IndicatorMWIMalawiSub-Saharan Africa
Governance
Civil liberties index (V-Dem)0-1Our World in Data0.81rank #55Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Control of Corruption0-100 percentileWorld Bank (WGI)34.7rank #138Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Deliberative democracy index (V-Dem)0-1Our World in Data0.47rank #56Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Egalitarian democracy index (V-Dem)0-1Our World in Data0.32rank #83Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Freedom of expression index (V-Dem)0-1Our World in Data0.75rank #63Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Government Effectiveness0-100 percentileWorld Bank (WGI)40rank #150Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Human rights index (V-Dem)0-1Our World in Data0.81rank #55Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Military spending% GDPWorld Bank (WDI)1.1%rank #101Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Participatory democracy index (V-Dem)0-1Our World in Data0.37rank #64Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Political Stability & Absence of Violence0-100 percentileWorld Bank (WGI)62.7rank #127Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Regulatory Quality0-100 percentileWorld Bank (WGI)45.4rank #140Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Rule of Law0-100 percentileWorld Bank (WGI)56.4rank #107Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Rule of law index (V-Dem)0-1Our World in Data0.57rank #78Data 2025 · Status unspecified
V-Dem electoral democracy0-1Our World in Data0.56rank #65Data 2025 · Status unspecified
V-Dem liberal democracy0-1Our World in Data0.46rank #65Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Voice & Accountability0-100 percentileWorld Bank (WGI)57.6rank #100Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Women in parliament% seatsWorld Bank (WDI)21.4%rank #108Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Women's political empowerment index (V-Dem)0-1Our World in Data0.76rank #76Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Economy
Agricultural employment% employmentWorld Bank (WDI)65%rank #8Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Agriculture value added% GDPWorld Bank (WDI)30%rank #10Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Annual working hours per workerhoursOur World in Data1,595.7rank #108Data 2023 · Status unspecified
Capital stock per worker2017 US$ per workerPenn World Table2,816.3rank #174Data 2019 · Status unspecified
Current account balance% GDPWorld Bank (WDI)-14%rank #126Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Employment-to-population ratio%ILOSTAT59.1%rank #79Data 2026 · Status unspecified
External debt stocks% GNIWorld Bank (WDI)35.2%rank #36Data 2024 · Status unspecified
FDI net inflows% GDPWorld Bank (WDI)3.6%rank #55Data 2025 · Status unspecified
GDPcurrent US$World Bank (WDI)14.92Brank #142Data 2025 · Status unspecified
GDP growth%World Bank (WDI)1.9%rank #136Data 2025 · Status unspecified
GDP per capita (nominal)current US$World Bank (WDI)671.5rank #181Data 2025 · Status unspecified
GDP per capita, PPP2021 intl $World Bank (WDI)1,623rank #181Data 2025 · Status unspecified
GNI per capita (PPP)2021 intl $UNDP (HDRO)1,633.7rank #184Data 2023 · Status unspecified
Government expenditure% GDPWorld Bank (WDI)20.2%rank #82Data 2022 · Status unspecified
Gross capital formation% GDPWorld Bank (WDI)15.7%rank #115Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Gross savings% GDPWorld Bank (WDI)3.9%rank #98Data 2025 · Status unspecified
High-technology exports% manuf. exportsWorld Bank (WDI)1.6%rank #106Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Human capital indexindexPenn World Table2rank #112Data 2019 · Status unspecified
Industry value added% GDPWorld Bank (WDI)14.3%rank #143Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Inflation%World Bank (WDI)28.4%rank #165Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Labour force participation rate%ILOSTAT62.3%rank #85Data 2026 · Status unspecified
Personal remittances received% GDPWorld Bank (WDI)2%rank #68Data 2025 · Status unspecified
R&D expenditure% GDPWorld Bank (WDI)0.18%rank #79Data 2019 · Status unspecified
Researchers in R&Dper millionWorld Bank (WDI)25.2rank #82Data 2019 · Status unspecified
Tax revenue% GDPWorld Bank (WDI)15.6%rank #57Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Trade openness% GDPWorld Bank (WDI)39.4%rank #119Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Unemployment% labor forceWorld Bank (WDI)5.1%rank #88Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Unemployment rate (ILO modelled)%ILOSTAT5.1%rank #86Data 2026 · Status unspecified
Vulnerable employment% employmentWorld Bank (WDI)59.9%rank #143Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Youth unemployment% ages 15-24World Bank (WDI)6.9%rank #43Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Youth unemployment rate (ILO modelled)% ages 15-24ILOSTAT7%rank #41Data 2026 · Status unspecified
