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Malawi vs Tuvalu statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Malawi has a population of 21.7M (ranked 62/197), compared with 9.65K in Tuvalu (ranked 196/197). Malawi's land area is 36,402 sq mi versus 11.6 sq mi for Tuvalu (ranked 107th vs. 194th).

By GDP, Malawi ranks 151/197 ($11B) and Tuvalu ranks 196/197 ($62.3M). By GDP per capita, Malawi ranks 195/197 ($508), while Tuvalu ranks 109/197 ($6,345).

Main facts and rankings

Malawi Tuvalu
Population
22673513
9493
Population rank 61/197 196/197
GDP
$11B
2024
$62.3M
2023
GDP rank 151/197 196/197
GDP per capita
$508
2024
$6,345
2023
GDP per capita rank 195/197 109/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$1,859
2024
$6,151
2023
Government debt
$8.19B
2024
$2.84M
2023
Debt-to-GDP ratio
73%
2025
3.26%
2025
Government debt per person
$378
2024
$289.4
2023
Government debt per person rank 173/185 179/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,610
2025
$4,174
2025
Land area
36,402 sq mi
2025
11.6 sq mi
2025
Population density
595 ppl/mi²
2024
833 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.65
2023
3.21
2023
Median age
18.9 years
2024
25.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
67.7 years
2025
67.4 years
2025

Malawi and Tuvalu: Comparison Charts

Malawi and Tuvalu economies compared

GDP
Malawi

Tuvalu
Year GDP
Malawi Tuvalu
1970 - $2,585,956
1971 - $2,716,990
1972 - $2,968,458
1973 - $3,411,915
1974 - $4,122,329
1975 - $4,014,748
1976 - $3,919,072
1977 - $3,669,420
1978 - $3,798,782
1979 - $4,065,659
1980 $1,801,156,775 $4,206,128
1981 $1,801,193,910 $4,773,018
1982 $1,717,379,495 $4,118,945
1983 $1,780,148,049 $4,152,550
1984 $1,758,028,656 $4,481,978
1985 $1,646,442,273 $3,862,852
1986 $1,722,586,299 $4,574,706
1987 $1,721,711,808 $5,020,513
1988 $2,008,189,508 $7,011,059
1989 $2,314,205,130 $8,454,523
1990 $2,737,087,862 $9,542,901
1991 $3,206,783,830 $10,127,314
1992 $2,618,837,835 $10,535,028
1993 $3,013,392,658 $10,414,400
1994 $1,719,864,761 $11,772,611
1995 $2,033,701,498 $11,922,614
1996 $3,319,573,750 $13,338,597
1997 $3,875,785,863 $13,734,210
1998 $2,547,609,590 $13,795,146
1999 $2,584,478,924 $14,800,503
2000 $2,537,307,580 $15,073,976
2001 $2,498,008,665 $13,964,732
2002 $5,087,328,438 $16,842,673
2003 $4,669,789,300 $19,456,338
2004 $5,058,726,350 $22,798,275
2005 $5,320,409,651 $22,909,980
2006 $5,818,279,739 $24,096,875
2007 $6,451,210,219 $28,450,169
2008 $7,743,617,352 $31,874,435
2009 $9,009,887,947 $28,076,984
2010 $10,128,323,011 $32,105,408
2011 $11,648,142,958 $39,196,957
2012 $8,773,203,178 $39,345,579
2013 $8,031,571,928 $38,615,891
2014 $8,801,326,169 $38,760,983
2015 $9,219,474,379 $36,811,936
2016 $7,909,868,618 $41,629,064
2017 $8,943,543,794 $45,276,595
2018 $9,879,231,592 $48,015,260
2019 $11,051,865,580 $54,123,199
2020 $11,769,313,598 $51,746,594
2021 $12,378,129,751 $60,196,406
2022 $12,429,060,151 $59,065,982
2023 $12,712,150,082 $62,280,312
2024 $11,008,925,323 -

