What is the difference in population, per unit of gdp between Burundi and Malawi?

0.0027 units per US$ of GDP, with Burundi ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Malawi?

45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

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

Burundi vs Malawi: Population, per unit of GDP

Burundi

0.0046 units per US$ of GDP

in 2024

Malawi

0.0019 units per US$ of GDP

in 2024

Burundi rank

1st

Malawi rank

4th

Population, per unit of GDP over time

Burundi
Malawi

How they compare

Burundi currently reports 0.0046 units per US$ of GDP against 0.0019 units per US$ of GDP in Malawi, a difference of 0.0027 units per US$ of GDP.

That makes Burundi's figure about 2.4 times Malawi's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Burundi ahead.

Burundi ranks 1st and Malawi ranks 4th of 186 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burundi	Malawi	Difference	Ahead
1980s	0.0047 units per US$ of GDP	0.0042 units per US$ of GDP	0.0005 units per US$ of GDP	Burundi
1990s	0.0062 units per US$ of GDP	0.0039 units per US$ of GDP	0.0022 units per US$ of GDP	Burundi
2000s	0.007 units per US$ of GDP	0.0027 units per US$ of GDP	0.0043 units per US$ of GDP	Burundi
2010s	0.0042 units per US$ of GDP	0.0018 units per US$ of GDP	0.0024 units per US$ of GDP	Burundi
2020s	0.0039 units per US$ of GDP	0.0017 units per US$ of GDP	0.0023 units per US$ of GDP	Burundi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, per unit of gdp, Burundi or Malawi?: Burundi, at 0.0046 units per US$ of GDP against 0.0019 units per US$ of GDP in Malawi as of 2024.
What is the difference in population, per unit of gdp between Burundi and Malawi?: 0.0027 units per US$ of GDP, with Burundi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Malawi?: 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Burundi and Malawi rank globally for population, per unit of gdp?: Burundi ranks 1st and Malawi ranks 4th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Population, 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, 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: 186 places, 10,446 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 27 August 2026

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