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Malawi vs Trinidad and Tobago statistics compared

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Malawi has a population of 21.7M (ranked 62/197), compared with 1.37M in Trinidad and Tobago (ranked 154/197). Malawi's land area is 36,402 sq mi versus 1,981 sq mi for Trinidad and Tobago (ranked 107th vs. 166th).

By GDP, Malawi ranks 151/197 ($11B) and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 114/197 ($26.4B). By GDP per capita, Malawi ranks 195/197 ($508), while Trinidad and Tobago ranks 60/197 ($19,315).

Main facts and rankings

Malawi Trinidad
Population
22673513
1372940
Population rank 61/197 154/197
GDP
$11B
2024
$26.4B
2024
GDP rank 151/197 114/197
GDP per capita
$508
2024
$19,315
2024
GDP per capita rank 195/197 60/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$1,859
2024
$36,021
2024
Government debt
$8.19B
2024
$17B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
73%
2025
67.2%
2025
Government debt per person
$378
2024
$12,454
2024
Government debt per person rank 173/185 45/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,610
2025
$11,432
2025
Land area
36,402 sq mi
2025
1,981 sq mi
2025
Population density
595 ppl/mi²
2024
691 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.65
2023
1.53
2023
Median age
18.9 years
2024
38.2 years
2024
Life expectancy
67.7 years
2025
73.7 years
2025

Malawi and Trinidad and Tobago: Comparison Charts

Malawi and Trinidad and Tobago economies compared

GDP
Malawi

Trinidad and Tobago
Year GDP
Malawi Trinidad
1960 - $535,673,252
1961 - $584,964,621
1962 - $619,322,810
1963 - $678,239,329
1964 - $711,897,520
1965 - $736,573,159
1966 - $723,739,857
1967 - $761,981,912
1968 - $758,899,950
1969 - $779,200,000
1970 - $821,850,000
1971 - $896,765,215
1972 - $1,083,391,758
1973 - $1,308,785,431
1974 - $2,042,001,071
1975 - $2,442,669,825
1976 - $2,500,424,955
1977 - $3,138,666,667
1978 - $3,562,333,458
1979 - $4,602,416,625
1980 $1,801,156,775 $6,235,833,333
1981 $1,801,193,910 $6,992,083,333
1982 $1,717,379,495 $8,140,416,667
1983 $1,780,148,049 $7,763,750,000
1984 $1,758,028,656 $7,757,083,333
1985 $1,646,442,273 $7,375,918,367
1986 $1,722,586,299 $4,794,444,444
1987 $1,721,711,808 $4,797,777,778
1988 $2,008,189,508 $4,496,910,569
1989 $2,314,205,130 $4,323,058,824
1990 $2,737,087,862 $5,068,000,000
1991 $3,206,783,830 $5,307,905,882
1992 $2,618,837,835 $5,439,552,941
1993 $3,013,392,658 $4,669,491,134
1994 $1,719,864,761 $4,947,181,646
1995 $2,033,701,498 $5,329,217,747
1996 $3,319,573,750 $5,759,570,336
1997 $3,875,785,863 $5,737,771,523
1998 $2,547,609,590 $6,043,686,654
1999 $2,584,478,924 $6,808,982,521
2000 $2,537,307,580 $8,154,342,116
2001 $2,498,008,665 $8,824,849,191
2002 $5,087,328,438 $9,008,298,229
2003 $4,669,789,300 $11,305,459,802
2004 $5,058,726,350 $13,280,291,990
2005 $5,320,409,651 $15,982,389,018
2006 $5,818,279,739 $18,369,361,094
2007 $6,451,210,219 $21,641,620,050
2008 $7,743,617,352 $27,871,587,350
2009 $9,009,887,947 $19,172,165,226
2010 $10,128,323,011 $22,157,920,592
2011 $11,648,142,958 $25,433,007,437
2012 $8,773,203,178 $27,147,349,937
2013 $8,031,571,928 $28,560,536,917
2014 $8,801,326,169 $29,474,180,442
2015 $9,219,474,379 $26,841,143,095
2016 $7,909,868,618 $23,624,333,664
2017 $8,943,543,794 $23,847,765,529
2018 $9,879,231,592 $23,888,910,152
2019 $11,051,865,580 $23,588,037,787
2020 $11,769,313,598 $20,991,339,707
2021 $12,378,129,751 $24,177,305,760
2022 $12,429,060,151 $28,510,328,245
2023 $12,712,150,082 $25,489,373,405
2024 $11,008,925,323 $26,428,963,758

