Country Comparison

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Key Statistics

Malawi
United States
Population
21.7M 62nd
340.1M 3rd
GDP
$11.3B 154th
$28.8T 1st
GDP per Capita
$523 212th
$84,534 12th
GNI per Capita (PPP)
$1,830 194th
$85,980 10th
GDP Growth
1.7% 154th
2.8% 122nd
Surface Area
118,480 km² 101st
9,831,510 km² 3rd
Population Density
182.8 /km²
34.6 /km²
Fertility Rate (births/woman)
3.6 39th
1.6 135th
Urban Population
17.3% 215th
80.1% 57th
Population 65+
2.6% 207th
17.9% 45th

Health

Malawi
United States
Life Expectancy
67.4 yrs 171st
78.4 yrs 63rd
Infant Mortality (per 1,000)
29.4 148th
5.5 56th
Maternal Mortality (per 100k)
225.0 159th
17.0 67th
Health Spending per Capita
$41 179th
$13,473 1st
Health Spending (% of GDP)
6.5% 96th
16.7% 3rd
Physicians (per 1,000)
0.05 202nd
3.68 39th
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)
1.30 141st
2.68 82nd

Economy & Environment

Malawi
United States
Unemployment Rate
5.1% 91st
4.0% 71st
GHG Emissions (tons/capita)
1.48 15th
17.74 175th
Agriculture (% of GDP)
31.8%
1.0%
Industry (% of GDP)
17.1%
17.9%
Services (% of GDP)
44.2%
77.6%
Exports (% of GDP)
11.2%
11.1%
Imports (% of GDP)
31.2%
14.3%

Education & Society

Malawi
United States
Literacy Rate
70.2% 133rd
N/A
Education Spending (% GDP)
2.7% 161st
5.4% 44th
Gini Index
38.5 109th
41.8 134th
Poverty Rate ($2.15/day)
75.4% 168th
1.2% 68th
Homicide Rate (per 100K)
1.8 75th
5.8 134th
Women in Parliament
20.7% 123rd
28.7% 76th
Female Labor Participation
58.5% 57th
56.6% 73rd
Military Spending (% GDP)
1.0% 116th
3.4% 24th

Technology & Infrastructure

Malawi
United States
Internet Users
18.0% 200th
93.1% 42nd
Mobile Subscriptions (per 100)
61.1 193rd
112.4 111th
Access to Electricity
15.6% 213th
100.0% 124th
Access to Water
73.1% 188th
100.0% 44th
Access to Sanitation
49.2% 176th
99.6% 34th
Renewable Energy
62.9% 34th
10.9% 143rd
Forest Area (% of land)
22.4% 127th
33.9% 96th

Population Pyramids

Malawi

Population pyramid of Malawi

United States

Population pyramid of United States

GDP Composition

Malawi

United States

Trade Balance (% of GDP)

Malawi

United States

Population Over Time

Malawi

United States

GDP Over Time

Malawi

United States

Life Expectancy Over Time

Malawi

United States

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