Malawi vs Syria statistics compared

Malawi has a population of 21.7M (ranked 62/197), compared with 24.7M in Syria (ranked 57/197). Malawi's land area is 36,402 sq mi versus 70,900 sq mi for Syria (ranked 107th vs. 87th).

By GDP, Malawi ranks 151/197 ($11B) and Syria ranks 129/197 ($20B). By GDP per capita, Malawi ranks 195/197 ($508), while Syria ranks 184/197 ($847).

Malawi and Syria: Comparison Charts

Malawi and Syria economies compared

GDP

Malawi

Syria

Table

Year	GDP
	Malawi	Syria
1960	-	$857,704,413
1961	-	$945,244,972
1962	-	$1,110,565,881
1963	-	$1,200,447,408
1964	-	$1,339,494,267
1965	-	$1,472,036,540
1966	-	$1,342,287,553
1967	-	$1,580,229,799
1968	-	$1,753,746,430
1969	-	$2,245,011,515
1970	-	$2,140,384,010
1971	-	$2,589,851,325
1972	-	$3,059,681,698
1973	-	$3,239,487,516
1974	-	$5,159,557,148
1975	-	$6,826,980,444
1976	-	$7,633,528,867
1977	-	$7,696,011,396
1978	-	$9,275,200,458
1979	-	$9,929,681,529
1980	$1,801,156,775	$13,062,420,382
1981	$1,801,193,910	$15,518,201,335
1982	$1,717,379,495	$16,298,929,011
1983	$1,780,148,049	$17,589,277,143
1984	$1,758,028,656	$17,503,078,174
1985	$1,646,442,273	$16,403,539,893
1986	$1,722,586,299	$13,293,205,278
1987	$1,721,711,808	$11,356,215,543
1988	$2,008,189,508	$10,577,041,645
1989	$2,314,205,130	$9,853,395,762
1990	$2,737,087,862	$12,308,624,418
1991	$3,206,783,830	$12,981,833,333
1992	$2,618,837,835	$13,253,565,861
1993	$3,013,392,658	$13,695,962,055
1994	$1,719,864,761	$10,122,020,000
1995	$2,033,701,498	$11,396,706,587
1996	$3,319,573,750	$13,789,560,878
1997	$3,875,785,863	$14,505,233,463
1998	$2,547,609,590	$15,200,846,154
1999	$2,584,478,924	$15,873,875,969
2000	$2,537,307,580	$18,937,052,543
2001	$2,498,008,665	$20,237,024,725
2002	$5,087,328,438	$20,669,357,462
2003	$4,669,789,300	$21,828,144,686
2004	$5,058,726,350	$25,086,950,495
2005	$5,320,409,651	$28,858,965,517
2006	$5,818,279,739	$33,751,788,856
2007	$6,451,210,219	$40,465,318,382
2008	$7,743,617,352	$52,557,913,569
2009	$9,009,887,947	$54,111,735,629
2010	$10,128,323,011	$61,390,830,875
2011	$11,648,142,958	$67,539,428,159
2012	$8,773,203,178	$43,190,318,033
2013	$8,031,571,928	$21,361,254,635
2014	$8,801,326,169	$21,502,061,466
2015	$9,219,474,379	$16,466,863,117
2016	$7,909,868,618	$12,597,854,877
2017	$8,943,543,794	$16,369,843,352
2018	$9,879,231,592	$21,497,782,868
2019	$11,051,865,580	$22,583,045,060
2020	$11,769,313,598	$12,047,752,036
2021	$12,378,129,751	$14,353,205,678
2022	$12,429,060,151	$23,622,827,080
2023	$12,712,150,082	$19,993,439,950
2024	$11,008,925,323	-

Malawi and Syria economies compared

GDP per capita

Malawi

Syria

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Malawi	Syria
1960	-	$183.5
1961	-	$196.3
1962	-	$223.9
1963	-	$234.9
1964	-	$254.2
1965	-	$270.8
1966	-	$239.3
1967	-	$272.9
1968	-	$293.3
1969	-	$364
1970	-	$335
1971	-	$393
1972	-	$448
1973	-	$459
1974	-	$707
1975	-	$904
1976	-	$976
1977	-	$951
1978	-	$1,108
1979	-	$1,146
1980	$287.5	$1,458
1981	$276.4	$1,676
1982	$253.3	$1,703
1983	$252.4	$1,776
1984	$239.7	$1,706
1985	$216.1	$1,544
1986	$217.9	$1,208
1987	$207.6	$997
1988	$229.4	$898
1989	$252.2	$809
1990	$286.7	$978
1991	$326	$1,000
1992	$258.4	$990
1993	$293	$993
1994	$169.2	$712
1995	$200.4	$780
1996	$321	$918
1997	$367	$941
1998	$236	$961
1999	$233.9	$978
2000	$224.2	$1,138
2001	$215.5	$1,187
2002	$428	$1,183
2003	$383	$1,220
2004	$405	$1,368
2005	$414	$1,534
2006	$441	$1,719
2007	$475	$1,938
2008	$554	$2,429
2009	$626	$2,462
2010	$683	$2,731
2011	$763	$2,952
2012	$558	$1,898
2013	$497	$986
2014	$530	$1,061
2015	$540	$848
2016	$451	$656
2017	$496	$852
2018	$533	$1,098
2019	$581	$1,110
2020	$603	$572
2021	$617	$664
2022	$604	$1,052
2023	$602	$847
2024	$508	-