Malawi and Trinidad and Tobago economies compared

GDP per capita
Malawi

Trinidad and Tobago
Year GDP per capita
Malawi Trinidad
1960 - $634
1961 - $678
1962 - $704
1963 - $756
1964 - $780
1965 - $793
1966 - $768
1967 - $797
1968 - $783
1969 - $795
1970 - $829
1971 - $894
1972 - $1,067
1973 - $1,273
1974 - $1,962
1975 - $2,319
1976 - $2,345
1977 - $2,907
1978 - $3,258
1979 - $4,155
1980 $287.5 $5,559
1981 $276.4 $6,160
1982 $253.3 $7,091
1983 $252.4 $6,690
1984 $239.7 $6,613
1985 $216.1 $6,212
1986 $217.9 $3,985
1987 $207.6 $3,941
1988 $229.4 $3,656
1989 $252.2 $3,482
1990 $286.7 $4,047
1991 $326 $4,205
1992 $258.4 $4,277
1993 $293 $3,647
1994 $169.2 $3,840
1995 $200.4 $4,115
1996 $321 $4,427
1997 $367 $4,394
1998 $236 $4,613
1999 $233.9 $5,179
2000 $224.2 $6,179
2001 $215.5 $6,657
2002 $428 $6,763
2003 $383 $8,445
2004 $405 $9,871
2005 $414 $12,346
2006 $441 $14,153
2007 $475 $16,607
2008 $554 $21,299
2009 $626 $14,634
2010 $683 $16,815
2011 $763 $19,151
2012 $558 $20,332
2013 $497 $21,305
2014 $530 $21,908
2015 $540 $19,887
2016 $451 $17,449
2017 $496 $17,579
2018 $533 $17,576
2019 $581 $17,293
2020 $603 $15,359
2021 $617 $17,679
2022 $604 $20,874
2023 $602 $18,639
2024 $508 $19,315

Malawi vs. Trinidad and Tobago life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Malawi

Trinidad and Tobago
Year Life expectancy, years
Malawi Trinidad
1950 32.7 57
1951 32.8 57.3
1952 33 57.7
1953 33.2 58.3
1954 33.3 59.1
1955 33.6 59.7
1956 33.8 60.3
1957 34.1 60.7
1958 34.4 61.4
1959 34.8 61.9
1960 35 62.5
1961 35.2 63
1962 35.4 63.4
1963 35.6 63.6
1964 35.7 64
1965 35.7 64.2
1966 35.8 64.3
1967 35.9 64.5
1968 36.1 64.6
1969 36.3 64.8
1970 36.6 64.9
1971 37.1 64.9
1972 37.6 65.2
1973 38.4 65.4
1974 39.2 65.5
1975 40.1 65.6
1976 41 66
1977 42 66.2
1978 43 66.2
1979 43.7 66.4
1980 44.3 66.5
1981 44.7 66.5
1982 44.8 66.4
1983 45 66.4
1984 44.8 66.6
1985 44.6 66.7
1986 44.3 66.9
1987 43.9 67.1
1988 43.6 67.4
1989 43.5 67.5
1990 43.6 67.6
1991 43.5 67.8
1992 43.6 67.8
1993 43.6 67.8
1994 43.8 67.8
1995 43.8 68
1996 44 68
1997 44.2 68.1
1998 44.3 68.3
1999 45.1 68.5
2000 46.2 68.6
2001 47.2 68.9
2002 48.2 69.2
2003 49.6 69.5
2004 51.1 69.9
2005 52.5 70.2
2006 53.7 70.4
2007 54.7 70.8
2008 55.7 71.1
2009 56.7 71.4
2010 57.8 71.8
2011 58.9 72.2
2012 59.9 72.5
2013 60.8 72.8
2014 61.7 72.9
2015 62.3 72.9
2016 63.2 72.9
2017 63.9 73
2018 64.5 72.7
2019 65 72.8
2020 65.2 72.6
2021 64.8 71.1
2022 66 73.3
2023 67.4 73.5
2024 67.6 73.6
2025 67.7 73.7

