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Malawi vs Venezuela statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Malawi has a population of 21.7M (ranked 62/197), compared with 28.4M in Venezuela (ranked 53/197). Malawi's land area is 36,402 sq mi versus 340,561 sq mi for Venezuela (ranked 107th vs. 32nd).

By GDP, Malawi ranks 151/197 ($11B) and Venezuela ranks 33/197 ($482B). By GDP per capita, Malawi ranks 195/197 ($508), while Venezuela ranks 66/197 ($15,944).

Main facts and rankings

Malawi Venezuela
Population
22673513
28610737
Population rank 61/197 54/197
GDP
$11B
2024
$482B
2014
GDP rank 151/197 33/197
GDP per capita
$508
2024
$15,944
2014
GDP per capita rank 195/197 66/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$1,859
2024
$17,349
2011
Government debt
$8.19B
2024
$410B
2014
Debt-to-GDP ratio
73%
2025
192.4%
2025
Government debt per person
$378
2024
$13,536
2014
Government debt per person rank 173/185 44/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,610
2025
$4,514
2025
Land area
36,402 sq mi
2025
340,561 sq mi
2025
Population density
595 ppl/mi²
2024
83.4 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.65
2023
2.08
2023
Median age
18.9 years
2024
30.2 years
2024
Life expectancy
67.7 years
2025
72.8 years
2025

Malawi and Venezuela: Comparison Charts

Malawi and Venezuela economies compared

GDP
Malawi

Venezuela
Year GDP
Malawi Venezuela
1960 - $7,663,938,303
1961 - $8,067,267,031
1962 - $8,814,309,884
1963 - $9,608,717,288
1964 - $8,192,413,793
1965 - $8,427,777,778
1966 - $8,781,333,333
1967 - $9,250,000,000
1968 - $10,034,444,444
1969 - $10,285,111,111
1970 - $11,561,111,111
1971 - $12,986,590,909
1972 - $13,977,727,273
1973 - $17,035,581,395
1974 - $26,100,930,233
1975 - $27,464,651,163
1976 - $31,419,534,884
1977 - $36,210,697,674
1978 - $39,316,279,070
1979 - $48,310,930,233
1980 $1,801,156,775 $59,116,511,628
1981 $1,801,193,910 $66,327,441,860
1982 $1,717,379,495 $67,736,744,186
1983 $1,780,148,049 $67,556,279,070
1984 $1,758,028,656 $59,867,743,468
1985 $1,646,442,273 $61,965,466,667
1986 $1,722,586,299 $60,516,123,711
1987 $1,721,711,808 $48,029,034,483
1988 $2,008,189,508 $60,226,413,793
1989 $2,314,205,130 $43,536,709,104
1990 $2,737,087,862 $48,606,952,195
1991 $3,206,783,830 $53,453,444,787
1992 $2,618,837,835 $60,416,519,620
1993 $3,013,392,658 $60,037,460,783
1994 $1,719,864,761 $58,418,666,667
1995 $2,033,701,498 $77,389,487,770
1996 $3,319,573,750 $70,543,211,119
1997 $3,875,785,863 $85,837,678,560
1998 $2,547,609,590 $91,336,763,255
1999 $2,584,478,924 $97,972,842,462
2000 $2,537,307,580 $117,146,466,003
2001 $2,498,008,665 $122,911,036,747
2002 $5,087,328,438 $92,893,587,734
2003 $4,669,789,300 $83,620,628,582
2004 $5,058,726,350 $112,451,400,425
2005 $5,320,409,651 $145,513,489,652
2006 $5,818,279,739 $183,477,522,124
2007 $6,451,210,219 $230,364,012,576
2008 $7,743,617,352 $315,953,388,511
2009 $9,009,887,947 $329,787,628,928
2010 $10,128,323,011 $393,192,354,511
2011 $11,648,142,958 $316,482,190,800
2012 $8,773,203,178 $381,286,237,848
2013 $8,031,571,928 $371,005,379,787
2014 $8,801,326,169 $482,359,318,768
2015 $9,219,474,379 -
2016 $7,909,868,618 -
2017 $8,943,543,794 -
2018 $9,879,231,592 -
2019 $11,051,865,580 -
2020 $11,769,313,598 -
2021 $12,378,129,751 -
2022 $12,429,060,151 -
2023 $12,712,150,082 -
2024 $11,008,925,323 -

