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Malawi vs Tunisia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Malawi has a population of 21.7M (ranked 62/197), compared with 12.3M in Tunisia (ranked 80/197). Malawi's land area is 36,402 sq mi versus 59,985 sq mi for Tunisia (ranked 107th vs. 91st).

By GDP, Malawi ranks 151/197 ($11B) and Tunisia ranks 90/197 ($53.4B). By GDP per capita, Malawi ranks 195/197 ($508), while Tunisia ranks 127/197 ($4,350).

Main facts and rankings

Malawi Tunisia
Population
22673513
12402051
Population rank 61/197 80/197
GDP
$11B
2024
$53.4B
2024
GDP rank 151/197 90/197
GDP per capita
$508
2024
$4,350
2024
GDP per capita rank 195/197 127/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$1,859
2024
$14,451
2024
Government debt
$8.19B
2024
$44.4B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
73%
2025
82.9%
2025
Government debt per person
$378
2024
$3,617
2024
Government debt per person rank 173/185 95/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,610
2025
$4,061
2025
Land area
36,402 sq mi
2025
59,985 sq mi
2025
Population density
595 ppl/mi²
2024
204.7 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.65
2023
1.83
2023
Median age
18.9 years
2024
33.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
67.7 years
2025
76.9 years
2025

Malawi and Tunisia: Comparison Charts

Malawi and Tunisia economies compared

GDP
Malawi

Tunisia
Year GDP
Malawi Tunisia
1961 - $866,155,429
1962 - $880,027,733
1963 - $1,026,737,600
1964 - $1,025,866,792
1965 - $991,047,619
1966 - $1,040,952,381
1967 - $1,085,714,286
1968 - $1,214,666,667
1969 - $1,289,904,762
1970 - $1,439,238,095
1971 - $1,685,162,272
1972 - $2,237,556,149
1973 - $2,730,813,385
1974 - $3,545,868,575
1975 - $4,328,965,588
1976 - $4,508,191,942
1977 - $5,109,324,009
1978 - $5,968,460,080
1979 - $7,188,863,904
1980 $1,801,156,775 $8,744,134,354
1981 $1,801,193,910 $8,428,445,294
1982 $1,717,379,495 $8,133,580,052
1983 $1,780,148,049 $8,350,582,748
1984 $1,758,028,656 $8,254,541,195
1985 $1,646,442,273 $8,410,226,053
1986 $1,722,586,299 $9,017,806,654
1987 $1,721,711,808 $9,696,715,911
1988 $2,008,189,508 $10,096,245,762
1989 $2,314,205,130 $10,101,851,745
1990 $2,737,087,862 $12,290,568,182
1991 $3,206,783,830 $13,074,782,609
1992 $2,618,837,835 $15,496,708,060
1993 $3,013,392,658 $14,608,335,608
1994 $1,719,864,761 $15,633,174,304
1995 $2,033,701,498 $18,030,876,599
1996 $3,319,573,750 $19,587,161,807
1997 $3,875,785,863 $20,746,210,354
1998 $2,547,609,590 $21,802,893,587
1999 $2,584,478,924 $22,943,202,175
2000 $2,537,307,580 $21,473,528,161
2001 $2,498,008,665 $22,065,832,449
2002 $5,087,328,438 $23,141,616,605
2003 $4,669,789,300 $27,453,902,261
2004 $5,058,726,350 $31,183,885,241
2005 $5,320,409,651 $32,272,186,695
2006 $5,818,279,739 $34,376,664,601
2007 $6,451,210,219 $38,915,353,867
2008 $7,743,617,352 $44,859,439,902
2009 $9,009,887,947 $43,455,740,497
2010 $10,128,323,011 $46,206,091,938
2011 $11,648,142,958 $48,123,325,825
2012 $8,773,203,178 $47,311,401,813
2013 $8,031,571,928 $48,685,446,414
2014 $8,801,326,169 $50,271,812,921
2015 $9,219,474,379 $45,779,494,042
2016 $7,909,868,618 $44,360,072,680
2017 $8,943,543,794 $42,163,530,591
2018 $9,879,231,592 $42,686,504,460
2019 $11,051,865,580 $41,905,642,419
2020 $11,769,313,598 $42,491,780,918
2021 $12,378,129,751 $47,073,234,359
2022 $12,429,060,151 $44,948,769,171
2023 $12,712,150,082 $48,196,281,784
2024 $11,008,925,323 $53,409,988,745