Malawi and Tuvalu economies compared

GDP per capita
Malawi

Tuvalu
Year GDP per capita
Malawi Tuvalu
1970 - $457
1971 - $478
1972 - $522
1973 - $601
1974 - $708
1975 - $656
1976 - $612
1977 - $549
1978 - $546
1979 - $566
1980 $287.5 $571
1981 $276.4 $634
1982 $253.3 $537
1983 $252.4 $533
1984 $239.7 $567
1985 $216.1 $480
1986 $217.9 $557
1987 $207.6 $600
1988 $229.4 $823
1989 $252.2 $976
1990 $286.7 $1,085
1991 $326 $1,134
1992 $258.4 $1,166
1993 $293 $1,141
1994 $169.2 $1,279
1995 $200.4 $1,285
1996 $321 $1,428
1997 $367 $1,461
1998 $236 $1,460
1999 $233.9 $1,559
2000 $224.2 $1,579
2001 $215.5 $1,457
2002 $428 $1,750
2003 $383 $2,007
2004 $405 $2,323
2005 $414 $2,305
2006 $441 $2,396
2007 $475 $2,794
2008 $554 $3,088
2009 $626 $2,684
2010 $683 $3,025
2011 $763 $3,636
2012 $558 $3,598
2013 $497 $3,510
2014 $530 $3,529
2015 $540 $3,358
2016 $451 $3,809
2017 $496 $4,166
2018 $533 $4,466
2019 $581 $5,115
2020 $603 $4,976
2021 $617 $5,905
2022 $604 $5,911
2023 $602 $6,345
2024 $508 -

Malawi vs. Tuvalu life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Malawi

Tuvalu
Year Life expectancy, years
Malawi Tuvalu
1950 32.7 40
1951 32.8 40.8
1952 33 41.7
1953 33.2 42.5
1954 33.3 43.4
1955 33.6 44.2
1956 33.8 45
1957 34.1 45.8
1958 34.4 46.7
1959 34.8 47.5
1960 35 48.3
1961 35.2 49
1962 35.4 49.8
1963 35.6 50.6
1964 35.7 51.3
1965 35.7 52.1
1966 35.8 52.8
1967 35.9 53.5
1968 36.1 54.1
1969 36.3 54.7
1970 36.6 55.3
1971 37.1 56
1972 37.6 54.7
1973 38.4 57.2
1974 39.2 57.7
1975 40.1 58.3
1976 41 58.8
1977 42 59.2
1978 43 59.6
1979 43.7 59.9
1980 44.3 60.2
1981 44.7 60.5
1982 44.8 60.7
1983 45 60.9
1984 44.8 61.1
1985 44.6 61.1
1986 44.3 61.2
1987 43.9 61.3
1988 43.6 61.4
1989 43.5 61.5
1990 43.6 61.6
1991 43.5 61.8
1992 43.6 60.3
1993 43.6 62.1
1994 43.8 62.3
1995 43.8 62.5
1996 44 62.7
1997 44.2 62.9
1998 44.3 63.2
1999 45.1 63.3
2000 46.2 63.5
2001 47.2 63.7
2002 48.2 63.8
2003 49.6 63.9
2004 51.1 64
2005 52.5 64.1
2006 53.7 64.2
2007 54.7 64.4
2008 55.7 64.5
2009 56.7 64.7
2010 57.8 64.8
2011 58.9 65
2012 59.9 65.1
2013 60.8 65.2
2014 61.7 65.3
2015 62.3 65.4
2016 63.2 65.5
2017 63.9 65.7
2018 64.5 65.9
2019 65 66.1
2020 65.2 66.4
2021 64.8 65.8
2022 66 66.9
2023 67.4 67.1
2024 67.6 67.3
2025 67.7 67.4