Malawi and Venezuela economies compared

GDP per capita
Malawi

Venezuela
Year GDP per capita
Malawi Venezuela
1960 - $939
1961 - $954
1962 - $1,007
1963 - $1,060
1964 - $874
1965 - $869
1966 - $876
1967 - $893
1968 - $938
1969 - $932
1970 - $1,015
1971 - $1,106
1972 - $1,155
1973 - $1,367
1974 - $2,034
1975 - $2,078
1976 - $2,309
1977 - $2,585
1978 - $2,727
1979 - $3,257
1980 $287.5 $3,874
1981 $276.4 $4,228
1982 $253.3 $4,202
1983 $252.4 $4,079
1984 $239.7 $3,520
1985 $216.1 $3,549
1986 $217.9 $3,376
1987 $207.6 $2,611
1988 $229.4 $3,191
1989 $252.2 $2,250
1990 $286.7 $2,452
1991 $326 $2,633
1992 $258.4 $2,907
1993 $293 $2,825
1994 $169.2 $2,689
1995 $200.4 $3,487
1996 $321 $3,113
1997 $367 $3,711
1998 $236 $3,870
1999 $233.9 $4,071
2000 $224.2 $4,776
2001 $215.5 $4,920
2002 $428 $3,652
2003 $383 $3,230
2004 $405 $4,269
2005 $414 $5,432
2006 $441 $6,739
2007 $475 $8,332
2008 $554 $11,262
2009 $626 $11,597
2010 $683 $13,646
2011 $763 $10,844
2012 $558 $12,901
2013 $497 $12,403
2014 $530 $15,944
2015 $540 -
2016 $451 -
2017 $496 -
2018 $533 -
2019 $581 -
2020 $603 -
2021 $617 -
2022 $604 -
2023 $602 -
2024 $508 -

Malawi vs. Venezuela life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Malawi

Venezuela
Year Life expectancy, years
Malawi Venezuela
1950 32.7 51.1
1951 32.8 52
1952 33 52.7
1953 33.2 53.4
1954 33.3 54.1
1955 33.6 54.8
1956 33.8 55.5
1957 34.1 56.2
1958 34.4 56.9
1959 34.8 57.7
1960 35 58.4
1961 35.2 59.1
1962 35.4 59.7
1963 35.6 60.5
1964 35.7 61.2
1965 35.7 61.9
1966 35.8 62.9
1967 35.9 63.6
1968 36.1 63.9
1969 36.3 63.8
1970 36.6 64.8
1971 37.1 65.2
1972 37.6 65.6
1973 38.4 65.7
1974 39.2 66.2
1975 40.1 66.7
1976 41 67.3
1977 42 67.7
1978 43 68.1
1979 43.7 68.2
1980 44.3 68.2
1981 44.7 68.7
1982 44.8 69
1983 45 69.5
1984 44.8 69.7
1985 44.6 70
1986 44.3 70.5
1987 43.9 70.7
1988 43.6 70.8
1989 43.5 70.8
1990 43.6 71
1991 43.5 71.2
1992 43.6 71.2
1993 43.6 71.4
1994 43.8 71.3
1995 43.8 71.7
1996 44 71.9
1997 44.2 72.6
1998 44.3 72.4
1999 45.1 72.1
2000 46.2 72.4
2001 47.2 71
2002 48.2 72.8
2003 49.6 72.1
2004 51.1 72.8
2005 52.5 73.1
2006 53.7 73
2007 54.7 73.3
2008 55.7 72.6
2009 56.7 72.8
2010 57.8 73.1
2011 58.9 73.1
2012 59.9 73.1
2013 60.8 73.1
2014 61.7 72.8
2015 62.3 73
2016 63.2 72
2017 63.9 71.9
2018 64.5 72.6
2019 65 72.8
2020 65.2 72.4
2021 64.8 71.5
2022 66 72.6
2023 67.4 72.5
2024 67.6 72.7
2025 67.7 72.8

