Malawi vs Somalia, Fed. Rep.

Malawi and Somalia, Fed. Rep. compared on 9 key figures from official sources. Each value is the latest one published for that country, so the year is shown with it.

• Malawi has about 1.1 times as many people as Somalia, Fed. Rep.: 22.2 million against 19.7 million in 2025.
• GDP per person is about the same in Malawi ($672) and Somalia, Fed. Rep. ($661) in 2025.
• The economy grew faster in Somalia, Fed. Rep. (3%) than in Malawi (1.9%), a difference of 1.1 percentage points in 2025.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Somalia, Fed. Rep. (18.9%) than in Malawi (5.1%), a difference of 13.8 percentage points in 2025.
• A baby born in Malawi can expect to live 8.6 years longer than one born in Somalia, Fed. Rep.: 67.6 years against 59 years in 2024.
• The population of Malawi is older: half of its people are over 17.6 years, against 15.4 years in Somalia, Fed. Rep. in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Somalia, Fed. Rep. (27.9%) than in Malawi (19%), a difference of 8.9 percentage points in 2024.
• CO2 emissions per person in Malawi (0.22 tonnes) are about 4.4 times as high as in Somalia, Fed. Rep. (0.05 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Malawi (22%) than in Somalia, Fed. Rep. (7.8%), a difference of 14.2 percentage points in 2024.