Malawi vs. Syria life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Malawi

Syria

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Malawi	Syria
1950	32.7	42.5
1951	32.8	43.4
1952	33	44.3
1953	33.2	45.3
1954	33.3	46.4
1955	33.6	47.4
1956	33.8	48.5
1957	34.1	49.6
1958	34.4	50.7
1959	34.8	51.7
1960	35	52.7
1961	35.2	53.7
1962	35.4	54.6
1963	35.6	55.4
1964	35.7	56.2
1965	35.7	56.9
1966	35.8	57.6
1967	35.9	58
1968	36.1	59.1
1969	36.3	59.8
1970	36.6	60.6
1971	37.1	61.3
1972	37.6	62
1973	38.4	60.8
1974	39.2	63.4
1975	40.1	64.2
1976	41	64.8
1977	42	65.4
1978	43	65.9
1979	43.7	66.2
1980	44.3	66.5
1981	44.7	64.6
1982	44.8	60.8
1983	45	67.4
1984	44.8	67.7
1985	44.6	68
1986	44.3	68.4
1987	43.9	68.8
1988	43.6	69.2
1989	43.5	69.5
1990	43.6	69.8
1991	43.5	70.1
1992	43.6	70.2
1993	43.6	70.3
1994	43.8	70.3
1995	43.8	70.2
1996	44	70.2
1997	44.2	70.2
1998	44.3	70.2
1999	45.1	70.5
2000	46.2	70.9
2001	47.2	71.3
2002	48.2	71.7
2003	49.6	72.2
2004	51.1	72.5
2005	52.5	72.8
2006	53.7	73
2007	54.7	73.3
2008	55.7	73.4
2009	56.7	73.5
2010	57.8	73.5
2011	58.9	72.3
2012	59.9	66.2
2013	60.8	65.1
2014	61.7	65.5
2015	62.3	63.3
2016	63.2	65.2
2017	63.9	65.7
2018	64.5	67.4
2019	65	71
2020	65.2	71.9
2021	64.8	72.4
2022	66	72.8
2023	67.4	72.1
2024	67.6	72.6
2025	67.7	73

Malawi and Syria population clocks and comparison

Population

Malawi

Syria

Table

Year	Population
	Malawi	Syria
1960	3,628,134	4,673,500
1961	3,715,534	4,815,466
1962	3,806,307	4,959,340
1963	3,900,506	5,110,467
1964	3,997,305	5,269,087
1965	4,096,157	5,435,267
1966	4,197,926	5,609,047
1967	4,303,012	5,790,198
1968	4,411,054	5,978,742
1969	4,521,184	6,175,166
1970	4,633,944	6,380,609
1971	4,751,434	6,598,094
1972	4,874,475	6,826,024
1973	5,003,938	7,060,321
1974	5,141,337	7,302,160
1975	5,287,367	7,554,364
1976	5,443,384	7,817,320
1977	5,614,983	8,090,501
1978	5,810,132	8,372,759
1979	6,028,749	8,661,909
1980	6,265,529	8,957,663
1981	6,516,454	9,260,189
1982	6,778,879	9,572,511
1983	7,051,709	9,904,809
1984	7,332,810	10,258,398
1985	7,620,508	10,625,672
1986	7,906,480	11,002,844
1987	8,293,174	11,388,923
1988	8,753,262	11,782,264
1989	9,176,220	12,179,060
1990	9,545,852	12,579,208
1991	9,844,227	12,980,821
1992	10,135,079	13,385,571
1993	10,284,024	13,795,686
1994	10,164,894	14,208,583
1995	10,150,117	14,616,801
1996	10,352,228	15,018,104
1997	10,562,035	15,417,542
1998	10,792,876	15,820,413
1999	11,047,804	16,228,061
2000	11,315,942	16,637,888
2001	11,593,058	17,051,338
2002	11,880,440	17,468,332
2003	12,181,574	17,889,296
2004	12,500,737	18,336,875
2005	12,840,031	18,814,091
2006	13,198,701	19,637,022
2007	13,576,343	20,884,125
2008	13,976,417	21,636,564
2009	14,395,788	21,976,969
2010	14,826,463	22,482,421
2011	15,265,022	22,878,098
2012	15,709,577	22,759,763
2013	16,161,816	21,666,917
2014	16,621,538	20,273,659
2015	17,085,587	19,424,618
2016	17,557,739	19,193,834
2017	18,039,715	19,224,668
2018	18,528,081	19,577,845
2019	19,025,752	20,353,534
2020	19,533,888	21,049,429
2021	20,047,258	21,628,839
2022	20,568,728	22,462,173
2023	21,104,482	23,594,623
2024	21,655,286	24,672,760