Malawi and Venezuela population clocks and comparison

Population
Malawi

Venezuela
Year Population
Malawi Venezuela
1960 3,628,134 8,160,090
1961 3,715,534 8,455,915
1962 3,806,307 8,756,870
1963 3,900,506 9,064,021
1964 3,997,305 9,377,712
1965 4,096,157 9,697,790
1966 4,197,926 10,024,854
1967 4,303,012 10,358,513
1968 4,411,054 10,697,530
1969 4,521,184 11,040,280
1970 4,633,944 11,387,790
1971 4,751,434 11,741,008
1972 4,874,475 12,099,180
1973 5,003,938 12,463,537
1974 5,141,337 12,835,351
1975 5,287,367 13,215,892
1976 5,443,384 13,606,284
1977 5,614,983 14,006,812
1978 5,810,132 14,416,684
1979 6,028,749 14,834,552
1980 6,265,529 15,258,218
1981 6,516,454 15,687,297
1982 6,778,879 16,121,874
1983 7,051,709 16,562,205
1984 7,332,810 17,008,841
1985 7,620,508 17,461,434
1986 7,906,480 17,923,536
1987 8,293,174 18,394,963
1988 8,753,262 18,871,020
1989 9,176,220 19,348,921
1990 9,545,852 19,827,010
1991 9,844,227 20,304,896
1992 10,135,079 20,780,948
1993 10,284,024 21,254,520
1994 10,164,894 21,725,188
1995 10,150,117 22,193,821
1996 10,352,228 22,662,113
1997 10,562,035 23,131,685
1998 10,792,876 23,601,337
1999 11,047,804 24,066,593
2000 11,315,942 24,526,708
2001 11,593,058 24,979,922
2002 11,880,440 25,435,671
2003 12,181,574 25,892,703
2004 12,500,737 26,340,838
2005 12,840,031 26,785,804
2006 13,198,701 27,224,686
2007 13,576,343 27,649,363
2008 13,976,417 28,053,696
2009 14,395,788 28,438,298
2010 14,826,463 28,813,101
2011 15,265,022 29,185,212
2012 15,709,577 29,553,826
2013 16,161,816 29,912,198
2014 16,621,538 30,254,079
2015 17,085,587 30,573,972
2016 17,557,739 30,765,720
2017 18,039,715 30,565,323
2018 18,528,081 29,807,592
2019 19,025,752 28,938,098
2020 19,533,888 28,444,077
2021 20,047,258 28,237,826
2022 20,568,728 28,213,017
2023 21,104,482 28,300,854
2024 21,655,286 28,405,543

Fertility rates in Malawi and Venezuela

Fertility rate
Malawi

Venezuela
Year Fertility rate
Malawi Venezuela
1960 7.04 6.38
1961 7.07 6.3
1962 7.1 6.23
1963 7.13 6.16
1964 7.11 6.07
1965 7.13 5.98
1966 7.17 5.87
1967 7.21 5.75
1968 7.26 5.61
1969 7.27 5.47
1970 7.3 5.32
1971 7.31 5.17
1972 7.33 5.04
1973 7.34 4.91
1974 7.34 4.79
1975 7.36 4.69
1976 7.39 4.59
1977 7.41 4.49
1978 7.43 4.4
1979 7.47 4.3
1980 7.52 4.2
1981 7.49 4.1
1982 7.45 4.01
1983 7.36 3.93
1984 7.27 3.86
1985 7.17 3.79
1986 7.07 3.73
1987 6.97 3.67
1988 6.88 3.6
1989 6.8 3.52
1990 6.74 3.45
1991 6.68 3.37
1992 6.63 3.29
1993 6.57 3.22
1994 6.49 3.15
1995 6.39 3.08
1996 6.29 3.02
1997 6.23 2.97
1998 6.21 2.91
1999 6.12 2.86
2000 6 2.79
2001 5.94 2.78
2002 5.9 2.74
2003 5.88 2.7
2004 5.86 2.64
2005 5.85 2.63
2006 5.8 2.6
2007 5.72 2.52
2008 5.61 2.48
2009 5.45 2.42
2010 5.26 2.4
2011 5.08 2.4
2012 4.9 2.38
2013 4.76 2.33
2014 4.57 2.3
2015 4.38 2.25
2016 4.22 2.22
2017 4.11 2.18
2018 4.02 2.15
2019 3.95 2.13
2020 3.88 2.12
2021 3.79 2.11
2022 3.72 2.09
2023 3.65 2.08

