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Germany vs Malawi: Compare Statistics

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

Germany
deu
Leads on 70 of 107 metrics
Malawi
mwi
Leads on 32 of 107 metrics

Summary

Comparing Germany and Malawi: Malawi leads on Oil Consumption (8,000) against Germany (2.50); Malawi leads on Oil Imports (7,124) against Germany (2.67); Malawi leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (6,000) against Germany (2.46). Across 107 compared metrics, Germany wins on 70 and Malawi wins on 32.

  • 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🇩🇪 Germany🇲🇼 MalawiShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)92.48 %★17.99 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 94% (2024 est.)percent of population: 18% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score83.85 points★59.2 points
Radios77.8★2.6
Televisions51.4NA
Waterways7,300★700

Economy

45 metrics
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇲🇼 MalawiShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country42.94B $★4.84B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars5.03T $★12.28B $
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)0 %16 %★
Coal Revenue0.020.03★
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)1.67 %38.1 %★
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)11.4 % of GDP★9.3 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index79.7★77.9
Electricity Consumption536.5★1.32
Electricity Exports78.86★0
Electricity from Fossil Fuels41★1
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants293★
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels5★0
Electricity from Other Renewables52★6
Electricity Imports28.34★0
Electricity Installed Capacity208.5375,000★
Electricity Production612.8★1.42
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)120.46 USD per capita★1.79 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient32.438.5★
Gross Fixed Investment17.823.1★
Gross National Saving28★3.9
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)-3 %2.1 %★
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)2.3 %★32.2 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)2.4 % of GDP★0.8 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption93.36★0
Natural Gas Exports34.61★0
Natural Gas Imports119.5★0
Natural Gas Production7.9★0
Natural Gas Proved Reserves39.5★0
Oil Consumption2.58,000★
Oil Exports470,200★0
Oil Imports2.677,124★
Oil Production147,200★0
Oil Proved Reserves276★0
Population Below Poverty Line14.8 people★50.7 people
Public Debt63.955.6★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)-0.2 USD1.8 USD★
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption2.466,000★
Refined Petroleum Products Exports494,000★0
Refined Petroleum Products Imports883,800★4,769
Refined Petroleum Products Production2.16★0
Remittances0.51.4★
Revenue from Forest Resources0.036.19★
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)0.25★75.44
Taxes and Other Revenues1113.5★
Unemployment Rate3.5 %★5.1 %

Environment

5 metrics
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇲🇼 MalawiShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)-21.45M★28,911
Carbon Dioxide Emissions600.192.27★
Population Distributionsecond most populous country in Europe; a fairly even distribution throughout most of the country, with urban areas attracting larger and denser populations, particularly in the far-western part of the industrial state of North Rhine-Westphaliapopulation density is highest south of Lake Nyasa, as shown in this population distribution map
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country45.7 Cubic meters per year★2.5 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources154★17.28

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇲🇼 MalawiShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization9.82 %19.72 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)185.14★78.7
Agricultural land165,134 sq. km★62,626 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)2,389 km★0 km
Dam capacity per capita47.27 cubic meters per inhabitant★1.8 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land5,065★740

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇲🇼 MalawiShare
Rule of Law Index by Country92.99 %★48.89 %
Administrative Divisions1628★
Independence18★6
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

9 metrics
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇲🇼 MalawiShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)7.8★5.7
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)12.7 % of GDP★7.4 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence RateNA7.7 %
Hospital Bed Density8 people/sq km★1.3 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)4 %★225 %
Mean Age at First Birth29.9★19.1
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)22.3 %5.8 %★
People Living With HIV/AIDS93,000★990,000
Underweight Children Under 50.6★11.6

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇲🇼 MalawiShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)183,000★15,000

People and Society

28 metrics
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇲🇼 MalawiShare
Currently married (Percent)54.08 %59.17 %★
Human Capital Index0.75★0.45
Life expectancy at birth84.11 years★72.03 years
Median age of population45.59 years★18.35 years
Population Change-741,055 persons579,788 persons★
Population density242.59 per sq. km240.56 per sq. km★
Total population83.60M persons★22.78M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.88★0.8
Birth Rate (%)8.87 %28.04 %★
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate67 %★65.6 %
Death Rate (%)11.96 %3.57 %★
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)5.2 % of GDP★2.7 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age16.48M persons★6.07M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate43.77★8.6
Learning-adjusted years of school11.24 years★5.77 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother60 days★0 days
Major Urban Areas Population3.57 people★1.28 people
Mean Male Height (cm)179.88★162.23
Military Service Age and Obligation1718★
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization73.51 %★71.82 %
Physician Density4.53 people/sq km★0.05 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate-0.13 %2.16 %★
Population living in slums0 %33.18 %★
Total deaths1.07M persons110,901 persons★
Total demand for family planning (Percent)61.31 %61.79 %★
Total fertility rate1.4 per woman3.46 per woman★
Total net-migration-349,130.8 persons-4,828.6 persons★
Under-five mortality rate3.21 per live births★36.16 per live births

Transportation

3 metrics
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇲🇼 MalawiShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)1.35★0.01
Airports840★27
Civil Air Travel239★5

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