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EASTERN AFRICA

Malawi

MW

Lilongwe · pop. 21M · English, Chewa · Malawian kwacha · landlocked

Metrics

  1. population
    21M
    62 of 176
    REST Countries · UN data
  2. gdp
    $13B
    141 of 170
    World Bank · latest available
  3. gdp per capita
    $633
    164 of 170
    World Bank · latest available
  4. military spending
    $150M
    125 of 151
    SIPRI via World Bank
  5. military % of gdp
    1.2%
    102 of 148
    SIPRI via World Bank
  6. area
    118K km²
    103 of 176
    REST Countries
  7. population density
    178 /km²
    36 of 176
    zuhd — derived from population and area
  8. life expectancy
    67.4 yr
    133 of 175
    World Bank · latest available
  9. internet access
    18%
    158 of 166
    ITU via World Bank
  10. co₂ per capita
    0.22 t
    149 of 163
    World Bank · Climate Watch
  11. urbanization
    17%
    167 of 168
    World Bank · UN DESA
  12. fertility rate
    3.6
    36 of 168
    World Bank · UN DESA
  13. foreign-born share
    0.9%
    131 of 167
    World Bank · UN DESA
  14. remittances % of gdp
    1.7%
    87 of 155
    World Bank · IMF BOP
  15. r&d % of gdp
    0.2%
    91 of 123
    UNESCO UIS via World Bank
  16. researchers per million
    25
    112 of 118
    UNESCO UIS via World Bank
  17. scientific articles / yr
    362
    107 of 168
    NSF / World Bank
  18. high-tech exports %
    2%
    119 of 153
    World Bank · UN Comtrade
  19. gini inequality
    38.5
    96 of 139
    World Bank · PovcalNet
  20. youth unemployment
    7%
    38 of 166
    ILO via World Bank
  21. adult literacy
    70%
    84 of 109
    UNESCO UIS via World Bank
  22. democracy (v-dem)
    0.46
    64 of 163
    V-Dem via Our World in Data
  23. cpi (clean gov)
    34
    94 of 164
    Transparency International via Our World in Data
  24. press freedom
    28.8
    55 of 163
    RSF via Our World in Data
  25. human development
    0.517
    143 of 164
    UNDP via Our World in Data
  26. refugees hosted
    36K
    69 of 150
    UNHCR via Our World in Data
  27. refugees produced
    570
    105 of 152
    UNHCR via Our World in Data