Malawi and Trinidad and Tobago population clocks and comparison

Population
Malawi

Trinidad and Tobago
Year Population
Malawi Trinidad
1960 3,628,134 844,943
1961 3,715,534 863,144
1962 3,806,307 880,194
1963 3,900,506 896,804
1964 3,997,305 912,963
1965 4,096,157 928,425
1966 4,197,926 942,937
1967 4,303,012 956,418
1968 4,411,054 969,006
1969 4,521,184 980,706
1970 4,633,944 991,471
1971 4,751,434 1,002,585
1972 4,874,475 1,014,921
1973 5,003,938 1,027,851
1974 5,141,337 1,040,761
1975 5,287,367 1,053,469
1976 5,443,384 1,066,311
1977 5,614,983 1,079,554
1978 5,810,132 1,093,380
1979 6,028,749 1,107,639
1980 6,265,529 1,121,744
1981 6,516,454 1,135,132
1982 6,778,879 1,147,927
1983 7,051,709 1,160,534
1984 7,332,810 1,172,984
1985 7,620,508 1,187,366
1986 7,906,480 1,203,124
1987 8,293,174 1,217,364
1988 8,753,262 1,230,069
1989 9,176,220 1,241,600
1990 9,545,852 1,252,208
1991 9,844,227 1,262,171
1992 10,135,079 1,271,674
1993 10,284,024 1,280,466
1994 10,164,894 1,288,341
1995 10,150,117 1,295,169
1996 10,352,228 1,300,928
1997 10,562,035 1,305,836
1998 10,792,876 1,310,225
1999 11,047,804 1,314,708
2000 11,315,942 1,319,774
2001 11,593,058 1,325,567
2002 11,880,440 1,332,011
2003 12,181,574 1,338,709
2004 12,500,737 1,345,380
2005 12,840,031 1,294,494
2006 13,198,701 1,297,944
2007 13,576,343 1,303,188
2008 13,976,417 1,308,587
2009 14,395,788 1,310,106
2010 14,826,463 1,317,714
2011 15,265,022 1,328,019
2012 15,709,577 1,335,194
2013 16,161,816 1,340,557
2014 16,621,538 1,345,343
2015 17,085,587 1,349,667
2016 17,557,739 1,353,895
2017 18,039,715 1,356,633
2018 18,528,081 1,359,193
2019 19,025,752 1,363,985
2020 19,533,888 1,366,725
2021 20,047,258 1,367,558
2022 20,568,728 1,365,805
2023 21,104,482 1,367,510
2024 21,655,286 1,368,333

Fertility rates in Malawi and Trinidad and Tobago

Fertility rate
Malawi

Trinidad and Tobago
Year Fertility rate
Malawi Trinidad
1960 7.04 5.41
1961 7.07 5.41
1962 7.1 5.36
1963 7.13 5.24
1964 7.11 5.08
1965 7.13 4.88
1966 7.17 4.62
1967 7.21 4.35
1968 7.26 4.11
1969 7.27 3.86
1970 7.3 3.71
1971 7.31 3.61
1972 7.33 3.55
1973 7.34 3.47
1974 7.34 3.32
1975 7.36 3.21
1976 7.39 3.14
1977 7.41 3.12
1978 7.43 3.13
1979 7.47 3.13
1980 7.52 3.15
1981 7.49 3.13
1982 7.45 3.11
1983 7.36 3.07
1984 7.27 3.02
1985 7.17 2.99
1986 7.07 2.9
1987 6.97 2.78
1988 6.88 2.65
1989 6.8 2.53
1990 6.74 2.39
1991 6.68 2.29
1992 6.63 2.21
1993 6.57 2.13
1994 6.49 2.06
1995 6.39 1.97
1996 6.29 1.89
1997 6.23 1.83
1998 6.21 1.78
1999 6.12 1.76
2000 6 1.73
2001 5.94 1.71
2002 5.9 1.67
2003 5.88 1.65
2004 5.86 1.63
2005 5.85 1.63
2006 5.8 1.62
2007 5.72 1.62
2008 5.61 1.62
2009 5.45 1.62
2010 5.26 1.61
2011 5.08 1.61
2012 4.9 1.61
2013 4.76 1.6
2014 4.57 1.6
2015 4.38 1.6
2016 4.22 1.6
2017 4.11 1.59
2018 4.02 1.59
2019 3.95 1.58
2020 3.88 1.57
2021 3.79 1.56
2022 3.72 1.54
2023 3.65 1.53