Trade
Exports of goods & services% GDPWorld Bank (WDI)10.6%rank #133Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Imports of goods & services% GDPWorld Bank (WDI)28.8%rank #102Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Merchandise exportscurrent US$World Bank (WDI)947Mrank #157Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Merchandise importscurrent US$World Bank (WDI)3.66Brank #148Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Health
Basic drinking water access% popWorld Bank (WDI)73.1%rank #148Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Basic sanitation access% popWorld Bank (WDI)49.2%rank #142Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Child mortalityper 100Our World in Data4.9rank #128Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Daily caloric supply per capitakcalOur World in Data2,618.3rank #139Data 2023 · Status unspecified
DTP3 immunization coverage%UNICEF91%rank #9Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Health spending% GDPWorld Bank (WDI)6.5%rank #95Data 2023 · Status unspecified
Infant mortalityper 1k birthsWorld Bank (WDI)38rank #123Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Life expectancyyearsWorld Bank (WDI)67.6rank #171Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Maternal mortalityper 100kWorld Bank (WDI)225rank #83Data 2023 · Status unspecified
Measles immunization% childrenWorld Bank (WDI)89%rank #11Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Measles (MCV1) immunization coverage%UNICEF89%rank #11Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Overweight prevalence (under 5)%UNICEF2.5%rank #14Data 2018 · Status unspecified
Physiciansper 1kWorld Bank (WDI)0.05rank #119Data 2022 · Status unspecified
PM2.5 air pollution exposureug/m3World Bank (WDI)16.7rank #97Data 2023 · Status unspecified
Road traffic deathsper 100kWorld Bank (WDI)33.4rank #129Data 2019 · Status unspecified
Smoking prevalence% adultsWorld Bank (WDI)8.9%rank #18Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Stunting prevalence (under 5)%UNICEF39%rank #41Data 2018 · Status unspecified
Suicide mortality rateper 100kWorld Bank (WDI)7.6rank #90Data 2021 · Status unspecified
Tuberculosis incidenceper 100kWorld Bank (WDI)113rank #95Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Under-5 mortality rateper 1k birthsUNICEF48.8rank #167Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Undernourishment% popWorld Bank (WDI)24.5%rank #72Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Wasting prevalence (under 5)%UNICEF1.5%rank #8Data 2018 · Status unspecified
Education
Adult literacy%World Bank (WDI)70.2%rank #38Data 2020 · Status unspecified
Education spending% GDPWorld Bank (WDI)2.7%rank #129Data 2022 · Status unspecified
Expected years of schoolingyearsUNDP (HDRO)9.9rank #173Data 2023 · Status unspecified
Mean years of schoolingyearsUNDP (HDRO)5.2rank #164Data 2023 · Status unspecified
Primary completion rate% relevant ageWorld Bank (WDI)70.1%rank #102Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Primary enrollment% grossWorld Bank (WDI)139%rank #3Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Secondary enrollment% grossWorld Bank (WDI)36.6%rank #143Data 2023 · Status unspecified
Tertiary enrollment% grossWorld Bank (WDI)2.7%rank #126Data 2022 · Status unspecified
Demography
Crude birth rateper 1,000World Bank (WDI)31.1rank #26Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Fertility ratebirths/womanWorld Bank (WDI)3.6rank #41Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Median age of populationyearsUN WPP17.6rank #202Data 2023 · Estimate
Net migration rateper 1,000UN WPP-0.28rank #114Data 2023 · Estimate
PopulationpeopleWorld Bank (WDI)22.22Mrank #60Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Population growth%World Bank (WDI)2.6%rank #23Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Projected life expectancy in 2050 (medium)yearsUN WPP71.7rank #172Data 2050 · Projection / forecast
Projected population in 2050 (medium)thousandsUN WPP37,361.7rank #55Data 2050 · Projection / forecast
Total age dependency ratioper 100 working-ageUN WPP78.3rank #22Data 2023 · Estimate
Urban population%World Bank (WDI)17.6%rank #203Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Climate
CO₂ emissionstOur World in Data1.88Mrank #157Data 2024 · Status unspecified
CO₂ per capitatOur World in Data0.09rank #201Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Electricity access% popWorld Bank (WDI)15.6%rank #79Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Electricity from coal% generationEmber0%rank #1Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Electricity from hydro% generationEmber92.4%rank #6Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Electricity from solar% generationEmber0.55%rank #138Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Electricity from wind% generationEmber0%rank #104Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Forest area% landWorld Bank (WDI)22%rank #126Data 2024 · Status unspecified