Fertility rates in Malawi and Syria

Fertility rate

Malawi

Syria

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Malawi	Syria
1960	7.04	7.51
1961	7.07	7.5
1962	7.1	7.51
1963	7.13	7.51
1964	7.11	7.53
1965	7.13	7.53
1966	7.17	7.55
1967	7.21	7.56
1968	7.26	7.57
1969	7.27	7.59
1970	7.3	7.62
1971	7.31	7.6
1972	7.33	7.57
1973	7.34	7.55
1974	7.34	7.52
1975	7.36	7.49
1976	7.39	7.45
1977	7.41	7.42
1978	7.43	7.35
1979	7.47	7.25
1980	7.52	7.12
1981	7.49	6.97
1982	7.45	6.81
1983	7.36	6.69
1984	7.27	6.59
1985	7.17	6.48
1986	7.07	6.37
1987	6.97	6.2
1988	6.88	6
1989	6.8	5.78
1990	6.74	5.56
1991	6.68	5.34
1992	6.63	5.14
1993	6.57	4.99
1994	6.49	4.86
1995	6.39	4.7
1996	6.29	4.54
1997	6.23	4.37
1998	6.21	4.25
1999	6.12	4.14
2000	6	4.07
2001	5.94	3.98
2002	5.9	3.87
2003	5.88	3.76
2004	5.86	3.68
2005	5.85	3.61
2006	5.8	3.56
2007	5.72	3.54
2008	5.61	3.48
2009	5.45	3.42
2010	5.26	3.36
2011	5.08	3.29
2012	4.9	3.22
2013	4.76	3.17
2014	4.57	3.12
2015	4.38	3.07
2016	4.22	3.01
2017	4.11	2.97
2018	4.02	2.93
2019	3.95	2.88
2020	3.88	2.84
2021	3.79	2.8
2022	3.72	2.75
2023	3.65	2.71

Malawi and Syria demographics compared

Median age

Malawi

Syria

Table

Year	Median age, years
	Malawi	Syria
1960	18.2	17.6
1961	18.3	17.3
1962	18.3	17.1
1963	18.3	16.9
1964	18.3	16.7
1965	18.4	16.5
1966	18.3	16.4
1967	18.3	16.2
1968	18.3	16.1
1969	18.2	16
1970	18	15.9
1971	17.9	15.8
1972	17.8	15.8
1973	17.7	15.7
1974	17.6	15.7
1975	17.5	15.7
1976	17.5	15.6
1977	17.4	15.6
1978	17.4	15.6
1979	17.4	15.6
1980	17.3	15.6
1981	17.3	15.6
1982	17.3	15.7
1983	17.3	15.8
1984	17.3	15.8
1985	17.3	15.9
1986	17.3	16
1987	17.4	16.1
1988	17.5	16.2
1989	17.4	16.4
1990	17.3	16.5
1991	17.2	16.7
1992	17.1	16.9
1993	17	17.1
1994	16.9	17.3
1995	16.9	17.5
1996	16.8	17.7
1997	16.8	17.9
1998	16.8	18.1
1999	16.7	18.3
2000	16.8	18.5
2001	16.8	18.8
2002	16.8	19
2003	16.8	19.2
2004	16.8	19.5
2005	16.8	19.7
2006	16.8	20.3
2007	16.8	21
2008	16.8	21.3
2009	16.7	21.5
2010	16.7	21.7
2011	16.8	21.9
2012	16.8	21.8
2013	16.9	21.2
2014	17	20.1
2015	17.1	19.5
2016	17.2	19.5
2017	17.4	19.6
2018	17.6	20.1
2019	17.8	20.9
2020	18	21.6
2021	18.2	22.2
2022	18.4	22.7
2023	18.7	23.3
2024	18.9	23.9

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