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Canada vs Malawi: Compare Statistics

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

Canada
can
Leads on 69 of 107 metrics
Malawi
mwi
Leads on 30 of 107 metrics

Summary

Comparing Canada and Malawi: Canada leads on Dam capacity per capita (20,790 cubic meters per inhabitant) against Malawi (1.80 cubic meters per inhabitant); Malawi leads on Oil Imports (7,124) against Canada (1.09); Malawi leads on Oil Consumption (8,000) against Canada (2.21). Across 107 compared metrics, Canada wins on 69 and Malawi wins on 30.

  • 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🇨🇦 Canada🇲🇼 MalawiShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)93.96 %★17.99 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 94% (2023 est.)percent of population: 18% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score78.75 points★59.2 points
Radios32.3★2.6
Televisions21.5NA
Waterways636700★

Economy

45 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇲🇼 MalawiShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country47.01B $★4.84B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars2.59T $★12.28B $
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)1 %16 %★
Coal Revenue0.08★0.03
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)3.2 %38.1 %★
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)10.8 % of GDP★9.3 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index79.6★77.9
Electricity Consumption522.2★1.32
Electricity Exports73.35★0
Electricity from Fossil Fuels23★1
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants5693★
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels9★0
Electricity from Other Renewables12★6
Electricity Imports2.68★0
Electricity Installed Capacity143.5375,000★
Electricity Production649.6★1.42
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)311.6 USD per capita★1.79 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient29.938.5★
Gross Fixed Investment23.7★23.1
Gross National Saving20.8★3.9
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)0 %2.1 %★
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)2.4 %★32.2 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)2 % of GDP★0.8 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption124.4★0
Natural Gas Exports83.96★0
Natural Gas Imports26.36★0
Natural Gas Production159.1★0
Natural Gas Proved Reserves2.06★0
Oil Consumption2.218,000★
Oil Exports1.93★0
Oil Imports1.097,124★
Oil Production3.48★0
Oil Proved Reserves175.2★0
Population Below Poverty Line9.4 people★51.5 people
Public Debt61.355.6★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)1.5 USD1.8 USD★
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption2.456,000★
Refined Petroleum Products Exports1.12★0
Refined Petroleum Products Imports405,700★4,769
Refined Petroleum Products Production2.01★0
Remittances01.4★
Revenue from Forest Resources0.086.19★
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)0.25★75.44
Taxes and Other Revenues13.8★13.5
Unemployment Rate6.5 %5.1 %★

Environment

5 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇲🇼 MalawiShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)-12.14M★28,911
Carbon Dioxide Emissions585.852.27★
Population Distributionvast majority of the population lives in a discontinuous band within approximately 300 km (186 mi) of the southern border with the United States; the most populated province is Ontario, followed by Quebec and British Columbiapopulation density is highest south of Lake Nyasa, as shown in this population distribution map
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country370 Cubic meters per year★2.5 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources2.917.28★

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇲🇼 MalawiShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.16 %19.72 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)90.43★78.7
Agricultural land559,597.6 sq. km★62,626 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)202,080 km★0 km
Dam capacity per capita20,790.38 cubic meters per inhabitant★1.8 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land9,045★740

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇲🇼 MalawiShare
Rule of Law Index by Country87.73 %★48.89 %
Administrative Divisions1028★
Independence16★
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

9 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇲🇼 MalawiShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)7.7★5.7
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)11.2 % of GDP★7.4 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence RateNA7.7 %
Hospital Bed Density2.5 people/sq km★1.3 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)12 %★225 %
Mean Age at First Birth29.4★19.1
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)29.4 %5.8 %★
People Living With HIV/AIDSNA990,000
Underweight Children Under 5NA11.7

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇲🇼 MalawiShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)72,000★15,000

People and Society

28 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇲🇼 MalawiShare
Currently married (Percent)50.95 %59.17 %★
Human Capital Index0.82★0.45
Life expectancy at birth85.29 years★72.03 years
Median age of population40.75 years★18.35 years
Population Change437,571 persons579,788 persons★
Population density4.46 per sq. km★240.56 per sq. km
Total population40.51M persons★22.78M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.85★0.8
Birth Rate (%)9.12 %28.04 %★
Contraceptive Prevalence RateNA65.6 %
Death Rate (%)7.75 %3.57 %★
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)4.9 % of GDP★2.7 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age9.19M persons★6.07M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate22.87★8.6
Learning-adjusted years of school12.01 years★5.77 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother94.5 days★0 days
Major Urban Areas Population6.37 people★1.28 people
Mean Male Height (cm)178.09★162.23
Military Service Age and Obligation1718★
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization76.27 %★71.82 %
Physician Density2.82 people/sq km★0.05 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate0.73 %2.16 %★
Population living in slums1.2 %33.18 %★
Total deaths326,297.8 persons110,901 persons★
Total demand for family planning (Percent)75.87 %★61.79 %
Total fertility rate1.3 per woman3.46 per woman★
Total net-migration406,485.5 persons★-4,828.6 persons
Under-five mortality rate4.43 per live births★36.16 per live births

Transportation

3 metrics
Metric🇨🇦 Canada🇲🇼 MalawiShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)1.96★0.01
Airports1,459★27
Civil Air Travel636★5

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