GHG emissions per capitatCO2e per capitaClimate Watch1rank #14Data 2023 · Status unspecified
Power-sector CO2 intensitygCO2/kWhEmber54.7rank #14Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Renewable electricity%Our World in Data95.6%rank #8Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Renewable energy share%World Bank (WDI)62.9%rank #15Data 2022 · Status unspecified
Total GHG emissions incl. LULUCFMtCO2eClimate Watch21.7rank #72Data 2023 · Status unspecified
Energy
Electricity access, rural% rural popWorld Bank (WDI)6.4%rank #75Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Electricity access, urban% urban popWorld Bank (WDI)59.5%rank #59Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Electricity from coal% of outputWorld Bank (WDI)0%rank #1Data 2021 · Status unspecified
Environment
Capture fisheries productiontonnesWorld Bank (WDI)190,090rank #66Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Freshwater withdrawals% internal resourcesWorld Bank (WDI)8.4%rank #84Data 2022 · Status unspecified
Terrestrial protected areas% land areaWorld Bank (WDI)23.1%rank #56Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Agriculture
Agricultural land% land areaWorld Bank (WDI)65%rank #33Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Aquaculture productiontonnesWorld Bank (WDI)4,800rank #103Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Cereal yieldkg per hectareWorld Bank (WDI)1,877.5rank #123Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Food production index2014-16 = 100World Bank (WDI)147.2rank #13Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Technology
Fixed telephone subscriptionsper 100 peopleWorld Bank (WDI)0.02rank #141Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Mobile subscriptionsper 100 peopleWorld Bank (WDI)69.3rank #143Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Secure internet serversper 1M peopleWorld Bank (WDI)32.5rank #189Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Society
Asylum seekerspeopleUNHCR1,779rank #84Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Extreme poverty% popWorld Bank (WDI)75.4%rank #37Data 2019 · Status unspecified
Female labor participation%World Bank (WDI)58.2%rank #59Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Fixed broadband subscriptionsper 100World Bank (WDI)0.09rank #146Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Gender Development IndexratioUNDP (HDRO)0.93rank #78Data 2023 · Status unspecified
Gender Inequality Index0-1UNDP (HDRO)0.58rank #137Data 2023 · Status unspecified
Gini indexindexWorld Bank (WDI)38.5rank #50Data 2019 · Status unspecified
Homicide rateper 100kWorld Bank (WDI)1.8rank #49Data 2012 · Status unspecified
Human Development Index0-1UNDP (HDRO)0.52rank #139Data 2023 · Status unspecified
Inequality-adjusted HDI0-1UNDP (HDRO)0.37rank #117Data 2023 · Status unspecified
Internet users% popWorld Bank (WDI)19%rank #171Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Life satisfaction0-10Our World in Data3.3rank #142Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Planetary pressures-adjusted HDI0-1UNDP (HDRO)0.51rank #109Data 2023 · Status unspecified
Poverty gap at $2.15/dayproportion (0-1)World Bank (PIP)0.21rank #182Data 2026 · Status unspecified
Poverty headcount at $2.15/dayproportion (0-1)World Bank (PIP)0.58rank #149Data 2026 · Status unspecified
Poverty headcount at $3.65/dayproportion (0-1)World Bank (PIP)0.84rank #181Data 2026 · Status unspecified
Poverty headcount at $6.85/dayproportion (0-1)World Bank (PIP)0.96rank #202Data 2026 · Status unspecified
Refugees hosted (by country of asylum)peopleUNHCR35,241rank #72Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Refugees originating (by country of origin)peopleUNHCR551rank #62Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Youth NEET rate%ILOSTAT21.9%rank #112Data 2026 · Status unspecified
Risk
Deaths in armed conflictsdeathsOur World in Data0rank #1Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Hazard & exposure0-10EC JRC (INFORM)2.8rank #22Data 2026 · Status unspecified
Human hazard & exposure0-10EC JRC (INFORM)1.6rank #17Data 2026 · Status unspecified
INFORM risk score0-10EC JRC (INFORM)4.7rank #37Data 2026 · Status unspecified
Lack of coping capacity0-10EC JRC (INFORM)5.9rank #48Data 2026 · Status unspecified
Lack of infrastructure coping capacity0-10EC JRC (INFORM)6.6rank #57Data 2026 · Status unspecified
Lack of institutional coping capacity0-10EC JRC (INFORM)5rank #33Data 2026 · Status unspecified
Natural hazard & exposure0-10EC JRC (INFORM)3.9rank #26Data 2026 · Status unspecified
Socio-economic vulnerability0-10EC JRC (INFORM)6.5rank #60Data 2026 · Status unspecified
Vulnerability0-10EC JRC (INFORM)6.4rank #51Data 2026 · Status unspecified
Vulnerable groups0-10EC JRC (INFORM)6.2rank #53Data 2026 · Status unspecified