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Malawi

Sub-Saharan AfricaLow incomeCapital: Lilongwe231,626 observations
Population
22.22M
world rank #60 / 217
GDP
14.92B
world rank #142 / 186
GDP / capita
1,623
world rank #181 / 185
Life expectancy
67.6
world rank #171 / 217

Governance

604 indicators
Control of Corruption0-100 percentile34.7#142Government Effectiveness0-100 percentile37.2#157Political Stability & Absence of Violence0-100 percentile59.4#135Rule of Law0-100 percentile54.4#105
World Bank (WGI) CC BY 4.0World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Economy

2,479 indicators
GDPcurrent US$14.92B#142GDP per capita, PPP2021 intl $1,623#181GDP growth%1.9%#136Inflation%28.4%#161
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGOILOSTAT CC BY 4.0Penn World Table CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

Trade

125 indicators
Merchandise exportscurrent US$947M#157Merchandise importscurrent US$3.66B#148Exports of goods & services% GDP10.6%#133Imports of goods & services% GDP28.8%#102
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Health

4,237 indicators
Life expectancyyears67.6#171Infant mortalityper 1k births38#123Maternal mortalityper 100k225#83Health spending% GDP6.5%#95
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0UNICEF CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2024

Education

3,120 indicators
Secondary enrollment% gross36.6%#143Education spending% GDP2.7%#129Adult literacy%70.2%#38Primary enrollment% gross139%#3
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2024

Demography

1,442 indicators
Populationpeople22.22M#60Population growth%2.6%#23Urban population%17.6%#203Fertility ratebirths/woman3.6#41
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UN WPP CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2025

Climate

276 indicators
Electricity access% pop15.6%#79Renewable energy share%62.9%#15Forest area% land22.4%#127CO₂ per capitat0.09#201
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0Ember CC BY 4.0Climate Watch CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Energy

207 indicators
Electricity access, rural% rural pop6.4%#75Electricity access, urban% urban pop59.5%#59Electricity from coal% of output0%#1
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Environment

327 indicators
Terrestrial protected areas% land area23.1%#56Freshwater withdrawals% internal resources8.4%#84Capture fisheries productiontonnes190,090#66
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Agriculture

325 indicators
Agricultural land% land area64.2%#32Cereal yieldkg per hectare1,856.9#127Aquaculture productiontonnes4,800#103Food production index2014-16 = 100146.1#9
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Technology

550 indicators
Mobile subscriptionsper 100 people69.3#143Secure internet serversper 1M people32.5#189Fixed telephone subscriptionsper 100 people0.02#141
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Society

2,438 indicators
Gini indexindex38.5#50Extreme poverty% pop75.4%#37Internet users% pop19%#171Homicide rateper 100k1.8#49
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGOILOSTAT CC BY 4.0World Bank (PIP) CC BY 4.0UNHCR CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

Risk

405 indicators
Deaths in armed conflictsdeaths0#1INFORM risk score0-105.4#43Hazard & exposure0-104.2#36Vulnerability0-106.3#51
Our World in Data CC BY 4.0EC JRC (INFORM) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

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