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Malawi vs Vatican statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Malawi has a population of 21.7M (ranked 62/197), compared with 1K in The Vatican (ranked 197/197). Malawi's land area is 36,402 sq mi versus 0.17 sq mi for The Vatican (ranked 107th vs. 197th).

By GDP, Malawi ranks 151/197 ($11B) and The Vatican ranks 197/197 ($19.8M). By GDP per capita, Malawi ranks 195/197 ($508), while The Vatican ranks 59/197 ($19,800).

Main facts and rankings

Malawi Vatican
Population
22673513
949
Population rank 61/197 197/197
GDP
$11B
2024
$19.8M
2025
GDP rank 151/197 197/197
GDP per capita
$508
2024
$19,800
2025
GDP per capita rank 195/197 59/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$1,859
2024
$39,191
2025
Government debt
$8.19B
2024
n/a
Debt-to-GDP ratio
73%
2025
n/a
Government debt per person
$378
2024
n/a
Government debt per person rank 173/185 n/a
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,610
2025
$17,307
2025
Land area
36,402 sq mi
2025
0.17 sq mi
2025
Population density
595 ppl/mi²
2024
5,886 ppl/mi²
2019
Fertility rate
3.65
2023
n/a
Median age
18.9 years
2024
n/a
Life expectancy
67.7 years
2025
83.3 years
2025

Malawi and Vatican: Comparison Charts

Malawi vs. Vatican life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Malawi

Vatican
Year Life expectancy, years
Malawi Vatican
1950 32.7 65.9
1951 32.8 65.3
1952 33 65.7
1953 33.2 66.3
1954 33.3 67.5
1955 33.6 67.8
1956 33.8 67.3
1957 34.1 67.5
1958 34.4 68.7
1959 34.8 69.2
1960 35 69.2
1961 35.2 69.8
1962 35.4 69.2
1963 35.6 69.3
1964 35.7 70.3
1965 35.7 70.1
1966 35.8 70.9
1967 35.9 70.9
1968 36.1 70.7
1969 36.3 70.7
1970 36.6 71.5
1971 37.1 71.7
1972 37.6 72
1973 38.4 71.9
1974 39.2 72.7
1975 40.1 72.6
1976 41 72.9
1977 42 73.3
1978 43 73.7
1979 43.7 74
1980 44.3 74.1
1981 44.7 74.3
1982 44.8 74.8
1983 45 74.7
1984 44.8 75.1
1985 44.6 75.5
1986 44.3 75.7
1987 43.9 76.2
1988 43.6 76.4
1989 43.5 76.8
1990 43.6 76.9
1991 43.5 76.9
1992 43.6 77.3
1993 43.6 77
1994 43.8 77.7
1995 43.8 77.8
1996 44 78.5
1997 44.2 78.2
1998 44.3 78.3
1999 45.1 78.7
2000 46.2 79.3
2001 47.2 79.9
2002 48.2 80
2003 49.6 79.8
2004 51.1 80.2
2005 52.5 80.6
2006 53.7 81.2
2007 54.7 81.3
2008 55.7 81.4
2009 56.7 81.3
2010 57.8 81.5
2011 58.9 81.7
2012 59.9 82
2013 60.8 82.5
2014 61.7 82.6
2015 62.3 82.5
2016 63.2 82.9
2017 63.9 82.7
2018 64.5 83.3
2019 65 83.6
2020 65.2 83
2021 64.8 82.9
2022 66 83.3
2023 67.4 83
2024 67.6 83.1
2025 67.7 83.3

Malawi and Vatican population clocks and comparison

Population
Malawi

Vatican
Year Population
Malawi Vatican
1960 3,628,134 -
1961 3,715,534 -
1962 3,806,307 -
1963 3,900,506 -
1964 3,997,305 -
1965 4,096,157 -
1966 4,197,926 -
1967 4,303,012 -
1968 4,411,054 -
1969 4,521,184 -
1970 4,633,944 -
1971 4,751,434 -
1972 4,874,475 -
1973 5,003,938 -
1974 5,141,337 -
1975 5,287,367 -
1976 5,443,384 -
1977 5,614,983 -
1978 5,810,132 -
1979 6,028,749 -
1980 6,265,529 -
1981 6,516,454 -
1982 6,778,879 -
1983 7,051,709 -
1984 7,332,810 -
1985 7,620,508 -
1986 7,906,480 -
1987 8,293,174 -
1988 8,753,262 -
1989 9,176,220 -
1990 9,545,852 -
1991 9,844,227 -
1992 10,135,079 -
1993 10,284,024 -
1994 10,164,894 -
1995 10,150,117 -
1996 10,352,228 -
1997 10,562,035 -
1998 10,792,876 -
1999 11,047,804 -
2000 11,315,942 880
2001 11,593,058 890
2002 11,880,440 900
2003 12,181,574 911
2004 12,500,737 921
2005 12,840,031 921
2006 13,198,701 932
2007 13,576,343 821
2008 13,976,417 824
2009 14,395,788 826
2010 14,826,463 829
2011 15,265,022 832
2012 15,709,577 836
2013 16,161,816 839
2014 16,621,538 842
2015 17,085,587 1,000
2016 17,557,739 -
2017 18,039,715 1,000
2018 18,528,081 -
2019 19,025,752 1,000
2020 19,533,888 -
2021 20,047,258 -
2022 20,568,728 -
2023 21,104,482 -
2024 21,655,286 -

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Malawi Vatican
GNI, Atlas method
$11.8B
2024
n/a
Government expenditure, % of GDP
28%
2025
n/a
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.75%
2022
n/a
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.01%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
15,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-8.94%
2025
n/a
Unemployment rate
0.91%
2020
n/a
Services, % of GDP
44.9%
2024
n/a
Industry, % of GDP
16%
2024
n/a
Economic freedom index
50.9
2025
65
2025
Income share by richest 10%
31%
2019
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
2.9%
2019
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$594M
2020
n/a
Personal remittances received
$264M
2024
n/a
International tourist arrivals
871,000
2018
n/a
International tourism as share of exports
2.68%
2020
n/a
Banked people share
50.4%
2024
n/a

Energy

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

Society

Malawi Vatican
% of world population
0.27%
2024
0.00001%
2024
Annual migration change
-1,507
2024
n/a
Urban population
18.6%
2024
n/a
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
n/a
Average male height
5.44 ft
2025
n/a
Average female height
5.12 ft
2025
n/a
Quality of life index
27.7
2025
76
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
34
2024
60
2025
Higher education index
35
2025
32
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.79
2012
0
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
33.4
2019
0.5
2025
Visa free countries
80
2025
150
2025
Adult literacy rate
68.1%
2022
100%
2013
English speaking
3.88%
2023
20%
2025
People using the Internet
18%
2023
n/a

Health

Malawi Vatican
Government health expenditure per capita
$39.7
2022
n/a
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$4.8
2022
n/a
Life expectancy
67.7 years
2025
83.3 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
64.7%
2022
n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.05
2022
n/a
Age at first childbirth
19.1 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
225
2023
n/a
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
38.3
2023
n/a
Obesity rate
7.87%
2022
n/a
Diabetes prevalence
5.7%
2024
n/a
Air quality index
34
2025
72
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
9.7%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
3.61 liters
2020
n/a

Territory

Malawi Vatican
% of world land
0.06%
2025
0.0000003%
2025
Land area per capita
1,681 sq mi
2024
169.9 sq mi
2019
Agricultural land area
23,359 sq mi
2025
n/a
Forest area
8,169 sq mi
2025
n/a
Roads length
9,601 mi
2015
5.59 mi
2003

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