Malawi and Tuvalu population clocks and comparison

Population
Malawi

Tuvalu
Year Population
Malawi Tuvalu
1960 3,628,134 5,598
1961 3,715,534 5,648
1962 3,806,307 5,699
1963 3,900,506 5,751
1964 3,997,305 5,752
1965 4,096,157 5,715
1966 4,197,926 5,686
1967 4,303,012 5,652
1968 4,411,054 5,624
1969 4,521,184 5,631
1970 4,633,944 5,663
1971 4,751,434 5,685
1972 4,874,475 5,692
1973 5,003,938 5,681
1974 5,141,337 5,822
1975 5,287,367 6,117
1976 5,443,384 6,404
1977 5,614,983 6,686
1978 5,810,132 6,957
1979 6,028,749 7,184
1980 6,265,529 7,366
1981 6,516,454 7,526
1982 6,778,879 7,664
1983 7,051,709 7,789
1984 7,332,810 7,902
1985 7,620,508 8,046
1986 7,906,480 8,217
1987 8,293,174 8,371
1988 8,753,262 8,518
1989 9,176,220 8,662
1990 9,545,852 8,798
1991 9,844,227 8,928
1992 10,135,079 9,038
1993 10,284,024 9,126
1994 10,164,894 9,207
1995 10,150,117 9,280
1996 10,352,228 9,342
1997 10,562,035 9,400
1998 10,792,876 9,451
1999 11,047,804 9,496
2000 11,315,942 9,544
2001 11,593,058 9,586
2002 11,880,440 9,623
2003 12,181,574 9,695
2004 12,500,737 9,816
2005 12,840,031 9,940
2006 13,198,701 10,056
2007 13,576,343 10,182
2008 13,976,417 10,321
2009 14,395,788 10,461
2010 14,826,463 10,614
2011 15,265,022 10,780
2012 15,709,577 10,934
2013 16,161,816 11,001
2014 16,621,538 10,984
2015 17,085,587 10,963
2016 17,557,739 10,930
2017 18,039,715 10,869
2018 18,528,081 10,751
2019 19,025,752 10,581
2020 19,533,888 10,399
2021 20,047,258 10,194
2022 20,568,728 9,992
2023 21,104,482 9,816
2024 21,655,286 9,646

Fertility rates in Malawi and Tuvalu

Fertility rate
Malawi

Tuvalu
Year Fertility rate
Malawi Tuvalu
1960 7.04 5.15
1961 7.07 5.09
1962 7.1 5
1963 7.13 4.91
1964 7.11 4.83
1965 7.13 4.73
1966 7.17 4.64
1967 7.21 4.49
1968 7.26 4.36
1969 7.27 4.23
1970 7.3 4.08
1971 7.31 3.94
1972 7.33 3.81
1973 7.34 3.71
1974 7.34 3.63
1975 7.36 3.58
1976 7.39 3.55
1977 7.41 3.56
1978 7.43 3.59
1979 7.47 3.65
1980 7.52 3.73
1981 7.49 3.8
1982 7.45 3.88
1983 7.36 3.91
1984 7.27 3.95
1985 7.17 3.97
1986 7.07 3.97
1987 6.97 3.94
1988 6.88 3.88
1989 6.8 3.8
1990 6.74 3.75
1991 6.68 3.79
1992 6.63 3.86
1993 6.57 3.92
1994 6.49 3.92
1995 6.39 3.96
1996 6.29 3.95
1997 6.23 3.95
1998 6.21 3.95
1999 6.12 3.92
2000 6 3.84
2001 5.94 3.75
2002 5.9 3.64
2003 5.88 3.58
2004 5.86 3.55
2005 5.85 3.55
2006 5.8 3.53
2007 5.72 3.45
2008 5.61 3.42
2009 5.45 3.43
2010 5.26 3.44
2011 5.08 3.46
2012 4.9 3.47
2013 4.76 3.39
2014 4.57 3.33
2015 4.38 3.31
2016 4.22 3.3
2017 4.11 3.3
2018 4.02 3.33
2019 3.95 3.33
2020 3.88 3.31
2021 3.79 3.28
2022 3.72 3.24
2023 3.65 3.21

