🇲🇼 Malawi
Sub-Saharan Africa · Capital: Lilongwe
Money1.9 / 10
Health1.1 / 10
Quality of life1.5 / 10
Passport3.5 / 10
average of the section's indicators; 5.0 is exactly mid-list
◉Money1.9 / 10
GDP per capita, PPP$1,899195 of 200World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD · 2025
GNI per capita$600199 of 204World Bank · NY.GNP.PCAP.CD · 2025
GDP growth1.9 %148 of 212World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG · 2025
Inflation28.4 %181 of 190World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG · 2025
Unemployment5.1 %89 of 187World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS · 2025
Income inequality (Gini)38.5104 of 151World Bank · SI.POV.GINI · 2019
Central government debt61.8 % GDP38 of 65World Bank · GC.DOD.TOTL.GD.ZS · 2023
Reserves$594,498,494155 of 177World Bank · FI.RES.TOTL.CD · 2020
◈Safety
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✚Health1.1 / 10
Life expectancy67.6 yr171 of 217World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.IN · 2024
Infant mortality per 100038.0168 of 196World Bank · SP.DYN.IMRT.IN · 2024
Health spending per capita$41.27178 of 193World Bank · SH.XPD.CHEX.PC.CD · 2023
Health spending6.5 % GDP96 of 193World Bank · SH.XPD.CHEX.GD.ZS · 2023
Physicians per 10000.05187 of 189World Bank · SH.MED.PHYS.ZS · 2022
☀Quality of life1.5 / 10
Internet users19.0 %194 of 208World Bank · IT.NET.USER.ZS · 2024
Education spending2.7 % GDP157 of 190World Bank · SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS · 2022
Urban population17.6 %214 of 217World Bank · SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS · 2025
⌂Housing
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◍Prices
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⇄Trade
Exports of goods and services$2B160 of 188World Bank · NE.EXP.GNFS.CD · 2025
Imports of goods and services$4B147 of 188World Bank · NE.IMP.GNFS.CD · 2025
Trade to GDP39.4 %167 of 188World Bank · NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS · 2025
Foreign direct investment$257,972,995134 of 201World Bank · BX.KLT.DINV.CD.WD · 2024
Inbound tourism871,000 ppl105 of 196World Bank · ST.INT.ARVL · 2018
☗People and environment
Population22.2M60 of 217World Bank · SP.POP.TOTL · 2025
Population growth2.6 %23 of 217World Bank · SP.POP.GROW · 2025
Births per woman3.641 of 217World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.IN · 2024
Mobile subscriptions per 10069.3183 of 210World Bank · IT.CEL.SETS.P2 · 2024
Access to electricity15.6 %213 of 215World Bank · EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS · 2024
CO2 per capita0.22 t25 of 203World Bank · EN.GHG.CO2.PC.CE.AR5 · 2024
Renewable energy62.9 %34 of 212World Bank · EG.FEC.RNEW.ZS · 2022
Military spending1.0 % GDP47 of 156World Bank · MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · 2024
▤Passport3.5 / 10
No visa needed in advance69 of 198129 of 199
Visa free41 of 198
Visa on arrival26 of 198
Electronic authorisation (eTA)2 of 198
E-visa35 of 198
Visa required94 of 198
passport-index-dataset · visa on arrival and eTA count as no-visa-in-advance; e-visa does not