Chad vs Malawi

Chad 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.

• Chad and Malawi have about the same number of people: 21 million and 22.2 million in 2025.
• GDP per person in Chad ($1,022) is 52% higher than in Malawi ($672) in 2025.
• The economy grew faster in Chad (5.6%) than in Malawi (1.9%), a difference of 3.7 percentage points in 2025.
• Consumer prices rose faster in Malawi (28.4%) than in Chad (-3.9%), a difference of 32.3 percentage points in 2025.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Malawi (5.1%) than in Chad (1.1%), a difference of 4 percentage points in 2025.
• A baby born in Malawi can expect to live 12.4 years longer than one born in Chad: 67.6 years against 55.2 years in 2024.
• The population of Malawi is older: half of its people are over 17.6 years, against 15.4 years in Chad in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Malawi (19%) than in Chad (12.6%), a difference of 6.4 percentage points in 2024.
• CO2 emissions per person in Malawi (0.22 tonnes) are 57% higher than in Chad (0.14 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Malawi (22%) than in Chad (3%), a difference of 19 percentage points in 2024.