Malawi and Tunisia economies compared

GDP per capita
Malawi

Tunisia
Year GDP per capita
Malawi Tunisia
1961 - $200.7
1962 - $201.4
1963 - $231.9
1964 - $228.5
1965 - $217.3
1966 - $223.8
1967 - $228
1968 - $248.9
1969 - $257.7
1970 - $280.5
1971 - $320
1972 - $415
1973 - $493
1974 - $624
1975 - $741
1976 - $752
1977 - $830
1978 - $946
1979 - $1,113
1980 $287.5 $1,324
1981 $276.4 $1,247
1982 $253.3 $1,177
1983 $252.4 $1,184
1984 $239.7 $1,143
1985 $216.1 $1,135
1986 $217.9 $1,187
1987 $207.6 $1,245
1988 $229.4 $1,266
1989 $252.2 $1,239
1990 $286.7 $1,476
1991 $326 $1,538
1992 $258.4 $1,785
1993 $293 $1,649
1994 $169.2 $1,733
1995 $200.4 $1,968
1996 $321 $2,107
1997 $367 $2,202
1998 $236 $2,285
1999 $233.9 $2,376
2000 $224.2 $2,199
2001 $215.5 $2,236
2002 $428 $2,321
2003 $383 $2,726
2004 $405 $3,067
2005 $414 $3,147
2006 $441 $3,323
2007 $475 $3,727
2008 $554 $4,255
2009 $626 $4,080
2010 $683 $4,292
2011 $763 $4,421
2012 $558 $4,297
2013 $497 $4,370
2014 $530 $4,459
2015 $540 $4,015
2016 $451 $3,848
2017 $496 $3,619
2018 $533 $3,628
2019 $581 $3,529
2020 $603 $3,549
2021 $617 $3,907
2022 $604 $3,709
2023 $602 $3,950
2024 $508 $4,350

Malawi vs. Tunisia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Malawi

Tunisia
Year Life expectancy, years
Malawi Tunisia
1950 32.7 38.2
1951 32.8 38.7
1952 33 39.3
1953 33.2 39.7
1954 33.3 40
1955 33.6 40.8
1956 33.8 41.3
1957 34.1 42.1
1958 34.4 42.7
1959 34.8 43.4
1960 35 44
1961 35.2 44.3
1962 35.4 45.6
1963 35.6 46.4
1964 35.7 47.3
1965 35.7 48.2
1966 35.8 49.2
1967 35.9 50.2
1968 36.1 51.3
1969 36.3 52.3
1970 36.6 53.8
1971 37.1 54.9
1972 37.6 56.1
1973 38.4 57.1
1974 39.2 58.3
1975 40.1 59.3
1976 41 60.3
1977 42 61.3
1978 43 62.1
1979 43.7 62.9
1980 44.3 63.7
1981 44.7 64.4
1982 44.8 65
1983 45 65.7
1984 44.8 66.3
1985 44.6 66.9
1986 44.3 67.4
1987 43.9 68
1988 43.6 68.5
1989 43.5 68.8
1990 43.6 69.1
1991 43.5 69.4
1992 43.6 69.7
1993 43.6 70
1994 43.8 70.4
1995 43.8 70.8
1996 44 71.2
1997 44.2 71.7
1998 44.3 72.1
1999 45.1 72.3
2000 46.2 72.6
2001 47.2 72.8
2002 48.2 73.1
2003 49.6 73.3
2004 51.1 73.5
2005 52.5 73.7
2006 53.7 73.9
2007 54.7 74
2008 55.7 74.2
2009 56.7 74.3
2010 57.8 74.4
2011 58.9 74.5
2012 59.9 74.6
2013 60.8 74.7
2014 61.7 74.8
2015 62.3 74.9
2016 63.2 75
2017 63.9 75.2
2018 64.5 75.4
2019 65 75.6
2020 65.2 75
2021 64.8 72.9
2022 66 76.1
2023 67.4 76.5
2024 67.6 76.7
2025 67.7 76.9

