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Malawi vs Thailand: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 116 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Malawi
mwi
Leads on 31 of 116 metrics
Thailand
tha
Leads on 76 of 116 metrics

Summary

Comparing Malawi and Thailand: Malawi leads on Electricity Installed Capacity (375,000) against Thailand (44.89); Malawi leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (6,000) against Thailand (1.33); Thailand leads on Dam capacity per capita (1,098 cubic meters per inhabitant) against Malawi (1.80 cubic meters per inhabitant). Across 116 compared metrics, Malawi wins on 31 and Thailand wins on 76.

  • Communications: 7 metrics compared
  • Economy: 50 metrics compared
  • Environment: 6 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 10 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 28 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 3 metrics compared
  • Other: 1 metric compared

Communications

7 metrics
Metric🇲🇼 Malawi🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Internet Penetration Rate (%)18.96 %90.87 %★
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)17.99 %89.54 %★
Internet Userspercent of population: 18% (2023 est.)percent of population: 90% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score59.2 points★56.72 points
Radios2.613.96★
TelevisionsNA15.19
Waterways7004,000★

Economy

50 metrics
Metric🇲🇼 Malawi🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country4.84B $45.86B $★
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars12.28B $533.67B $★
AI Investment (% of GDP)14.48 %22.46 %★
Apple Import Volume1.11M tonnes186.16M tonnes★
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)16 %★1.5 %
Coal Revenue0.030.03
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)38.1 %★4.42 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)9.3 % of GDP★3.8 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index77.984.6★
Electricity Consumption1.32187.7★
Electricity Exports02.27★
Electricity from Fossil Fuels176★
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants93★8
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables616★
Electricity Imports019.83★
Electricity Installed Capacity375,000★44.89
Electricity Production1.42181.5★
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)1.79 USD per capita80.6 USD per capita★
Gini Index Coefficient38.5★33.5
Gross Fixed Investment23.128.8★
Gross National Saving3.934.1★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)2.1 %★0.9 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)32.2 %1.4 %★
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)0.8 % of GDP1.1 % of GDP★
Natural Gas Consumption052.64★
Natural Gas Exports00
Natural Gas Imports014.41★
Natural Gas Production038.59★
Natural Gas Proved Reserves0193.4★
Oil Consumption8,000988,000★
Oil Exports0269,100★
Oil Imports7,124807,100★
Oil Production0406,800★
Oil Proved Reserves0435★
Population Below Poverty Line50.7 people5.4 people★
Public Debt55.6★61.1
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)1.8 USD2.5 USD★
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption6,000★1.33
Refined Petroleum Products Exports0278,300★
Refined Petroleum Products Imports4,769134,200★
Refined Petroleum Products Production01.33★
Remittances1.41.8★
Revenue from Forest Resources6.19★0.34
Robotics Research Funding0.18 USD1.14 USD★
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)75.440.13★
Taxes and Other Revenues13.515.4★
Top Exporting Countries1.50B USD337.63B USD★
Unemployment Rate5.1 %0.7 %★
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate62.58 %★66.68 %

Environment

6 metrics
Metric🇲🇼 Malawi🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)28,911★3.03M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions2.27★336.69
Population Distributionpopulation density is highest south of Lake Nyasa, as shown in this population distribution maphighest population density is found in and around Bangkok; significant population clusters throughout large parts of the country, particularly north and northeast of Bangkok and in the extreme southern region of the country
Protected Land Area for Adaptation23.16 sq km★18.37 sq km
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country2.5 Cubic meters per year41.9 Cubic meters per year★
Total Renewable Water Resources17.28438.61★

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇲🇼 Malawi🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization19.72 %★5.23 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)78.7142.5★
Agricultural land62,626 sq. km243,086.8 sq. km★
Coastline Length (km)0 km3,219 km★
Dam capacity per capita1.8 cubic meters per inhabitant1,098 cubic meters per inhabitant★
Irrigated Land74064,150★

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇲🇼 Malawi🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Rule of Law Index by Country48.89 %56.88 %★
Administrative Divisions2876★
Independence6123★
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

10 metrics
Metric🇲🇼 Malawi🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)5.710.2★
Health Care Spending per Capita152.6 USD1,465.74 USD★
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)7.4 % of GDP★5.2 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate7.7 %1 %★
Hospital Bed Density1.3 people/sq km2.1 people/sq km★
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)225 %34 %★
Mean Age at First Birth19.123.3★
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)5.8 %★10 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS990,000500,000★
Underweight Children Under 511.66.7★

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇲🇼 Malawi🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)15,000455,000★

People and Society

28 metrics
Metric🇲🇼 Malawi🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Currently married (Percent)59.17 %★50.17 %
Human Capital Index0.450.63★
Life expectancy at birth72.03 years80.78 years★
Median age of population18.35 years41.03 years★
Population Change579,788 persons★-87,807.2 persons
Population density240.56 per sq. km140.16 per sq. km★
Total population22.78M persons71.57M persons★
Academic Freedom Index0.8★0.38
Birth Rate (%)28.04 %★9.82 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate65.6 %73 %★
Death Rate (%)3.57 %★8.08 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)2.7 % of GDP★2.5 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age6.07M persons16.94M persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate8.640.62★
Learning-adjusted years of school5.77 years8.95 years★
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population1.28 people11.07 people★
Mean Male Height (cm)162.23169.16★
Military Service Age and Obligation1818
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization71.82 %★62.64 %
Physician Density0.05 people/sq km0.54 people/sq km★
Population Growth Rate2.16 %★0.13 %
Population living in slums33.18 %★2 %
Total deaths110,901 persons★685,767.7 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)61.79 %★44.11 %
Total fertility rate3.46 per woman★1.18 per woman
Total net-migration-4,828.6 persons36,266.2 persons★
Under-five mortality rate36.16 per live births10.25 per live births★

Transportation

3 metrics
Metric🇲🇼 Malawi🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.011.01★
Airports27105★
Civil Air Travel541★

Other

1 metric
Metric🇲🇼 Malawi🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Current Bank Rate24 %★1.5 %

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