7,996,861
2013	16,161,816	8,089,346
2014	16,621,538	8,188,649
2015	17,085,587	8,282,396
2016	17,557,739	8,373,338
2017	18,039,715	8,451,840
2018	18,528,081	8,514,329
2019	19,025,752	8,575,280
2020	19,533,888	8,638,167
2021	20,047,258	8,704,546
2022	20,568,728	8,777,088
2023	21,104,482	8,888,093
2024	21,655,286	9,034,102

Fertility rates in Malawi and Switzerland

Fertility rate

Malawi

Switzerland

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Malawi	Switzerland
1960	7.04	2.44
1961	7.07	2.52
1962	7.1	2.58
1963	7.13	2.65
1964	7.11	2.66
1965	7.13	2.59
1966	7.17	2.5
1967	7.21	2.39
1968	7.26	2.29
1969	7.27	2.19
1970	7.3	2.1
1971	7.31	2.04
1972	7.33	1.91
1973	7.34	1.81
1974	7.34	1.73
1975	7.36	1.61
1976	7.39	1.55
1977	7.41	1.53
1978	7.43	1.51
1979	7.47	1.52
1980	7.52	1.55
1981	7.49	1.55
1982	7.45	1.56
1983	7.36	1.52
1984	7.27	1.53
1985	7.17	1.52
1986	7.07	1.53
1987	6.97	1.52
1988	6.88	1.57
1989	6.8	1.56
1990	6.74	1.58
1991	6.68	1.58
1992	6.63	1.58
1993	6.57	1.51
1994	6.49	1.49
1995	6.39	1.48
1996	6.29	1.5
1997	6.23	1.48
1998	6.21	1.47
1999	6.12	1.48
2000	6	1.5
2001	5.94	1.38
2002	5.9	1.39
2003	5.88	1.39
2004	5.86	1.42
2005	5.85	1.42
2006	5.8	1.44
2007	5.72	1.46
2008	5.61	1.48
2009	5.45	1.5
2010	5.26	1.52
2011	5.08	1.52
2012	4.9	1.52
2013	4.76	1.52
2014	4.57	1.54
2015	4.38	1.54
2016	4.22	1.54
2017	4.11	1.52
2018	4.02	1.52
2019	3.95	1.48
2020	3.88	1.46
2021	3.79	1.52
2022	3.72	1.39
2023	3.65	1.33

Malawi and Switzerland demographics compared

Median age

Malawi

Switzerland

Table

Year	Median age, years
	Malawi	Switzerland
1960	18.2	32.6
1961	18.3	32.4
1962	18.3	32
1963	18.3	31.7
1964	18.3	31.5
1965	18.4	31.6
1966	18.3	31.6
1967	18.3	31.6
1968	18.3	31.7
1969	18.2	31.7
1970	18	32
1971	17.9	32.2
1972	17.8	32.3
1973	17.7	32.5
1974	17.6	32.7
1975	17.5	33.1
1976	17.5	33.5
1977	17.4	33.8
1978	17.4	34.2
1979	17.4	34.5
1980	17.3	34.8
1981	17.3	35
1982	17.3	35.3
1983	17.3	35.6
1984	17.3	35.9
1985	17.3	36.1
1986	17.3	36.3
1987	17.4	36.5
1988	17.5	36.7
1989	17.4	36.8
1990	17.3	36.9
1991	17.2	36.9
1992	17.1	36.9
1993	17	37
1994	16.9	37.1
1995	16.9	37.3
1996	16.8	37.6
1997	16.8	37.9
1998	16.8	38.2
1999	16.7	38.4
2000	16.8	38.7
2001	16.8	39
2002	16.8	39.3
2003	16.8	39.6
2004	16.8	39.9
2005	16.8	40.3
2006	16.8	40.6
2007	16.8	40.9
2008	16.8	41.1
2009	16.7	41.3
2010	16.7	41.5
2011	16.8	41.6
2012	16.8	41.8
2013	16.9	42
2014	17	42.1
2015	17.1	42.2
2016	17.2	42.3
2017	17.4	42.4
2018	17.6	42.5
2019	17.8	42.6
2020	18	42.7
2021	18.2	42.8
2022	18.4	43
2023	18.7	43.4
2024	18.9	43.7

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