Malawi and Tunisia population clocks and comparison

Population
Malawi

Tunisia
Year Population
Malawi Tunisia
1960 3,628,134 4,267,288
1961 3,715,534 4,316,278
1962 3,806,307 4,369,136
1963 3,900,506 4,427,131
1964 3,997,305 4,489,869
1965 4,096,157 4,561,385
1966 4,197,926 4,652,287
1967 4,303,012 4,760,970
1968 4,411,054 4,879,899
1969 4,521,184 5,004,697
1970 4,633,944 5,131,396
1971 4,751,434 5,261,658
1972 4,874,475 5,396,557
1973 5,003,938 5,537,242
1974 5,141,337 5,684,674
1975 5,287,367 5,839,262
1976 5,443,384 5,996,994
1977 5,614,983 6,155,931
1978 5,810,132 6,309,390
1979 6,028,749 6,456,419
1980 6,265,529 6,606,195
1981 6,516,454 6,758,284
1982 6,778,879 6,908,642
1983 7,051,709 7,053,800
1984 7,332,810 7,220,044
1985 7,620,508 7,409,903
1986 7,906,480 7,600,301
1987 8,293,174 7,789,987
1988 8,753,262 7,974,440
1989 9,176,220 8,151,660
1990 9,545,852 8,324,509
1991 9,844,227 8,501,827
1992 10,135,079 8,682,512
1993 10,284,024 8,857,910
1994 10,164,894 9,018,448
1995 10,150,117 9,161,258
1996 10,352,228 9,294,432
1997 10,562,035 9,421,270
1998 10,792,876 9,541,667
1999 11,047,804 9,655,963
2000 11,315,942 9,764,935
2001 11,593,058 9,869,677
2002 11,880,440 9,971,515
2003 12,181,574 10,071,632
2004 12,500,737 10,166,163
2005 12,840,031 10,255,472
2006 13,198,701 10,346,410
2007 13,576,343 10,441,702
2008 13,976,417 10,542,635
2009 14,395,788 10,650,681
2010 14,826,463 10,765,980
2011 15,265,022 10,886,035
2012 15,709,577 11,009,647
2013 16,161,816 11,141,361
2014 16,621,538 11,274,288
2015 17,085,587 11,402,264
2016 17,557,739 11,528,674
2017 18,039,715 11,650,498
2018 18,528,081 11,765,514
2019 19,025,752 11,875,081
2020 19,533,888 11,974,057
2021 20,047,258 12,048,622
2022 20,568,728 12,119,334
2023 21,104,482 12,200,431
2024 21,655,286 12,277,109

Fertility rates in Malawi and Tunisia

Fertility rate
Malawi

Tunisia
Year Fertility rate
Malawi Tunisia
1960 7.04 7.16
1961 7.07 7.16
1962 7.1 7.17
1963 7.13 7.17
1964 7.11 7.17
1965 7.13 7.11
1966 7.17 7.06
1967 7.21 6.95
1968 7.26 6.81
1969 7.27 6.62
1970 7.3 6.43
1971 7.31 6.29
1972 7.33 6.19
1973 7.34 6.12
1974 7.34 6.05
1975 7.36 5.97
1976 7.39 5.87
1977 7.41 5.68
1978 7.43 5.4
1979 7.47 5.18
1980 7.52 5.03
1981 7.49 5.02
1982 7.45 4.89
1983 7.36 4.77
1984 7.27 4.66
1985 7.17 4.52
1986 7.07 4.36
1987 6.97 4.1
1988 6.88 3.83
1989 6.8 3.57
1990 6.74 3.44
1991 6.68 3.31
1992 6.63 3.19
1993 6.57 3.06
1994 6.49 2.87
1995 6.39 2.67
1996 6.29 2.49
1997 6.23 2.34
1998 6.21 2.2
1999 6.12 2.08
2000 6 2.03
2001 5.94 1.98
2002 5.9 1.94
2003 5.88 1.96
2004 5.86 1.95
2005 5.85 1.95
2006 5.8 1.95
2007 5.72 1.96
2008 5.61 1.98
2009 5.45 2
2010 5.26 2.08
2011 5.08 2.19
2012 4.9 2.28
2013 4.76 2.31
2014 4.57 2.32
2015 4.38 2.31
2016 4.22 2.28
2017 4.11 2.21
2018 4.02 2.13
2019 3.95 2.1
2020 3.88 2
2021 3.79 1.8
2022 3.72 1.85
2023 3.65 1.83

