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Malawi

Malawi's best placing is 46th of 194 for population by area.

Best placing: #46Population by area
Top 10 placings: 0 / 16
Population: 22.2 million
Land area: 94,280 km²

Every ranking

Best placings first. The bar shows how far up the ranking Malawi is.

Population by area

#46 of 194

235.64 people per km²

World Bank · 2025

Population

#60 of 195

22,216,120 people

21st in Africa · World Bank · 2025

Rainfall

#76 of 179

1,181 mm of precipitation per year

19th in Africa · World Bank · 2022

Railways by area

#70 of 133

8.14 km of railway per 1,000 km²

Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) · 2014

Forest

#105 of 194

21,157 km² of forest

34th in Africa · World Bank · 2023

Land area

#107 of 194

94,280 km² of land

39th in Africa · World Bank · 2023

Airports by area

#115 of 191

2.86 airports per 10,000 km²

Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) · 2025

Forest by area

#117 of 194

22.4 % of land area covered by forest

World Bank · 2023

Airports

#121 of 193

27 airports

31st in Africa · Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) · 2025

Railways

#97 of 135

767 km of railway

23rd in Africa · Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) · 2014

Forest per person

#142 of 194

0.0010 km² of forest per person

World Bank · 2023

GDP

#139 of 182

14,918,276,698 US$ (current prices)

35th in Africa · World Bank · 2025

Land area per person

#149 of 194

0.004 km² of land per person

World Bank · 2023

Railways per person

#114 of 134

34.52 km of railway per million people

Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) · 2014

Airports per person

#165 of 192

1.22 airports per million people

Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) · 2025

GDP per person

#177 of 182

672 GDP per person (US$)

World Bank · 2025

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