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

36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates — Population, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Malawi vs Somalia: Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates

Malawi

0 Persons per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Somalia

0 Persons per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Malawi rank

7th

Somalia rank

6th

Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates over time

Malawi
Somalia

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 0 Persons per US$ of GDP against 0 Persons per US$ of GDP in Malawi, a difference of 0 Persons per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Somalia ahead.

Malawi ranks 7th and Somalia ranks 6th of 166 countries.

Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malawi	Somalia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0 Persons per US$ of GDP	0 Persons per US$ of GDP	0 Persons per US$ of GDP	Somalia
2000s	0 Persons per US$ of GDP	0 Persons per US$ of GDP	0 Persons per US$ of GDP	Somalia
2010s	0 Persons per US$ of GDP	0 Persons per US$ of GDP	0 Persons per US$ of GDP	Somalia
2020s	0 Persons per US$ of GDP	0 Persons per US$ of GDP	0 Persons per US$ of GDP	Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates, Malawi or Somalia?: Somalia, at 0 Persons per US$ of GDP against 0 Persons per US$ of GDP in Malawi as of 2025.
What is the difference in africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates between Malawi and Somalia?: 0 Persons per US$ of GDP, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Somalia?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Malawi and Somalia rank globally for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates?: Malawi ranks 7th and Somalia ranks 6th of 166 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates — 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: Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates — Population, per unit of GDP
Unit: Persons per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 167 places, 5,915 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed: 19 August 2026

Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates — 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.