Malawi and Tunisia demographics compared

Median age
Malawi

Tunisia
Year Median age, years
Malawi Tunisia
1960 18.2 18.4
1961 18.3 18.3
1962 18.3 18.2
1963 18.3 18.1
1964 18.3 18
1965 18.4 17.9
1966 18.3 17.8
1967 18.3 17.7
1968 18.3 17.6
1969 18.2 17.5
1970 18 17.6
1971 17.9 17.6
1972 17.8 17.6
1973 17.7 17.7
1974 17.6 17.8
1975 17.5 17.8
1976 17.5 17.9
1977 17.4 18
1978 17.4 18.1
1979 17.4 18.3
1980 17.3 18.5
1981 17.3 18.7
1982 17.3 19
1983 17.3 19.2
1984 17.3 19.5
1985 17.3 19.7
1986 17.3 19.9
1987 17.4 20.2
1988 17.5 20.4
1989 17.4 20.7
1990 17.3 21
1991 17.2 21.2
1992 17.1 21.5
1993 17 21.8
1994 16.9 22.1
1995 16.9 22.5
1996 16.8 22.9
1997 16.8 23.2
1998 16.8 23.6
1999 16.7 24
2000 16.8 24.4
2001 16.8 24.8
2002 16.8 25.3
2003 16.8 25.7
2004 16.8 26.2
2005 16.8 26.7
2006 16.8 27.2
2007 16.8 27.6
2008 16.8 28.1
2009 16.7 28.5
2010 16.7 28.9
2011 16.8 29.2
2012 16.8 29.5
2013 16.9 29.8
2014 17 30.1
2015 17.1 30.4
2016 17.2 30.8
2017 17.4 31.1
2018 17.6 31.4
2019 17.8 31.7
2020 18 32
2021 18.2 32.4
2022 18.4 32.8
2023 18.7 33.2
2024 18.9 33.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Malawi Tunisia
GNI, Atlas method
$11.8B
2024
$47.9B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
28%
2025
32.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.75%
2022
6.73%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.01%
2023
2.36%
2023
Armed forces personnel
15,000
2020
48,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-8.94%
2025
-5.43%
2025
Unemployment rate
0.91%
2020
15.1%
2023
Services, % of GDP
44.9%
2024
62.1%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
16%
2024
23.6%
2023
Economic freedom index
50.9
2025
49.1
2025
Income share by richest 10%
31%
2019
27%
2021
Income share by poorest 10%
2.9%
2019
3.1%
2021
Listed domestic companies n/a
74
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$8.3B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$594M
2020
$9.34B
2024
Personal remittances received
$264M
2024
$3.26B
2024
International tourist arrivals
871,000
2018
2,012,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
2.68%
2020
8.96%
2020
Banked people share
50.4%
2024
37.8%
2024

Energy

Malawi Tunisia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita n/a
956 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$14.2
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
6.45 megatons
2023
31.5 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.31 tons
2023
2.58 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share n/a
86.8%
2022
Renewable energy use share
62.9%
2022
11.6%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
1.05%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
53.1%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
1,595 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
80.1%
2021
2.82%
2021
Hydroelectric share
72.5%
2021
0.07%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
15.6%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Malawi Tunisia
% of world population
0.27%
2024
0.15%
2024
Annual migration change
-1,507
2024
-15,221
2024
Urban population
18.6%
2024
70.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.44 ft
2025
5.8 ft
2025
Average female height
5.12 ft
2025
5.31 ft
2025
Quality of life index
27.7
2025
48.8
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
34
2024
39
2024
Higher education index
35
2025
41
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.79
2012
4.62
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
33.4
2019
16.5
2019
Visa free countries
80
2025
79
2025
Adult literacy rate
68.1%
2022
86.3%
2023
English speaking
3.88%
2023
8%
2025
People using the Internet
18%
2023
72.4%
2023

Health

Malawi Tunisia
Government health expenditure per capita
$39.7
2022
$265.9
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$4.8
2022
$90
2022
Life expectancy
67.7 years
2025
76.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
64.7%
2022
4.38%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.05
2022
1.29
2021
Age at first childbirth
19.1 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
225
2023
36
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
38.3
2023
12.9
2023
Obesity rate
7.87%
2022
27.7%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
5.7%
2024
16%
2024
Air quality index
34
2025
74
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
9.7%
2022
20.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
3.61 liters
2020
1.71 liters
2020

Territory

Malawi Tunisia
% of world land
0.06%
2025
0.1%
2025
Land area per capita
1,681 sq mi
2024
4,886 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
23,359 sq mi
2025
37,454 sq mi
2025
Forest area
8,169 sq mi
2025
2,731 sq mi
2025
Roads length
9,601 mi
2015
12,272 mi
2023

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