Malawi and Venezuela demographics compared

Median age
Malawi

Venezuela
Year Median age, years
Malawi Venezuela
1960 18.2 16.6
1961 18.3 16.6
1962 18.3 16.5
1963 18.3 16.5
1964 18.3 16.5
1965 18.4 16.5
1966 18.3 16.6
1967 18.3 16.6
1968 18.3 16.7
1969 18.2 16.9
1970 18 17
1971 17.9 17.2
1972 17.8 17.3
1973 17.7 17.5
1974 17.6 17.7
1975 17.5 17.9
1976 17.5 18.1
1977 17.4 18.3
1978 17.4 18.5
1979 17.4 18.7
1980 17.3 18.8
1981 17.3 19
1982 17.3 19.2
1983 17.3 19.4
1984 17.3 19.6
1985 17.3 19.8
1986 17.3 20
1987 17.4 20.2
1988 17.5 20.4
1989 17.4 20.6
1990 17.3 20.8
1991 17.2 21
1992 17.1 21.2
1993 17 21.4
1994 16.9 21.6
1995 16.9 21.9
1996 16.8 22.1
1997 16.8 22.3
1998 16.8 22.6
1999 16.7 22.8
2000 16.8 23.1
2001 16.8 23.4
2002 16.8 23.6
2003 16.8 23.9
2004 16.8 24.1
2005 16.8 24.4
2006 16.8 24.7
2007 16.8 24.9
2008 16.8 25.2
2009 16.7 25.5
2010 16.7 25.8
2011 16.8 26.1
2012 16.8 26.5
2013 16.9 26.8
2014 17 27.1
2015 17.1 27.4
2016 17.2 27.7
2017 17.4 28
2018 17.6 28.4
2019 17.8 28.9
2020 18 29.2
2021 18.2 29.6
2022 18.4 29.8
2023 18.7 30
2024 18.9 30.2

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Malawi Venezuela
GNI, Atlas method
$11.8B
2024
$393B
2014
Government expenditure, % of GDP
28%
2025
15.7%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.75%
2022
0.003%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.01%
2023
0.5%
2023
Armed forces personnel
15,000
2020
343,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-8.94%
2025
-5.51%
2025
Unemployment rate
0.91%
2020
7.53%
2020
Services, % of GDP
44.9%
2024
51.7%
2014
Industry, % of GDP
16%
2024
37.2%
2014
Economic freedom index
50.9
2025
27.6
2025
Income share by richest 10%
31%
2019
33.2%
2006
Income share by poorest 10%
2.9%
2019
1.2%
2006
Number of billionaires n/a
1
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.000005%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
37
2014
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$3.98B
2002
Total reserves including gold
$594M
2020
$9.79B
2017
Personal remittances received
$264M
2024
$0
2023
International tourist arrivals
871,000
2018
429,000
2017
International tourism as share of exports
2.68%
2020
1.9%
2016
Banked people share
50.4%
2024
87.3%
2024

Energy

Malawi Venezuela
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita n/a
1,478 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$7.51
2011
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
6.45 megatons
2023
84.6 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.31 tons
2023
2.99 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share n/a
85.9%
2022
Renewable energy use share
62.9%
2022
33.7%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
13.3%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
-73.9%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
1,989 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
80.1%
2021
75.4%
2021
Hydroelectric share
72.5%
2021
78.3%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
15.6%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Malawi Venezuela
% of world population
0.27%
2024
0.35%
2024
Annual migration change
-1,507
2024
-105,297
2024
Urban population
18.6%
2024
88.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.44 ft
2025
5.69 ft
2025
Average female height
5.12 ft
2025
5.25 ft
2025
Quality of life index
27.7
2025
28.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
34
2024
10
2024
Higher education index
35
2025
62
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.79
2012
12.6
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
33.4
2019
39
2019
Visa free countries
80
2025
125
2025
Adult literacy rate
68.1%
2022
97.6%
2022
English speaking
3.88%
2023
1%
2025
People using the Internet
18%
2023
61.6%
2017

Health

Malawi Venezuela
Government health expenditure per capita
$39.7
2022
$208.6
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$4.8
2022
$51.9
2022
Life expectancy
67.7 years
2025
72.8 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
64.7%
2022
0.71%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.05
2022
1.66
2017
Age at first childbirth
19.1 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
225
2023
227
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
38.3
2023
24.3
2023
Obesity rate
7.87%
2022
23.3%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
5.7%
2024
8.6%
2024
Air quality index
34
2025
73
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
9.7%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
3.61 liters
2020
1.99 liters
2020

Territory

Malawi Venezuela
% of world land
0.06%
2025
0.59%
2025
Land area per capita
1,681 sq mi
2024
11,989 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
23,359 sq mi
2025
83,012 sq mi
2025
Forest area
8,169 sq mi
2025
177,888 sq mi
2025
Roads length
9,601 mi
2015
59,769 mi
2014

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