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Australia vs Malawi: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 107 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Australia
aus
Leads on 70 of 107 metrics
Malawi
mwi
Leads on 26 of 107 metrics

Summary

Comparing Australia and Malawi: Malawi leads on Electricity Installed Capacity (375,000) against Australia (65.56); Malawi leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (6,000) against Australia (1.18); Australia leads on Dam capacity per capita (2,840 cubic meters per inhabitant) against Malawi (1.80 cubic meters per inhabitant). Across 107 compared metrics, Australia wins on 70 and Malawi wins on 26.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 45 metrics compared
  • Environment: 5 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 9 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 28 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 3 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇲🇼 MalawiShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)97.06 %★17.99 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 97% (2023 est.)percent of population: 18% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score75.15 points★59.2 points
Radios25.5★2.6
Televisions10.15NA
Waterways2,000★700

Economy

45 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇲🇼 MalawiShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country61.53B $★4.84B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars2.02T $★12.28B $
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)3 %16 %★
Coal Revenue0.78★0.03
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)5.24 %38.1 %★
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)9.3 % of GDP9.3 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index79★77.9
Electricity Consumption229.4★1.32
Electricity Exports00
Electricity from Fossil Fuels72★1
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants1193★
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables17★6
Electricity Imports00
Electricity Installed Capacity65.56375,000★
Electricity Production243★1.42
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)223.16 USD per capita★1.79 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient34.338.5★
Gross Fixed Investment28.2★23.1
Gross National Saving21★3.9
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)0.5 %2.1 %★
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)3.2 %★32.2 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)2 % of GDP★0.8 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption45.25★0
Natural Gas Exports67.96★0
Natural Gas Imports5.78★0
Natural Gas Production105.2★0
Natural Gas Proved Reserves1.99★0
Oil Consumption960,800★8,000
Oil Exports312,600★0
Oil Imports731,400★7,124
Oil Production549,200★0
Oil Proved Reserves3.32★0
Population Below Poverty Line13.4 people★50.7 people
Public Debt5855.6★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)1.4 USD1.8 USD★
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption1.186,000★
Refined Petroleum Products Exports64,120★0
Refined Petroleum Products Imports619,600★4,769
Refined Petroleum Products Production462,500★0
Remittances0.11.4★
Revenue from Forest Resources0.136.19★
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)0.5★71.65
Taxes and Other Revenues23.6★13.5
Unemployment Rate4.1 %★5.1 %

Environment

5 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇲🇼 MalawiShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)2.42M28,911★
Carbon Dioxide Emissions394.652.27★
Population Distributionpopulation is primarily located on the periphery, with the highest concentration of people residing in the east and southeast; a secondary population center is located in and around Perth in the west; of the states and territories, New South Wales has, bypopulation density is highest south of Lake Nyasa, as shown in this population distribution map
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country72 Cubic meters per year★2.5 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources492★17.28

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇲🇼 MalawiShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.18 %19.72 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)83.98★78.7
Agricultural land3.67M sq. km★62,626 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)25,760 km★0 km
Dam capacity per capita2,840.49 cubic meters per inhabitant★1.8 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land19,450★740

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇲🇼 MalawiShare
Rule of Law Index by Country90.34 %★48.89 %
Administrative Divisions628★
Independence16★
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

9 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇲🇼 MalawiShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)7.4★5.7
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)10.5 % of GDP★7.4 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.1 %★7.7 %
Hospital Bed Density3.8 people/sq km★1.3 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)2 %★225 %
Mean Age at First Birth28.7★19.1
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)29 %5.8 %★
People Living With HIV/AIDS30,000★990,000
Underweight Children Under 5NA11.7

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇲🇼 MalawiShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)60,000★15,000

People and Society

28 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇲🇼 MalawiShare
Currently married (Percent)53.27 %59.17 %★
Human Capital Index0.79★0.45
Life expectancy at birth86.17 years★72.03 years
Median age of population38.51 years★18.35 years
Population Change266,623.9 persons579,788 persons★
Population density3.54 per sq. km★240.56 per sq. km
Total population27.23M persons★22.78M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.86★0.8
Birth Rate (%)10.75 %28.04 %★
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate66.9 %★65.6 %
Death Rate (%)6.81 %3.57 %★
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)5.1 % of GDP★2.7 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age6.26M persons★6.07M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate14.91★8.6
Learning-adjusted years of school11.59 years★5.77 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population5.24 people★1.28 people
Mean Male Height (cm)179.2★162.23
Military Service Age and Obligation1718★
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization81.69 %★71.82 %
Physician Density4.09 people/sq km★0.05 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate1.59 %2.16 %★
Population living in slums0.03 %33.18 %★
Total deaths184,381.4 persons110,901 persons★
Total demand for family planning (Percent)65.29 %★61.79 %
Total fertility rate1.63 per woman3.46 per woman★
Total net-migration146,184.2 persons★-4,828.6 persons
Under-five mortality rate2.81 per live births★36.16 per live births

Transportation

3 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇲🇼 MalawiShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)3.09★0.01
Airports2,257★27
Civil Air Travelabout 150 major transport aircraft5

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