Malawi and Trinidad and Tobago demographics compared

Median age
Malawi

Trinidad and Tobago
Year Median age, years
Malawi Trinidad
1960 18.2 18.5
1961 18.3 18.4
1962 18.3 18.4
1963 18.3 18.3
1964 18.3 18.3
1965 18.4 18.3
1966 18.3 18.4
1967 18.3 18.4
1968 18.3 18.5
1969 18.2 18.6
1970 18 18.8
1971 17.9 19.1
1972 17.8 19.3
1973 17.7 19.6
1974 17.6 19.9
1975 17.5 20.2
1976 17.5 20.6
1977 17.4 20.8
1978 17.4 21.1
1979 17.4 21.4
1980 17.3 21.7
1981 17.3 21.9
1982 17.3 22.2
1983 17.3 22.4
1984 17.3 22.6
1985 17.3 22.8
1986 17.3 23.1
1987 17.4 23.3
1988 17.5 23.6
1989 17.4 23.9
1990 17.3 24.2
1991 17.2 24.5
1992 17.1 24.8
1993 17 25.1
1994 16.9 25.3
1995 16.9 25.6
1996 16.8 26
1997 16.8 26.4
1998 16.8 26.7
1999 16.7 27.1
2000 16.8 27.5
2001 16.8 27.9
2002 16.8 28.3
2003 16.8 28.7
2004 16.8 29.1
2005 16.8 29.5
2006 16.8 29.8
2007 16.8 30.3
2008 16.8 30.7
2009 16.7 31.2
2010 16.7 31.7
2011 16.8 32.1
2012 16.8 32.6
2013 16.9 33.1
2014 17 33.5
2015 17.1 34
2016 17.2 34.4
2017 17.4 34.9
2018 17.6 35.3
2019 17.8 35.7
2020 18 36.3
2021 18.2 36.8
2022 18.4 37.2
2023 18.7 37.7
2024 18.9 38.2

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Malawi Trinidad
GNI, Atlas method
$11.8B
2024
$27.4B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
28%
2025
32.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.75%
2022
3.01%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.01%
2023
0.89%
2023
Armed forces personnel
15,000
2020
5,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-8.94%
2025
-3.39%
2025
Unemployment rate
0.91%
2020
3.36%
2023
Services, % of GDP
44.9%
2024
59.9%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
16%
2024
35%
2023
Economic freedom index
50.9
2025
63.6
2025
Income share by richest 10%
31%
2019
29.9%
1992
Income share by poorest 10%
2.9%
2019
2.1%
1992
Listed domestic companies n/a
26
2001
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$3.89B
2001
Total reserves including gold
$594M
2020
$5.6B
2024
Personal remittances received
$264M
2024
$199M
2024
International tourist arrivals
871,000
2018
141,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
2.68%
2020
2.34%
2020
Banked people share
50.4%
2024
74.6%
2024

Energy

Malawi Trinidad
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita n/a
11,038 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$2.99
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
6.45 megatons
2023
27.2 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.31 tons
2023
19.9 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share n/a
99.9%
2022
Renewable energy use share
62.9%
2022
0.5%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
0%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
-75.5%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
6,591 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
80.1%
2021
0.07%
2021
Hydroelectric share
72.5%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
15.6%
2023
98.7%
2023

Society

Malawi Trinidad
% of world population
0.27%
2024
0.02%
2024
Annual migration change
-1,507
2024
+1,334
2024
Urban population
18.6%
2024
53.6%
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
5.36 ft
2025
Quality of life index
27.7
2025
46.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
34
2024
41
2024
Higher education index
35
2025
21
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.79
2012
39.5
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
33.4
2019
9.3
2019
Visa free countries
80
2025
142
2025
Adult literacy rate
68.1%
2022
97.9%
2000
English speaking
3.88%
2023
87.7%
2023
People using the Internet
18%
2023
84.7%
2023

Health

Malawi Trinidad
Government health expenditure per capita
$39.7
2022
$1,292
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$4.8
2022
$636
2022
Life expectancy
67.7 years
2025
73.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
64.7%
2022
0.04%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.05
2022
3.41
2021
Age at first childbirth
19.1 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
225
2023
54
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
38.3
2023
19.1
2023
Obesity rate
7.87%
2022
28.9%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
5.7%
2024
12.4%
2024
Air quality index
34
2025
86
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
9.7%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
3.61 liters
2020
6.03 liters
2020

Territory

Malawi Trinidad
% of world land
0.06%
2025
0.003%
2025
Land area per capita
1,681 sq mi
2024
1,448 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
23,359 sq mi
2025
208.5 sq mi
2025
Forest area
8,169 sq mi
2025
876 sq mi
2025
Roads length
9,601 mi
2015
n/a

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