Afghanistan vs Malawi

Afghanistan and Malawi compared on 10 key figures from official sources. Each value is the latest one published for that country, so the year is shown with it.

• Afghanistan has about 2 times as many people as Malawi: 43.8 million against 22.2 million in 2025.
• GDP per person in Malawi ($672 in 2025) is 61% higher than in Afghanistan ($417 in 2024).
• Real GDP growth was the same in Afghanistan (1.9% in 2024) and Malawi (1.9% in 2025).
• Consumer prices rose faster in Malawi (28.4% in 2025) than in Afghanistan (-6.6% in 2024), a difference of 35 percentage points.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Afghanistan (13.4%) than in Malawi (5.1%), a difference of 8.3 percentage points in 2025.
• A baby born in Malawi can expect to live 1.3 years longer than one born in Afghanistan: 67.6 years against 66.3 years in 2024.
• The population of Malawi is older: half of its people are over 17.6 years, against 16.9 years in Afghanistan in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Malawi (19%) than in Afghanistan (16.1%), a difference of 2.9 percentage points in 2024.
• CO2 emissions per person in Afghanistan (0.28 tonnes) are 27% higher than in Malawi (0.22 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Malawi (22%) than in Afghanistan (1.9%), a difference of 20.1 percentage points in 2024.