Malawi and Tuvalu demographics compared

Median age
Malawi

Tuvalu
Year Median age, years
Malawi Tuvalu
1960 18.2 23.1
1961 18.3 23.1
1962 18.3 23
1963 18.3 22.6
1964 18.3 21
1965 18.4 19.3
1966 18.3 18.5
1967 18.3 18.1
1968 18.3 17.9
1969 18.2 18
1970 18 18.2
1971 17.9 18.6
1972 17.8 19
1973 17.7 19.4
1974 17.6 19.7
1975 17.5 19.8
1976 17.5 19.9
1977 17.4 20.2
1978 17.4 20.5
1979 17.4 20.9
1980 17.3 21
1981 17.3 21.4
1982 17.3 21.9
1983 17.3 22.5
1984 17.3 23.2
1985 17.3 23.6
1986 17.3 23.8
1987 17.4 24
1988 17.5 24.2
1989 17.4 24.5
1990 17.3 24.7
1991 17.2 24.9
1992 17.1 25
1993 17 25
1994 16.9 25.1
1995 16.9 25
1996 16.8 24.9
1997 16.8 24.6
1998 16.8 24.4
1999 16.7 24.1
2000 16.8 23.9
2001 16.8 23.7
2002 16.8 23.5
2003 16.8 23.5
2004 16.8 23.5
2005 16.8 23.6
2006 16.8 23.6
2007 16.8 23.7
2008 16.8 23.8
2009 16.7 23.9
2010 16.7 24
2011 16.8 24.1
2012 16.8 24.2
2013 16.9 24.3
2014 17 24.5
2015 17.1 24.7
2016 17.2 24.9
2017 17.4 25.2
2018 17.6 25.3
2019 17.8 25.3
2020 18 25.3
2021 18.2 25.3
2022 18.4 25.3
2023 18.7 25.3
2024 18.9 25.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Malawi Tuvalu
GNI, Atlas method
$11.8B
2024
$86M
2023
Government expenditure, % of GDP
28%
2025
101.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.75%
2022
12.8%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.01%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
15,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-8.94%
2025
-1.87%
2025
Unemployment rate
0.91%
2020
7.32%
2022
Services, % of GDP
44.9%
2024
n/a
Industry, % of GDP
16%
2024
7.02%
2015
Economic freedom index
50.9
2025
60
2025
Income share by richest 10%
31%
2019
30.8%
2010
Income share by poorest 10%
2.9%
2019
2.7%
2010
Total reserves including gold
$594M
2020
n/a
Personal remittances received
$264M
2024
$2M
2024
International tourist arrivals
871,000
2018
3,599
2019
International tourism as share of exports
2.68%
2020
43.4%
2013
Banked people share
50.4%
2024
n/a

Energy

Malawi Tuvalu
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
6.45 megatons
2023
0 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.31 tons
2023
0 tons
2023
Renewable energy use share
62.9%
2022
5.2%
2022
Renewable electricity output share
80.1%
2021
15.8%
2021
Hydroelectric share
72.5%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
15.6%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Malawi Tuvalu
% of world population
0.27%
2024
0.0001%
2024
Annual migration change
-1,507
2024
-280
2024
Urban population
18.6%
2024
66.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.44 ft
2025
5.62 ft
2025
Average female height
5.12 ft
2025
5.37 ft
2025
Quality of life index
27.7
2025
44.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
34
2024
48
2025
Higher education index
35
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
1.79
2012
0
2019
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
33.4
2019
0.2
2025
Visa free countries
80
2025
130
2025
Adult literacy rate
68.1%
2022
100%
2022
English speaking
3.88%
2023
70%
2025
People using the Internet
18%
2023
74.3%
2023

Health

Malawi Tuvalu
Government health expenditure per capita
$39.7
2022
$1,085
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$4.8
2022
$4
2022
Life expectancy
67.7 years
2025
67.4 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
64.7%
2022
27.1%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.05
2022
1.26
2020
Age at first childbirth
19.1 years
2025
23.5 years
2017
Maternal mortality per 100K births
225
2023
170
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
38.3
2023
19.9
2023
Obesity rate
7.87%
2022
65.3%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
5.7%
2024
19%
2024
Air quality index
34
2025
97
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
9.7%
2022
33.7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
3.61 liters
2020
1.26 liters
2020

Territory

Malawi Tuvalu
% of world land
0.06%
2025
0.00002%
2025
Land area per capita
1,681 sq mi
2024
1,201 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
23,359 sq mi
2025
6.95 sq mi
2025
Forest area
8,169 sq mi
2025
3.86 sq mi
2025
Roads length
9,601 mi
2015
4.97 mi
2011

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