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
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|
|
|
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Year | Life expectancy, years | |
|---|---|---|
|
|
|
|
| 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
| Year | Population | |
|---|---|---|
|
|
|
|
| 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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Finance
|
|
|
|
|---|---|---|
| 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
Society
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|
|
|
|---|---|---|
| % 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
|
|
|
|
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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