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

0.0003 units per US$ of GDP, with Malawi ahead.

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

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.

Malawi vs Somalia: Population, per unit of GDP

Malawi

0.0019 units per US$ of GDP

in 2024

Somalia

0.0016 units per US$ of GDP

in 2024

Malawi rank

4th

Somalia rank

6th

Population, per unit of GDP over time

Malawi
Somalia

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 0.0019 units per US$ of GDP against 0.0016 units per US$ of GDP in Somalia, a difference of 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP.

That makes Malawi's figure about 1.2 times Somalia's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Somalia ahead.

Malawi ranks 4th and Somalia ranks 6th of 186 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malawi	Somalia	Difference	Ahead
1980s	0.0042 units per US$ of GDP	0.0078 units per US$ of GDP	0.0036 units per US$ of GDP	Somalia
1990s	0.0039 units per US$ of GDP	0.0054 units per US$ of GDP	0.0015 units per US$ of GDP	Somalia
2000s	0.0027 units per US$ of GDP	0.003 units per US$ of GDP	0.0003 units per US$ of GDP	Somalia
2010s	0.0018 units per US$ of GDP	0.0027 units per US$ of GDP	0.0009 units per US$ of GDP	Somalia
2020s	0.0017 units per US$ of GDP	0.0018 units per US$ of GDP	0.0001 units per US$ of GDP	Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, per unit of gdp, Malawi or Somalia?: Malawi, at 0.0019 units per US$ of GDP against 0.0016 units per US$ of GDP in Somalia as of 2024.
What is the difference in population, per unit of gdp between Malawi and Somalia?: 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Somalia?: 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Malawi and Somalia rank globally for population, per unit of gdp?: Malawi ranks 4th and Somalia ranks 6th 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.