What is the difference in population, total, per unit of gdp between Malawi and Sub-Saharan Africa?

0.0009 units per US$ of GDP, with Malawi ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Sub-Saharan Africa?

46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Population, total, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Malawi vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Population, total, per unit of GDP

Malawi

0.0015 units per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Sub-Saharan Africa

0.0006 units per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Malawi rank

8th

Sub-Saharan Africa rank

9th

Population, total, per unit of GDP over time

Malawi
Sub-Saharan Africa

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 0.0015 units per US$ of GDP against 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP.

That makes Malawi's figure about 2.5 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

Across all 46 years both countries report, Malawi has been ahead every year.

Malawi ranks 8th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 9th of 214 countries.

Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malawi	Sub-Saharan Africa	Difference	Ahead
1980s	0.0042 units per US$ of GDP	0.0014 units per US$ of GDP	0.0027 units per US$ of GDP	Malawi
1990s	0.0039 units per US$ of GDP	0.0014 units per US$ of GDP	0.0026 units per US$ of GDP	Malawi
2000s	0.0027 units per US$ of GDP	0.0011 units per US$ of GDP	0.0016 units per US$ of GDP	Malawi
2010s	0.0018 units per US$ of GDP	0.0006 units per US$ of GDP	0.0012 units per US$ of GDP	Malawi
2020s	0.0017 units per US$ of GDP	0.0006 units per US$ of GDP	0.0011 units per US$ of GDP	Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, total, per unit of gdp, Malawi or Sub-Saharan Africa?: Malawi, at 0.0015 units per US$ of GDP against 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2025.
What is the difference in population, total, per unit of gdp between Malawi and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
How do Malawi and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for population, total, per unit of gdp?: Malawi ranks 8th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 9th of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Population, total, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Population, total, per unit of GDP
Unit: units per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 262 places, 14,784 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 14 September 2026

Population, total divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.