Malawi vs Somalia: Gdp per capita growth
Malawi
-0.6868
in 2025
Somalia
-0.3917
in 2025
Malawi rank
186th
Somalia rank
185th
Gdp per capita growth over time
- Malawi
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports -0.3917 against -0.6868 in Malawi, a difference of 0.2951.
The two have swapped places 23 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 186th and Somalia ranks 185th of 212 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 4 and Somalia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.76 | -1.51 | 4.26 | Malawi |
| 1970s | 3.24 | -0.2315 | 3.47 | Malawi |
| 1980s | -2.46 | 0.071 | 2.54 | Somalia |
| 1990s | 2.21 | -0.7477 | 2.96 | Malawi |
| 2000s | 1.57 | 3.42 | 1.86 | Somalia |
| 2010s | 1.54 | 4.6 | 3.06 | Somalia |
| 2020s | -0.6378 | -0.9706 | 0.3328 | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gdp per capita growth, Malawi or Somalia?
- Somalia, at -0.3917 against -0.6868 in Malawi as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gdp per capita growth between Malawi and Somalia?
- 0.2951, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Somalia?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Malawi and Somalia rank globally for gdp per capita growth?
- Malawi ranks 186th and Somalia ranks 185th of 212 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Gdp per capita growth. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.