Madagascar vs Malawi

Madagascar (Africa) and Malawi (Africa) side by side. Each value is the latest available for that country, so the year may differ; the rank is among all countries of the world.

Over time

with the world for reference

GDP per capita

US$ · 1980-2025

Madagascar Malawi World

0 5,000 10k 15k 1980 Madagascar: 577.59 Malawi: 287.47 World: 2,587.01 1981 Madagascar: 512.91 Malawi: 276.41 World: 2,628.62 1982 Madagascar: 500.64 Malawi: 253.34 World: 2,554.08 1983 Madagascar: 476.12 Malawi: 252.44 World: 2,561.17 1984 Madagascar: 385.41 Malawi: 239.75 World: 2,614.33 1985 Madagascar: 364.47 Malawi: 216.05 World: 2,690.59 1986 Madagascar: 404.96 Malawi: 217.87 World: 3,118.57 1987 Madagascar: 290.83 Malawi: 207.61 World: 3,487.88 1988 Madagascar: 280.53 Malawi: 229.42 World: 3,829.99 1989 Madagascar: 271.31 Malawi: 252.2 World: 3,930.51 1990 Madagascar: 326.1 Malawi: 286.73 World: 4,338.94 1991 Madagascar: 262.02 Malawi: 325.75 World: 4,453.9 1992 Madagascar: 290.21 Malawi: 258.39 World: 4,679.98 1993 Madagascar: 307.89 Malawi: 293.02 World: 4,685.3 1994 Madagascar: 258.72 Malawi: 169.2 World: 4,967.01 1995 Madagascar: 273.15 Malawi: 200.36 World: 5,463.2 1996 Madagascar: 339.88 Malawi: 320.66 World: 5,507.22 1997 Madagascar: 284.37 Malawi: 366.95 World: 5,408.57 1998 Madagascar: 284.19 Malawi: 236.05 World: 5,302.34 1999 Madagascar: 267.36 Malawi: 233.94 World: 5,401.23 2000 Madagascar: 280.28 Malawi: 224.22 World: 5,512.56 2001 Madagascar: 319.28 Malawi: 215.47 World: 5,404.2 2002 Madagascar: 304.94 Malawi: 428.21 World: 5,539.32 2003 Madagascar: 352.62 Malawi: 383.35 World: 6,129.87 2004 Madagascar: 272.2 Malawi: 404.67 World: 6,818 2005 Madagascar: 305.81 Malawi: 414.36 World: 7,290.57 2006 Madagascar: 324.15 Malawi: 440.82 World: 7,803.19 2007 Madagascar: 419.55 Malawi: 475.18 World: 8,685.33 2008 Madagascar: 512.58 Malawi: 554.05 World: 9,425.74 2009 Madagascar: 446.32 Malawi: 625.87 World: 8,827.04 2010 Madagascar: 450.01 Malawi: 683.12 World: 9,555.07 2011 Madagascar: 506.16 Malawi: 763.06 World: 10,496.93 2012 Madagascar: 493.51 Malawi: 558.46 World: 10,597.85 2013 Madagascar: 515.3 Malawi: 496.95 World: 10,759.35 2014 Madagascar: 505.68 Malawi: 529.51 World: 10,912.24 2015 Madagascar: 445.32 Malawi: 539.61 World: 10,191.98 2016 Madagascar: 453.97 Malawi: 450.51 World: 10,239.47 2017 Madagascar: 491.87 Malawi: 495.77 World: 10,784.4 2018 Madagascar: 500.46 Malawi: 533.2 World: 11,344.73 2019 Madagascar: 499.82 Malawi: 580.89 World: 11,417.6 2020 Madagascar: 450.77 Malawi: 602.51 World: 10,999.49 2021 Madagascar: 483.47 Malawi: 617.45 World: 12,472.91 2022 Madagascar: 504.06 Malawi: 604.27 World: 12,876.24 2023 Madagascar: 514.06 Malawi: 633.21 World: 13,313.86 2024 Madagascar: 550.38 Malawi: 522.37 World: 13,717.09 2025 Madagascar: 599.27 Malawi: 671.51 World: 14,405.85 1980 1994 2001 2008 2025

Life expectancy at birth

years · 1960-2024

Madagascar Malawi World

30 40 50 60 70 80 1960 Madagascar: 43.35 Malawi: 34.99 World: 50.94 1961 Madagascar: 43.79 Malawi: 35.23 World: 52.8 1962 Madagascar: 44.19 Malawi: 35.45 World: 55.29 1963 Madagascar: 44.63 Malawi: 35.64 World: 55.65 1964 Madagascar: 45.04 Malawi: 35.68 World: 56.1 1965 Madagascar: 45.45 Malawi: 35.74 World: 55.93 1966 Madagascar: 45.98 Malawi: 35.83 World: 56.45 1967 Madagascar: 46.46 Malawi: 35.94 World: 56.9 1968 Madagascar: 46.93 Malawi: 36.09 World: 57.34 1969 Madagascar: 47.32 Malawi: 36.3 World: 57.68 1970 Madagascar: 47.9 Malawi: 36.64 World: 57.94 1971 Madagascar: 48.2 Malawi: 37.1 World: 58.02 1972 Madagascar: 48.51 Malawi: 37.61 World: 58.84 1973 Madagascar: 48.92 Malawi: 38.36 World: 59.3 1974 Madagascar: 49.3 Malawi: 39.2 World: 59.7 1975 Madagascar: 49.6 Malawi: 40.08 World: 60.13 1976 Madagascar: 49.8 Malawi: 41.02 World: 60.45 1977 Madagascar: 49.95 Malawi: 41.98 World: 61.04 1978 Madagascar: 50.02 Malawi: 43 World: 61.39 1979 Madagascar: 50.06 Malawi: 43.7 World: 61.84 1980 Madagascar: 49.98 Malawi: 44.33 World: 62.15 1981 Madagascar: 49.81 Malawi: 44.72 World: 62.52 1982 Madagascar: 50.01 Malawi: 44.84 World: 62.87 1983 Madagascar: 50.11 Malawi: 44.97 World: 63.13 1984 Madagascar: 50.21 Malawi: 44.81 World: 63.44 1985 Madagascar: 50.41 Malawi: 44.57 World: 63.73 1986 Madagascar: 50.65 Malawi: 44.3 World: 64.12 1987 Madagascar: 51.1 Malawi: 43.9 World: 64.46 1988 Madagascar: 51.43 Malawi: 43.57 World: 64.67 1989 Madagascar: 51.82 Malawi: 43.52 World: 64.96 1990 Madagascar: 52.14 Malawi: 43.58 World: 65.11 1991 Madagascar: 52.56 Malawi: 43.54 World: 65.3 1992 Madagascar: 52.95 Malawi: 43.64 World: 65.55 1993 Madagascar: 53.73 Malawi: 43.65 World: 65.74 1994 Madagascar: 54.25 Malawi: 43.8 World: 65.96 1995 Madagascar: 54.85 Malawi: 43.8 World: 66.2 1996 Madagascar: 55.48 Malawi: 44.01 World: 66.52 1997 Madagascar: 56.13 Malawi: 44.2 World: 66.83 1998 Madagascar: 56.8 Malawi: 44.3 World: 67.07 1999 Madagascar: 57.43 Malawi: 45.06 World: 67.31 2000 Madagascar: 57.97 Malawi: 46.17 World: 67.65 2001 Madagascar: 58.67 Malawi: 47.21 World: 67.95 2002 Madagascar: 59.17 Malawi: 48.18 World: 68.23 2003 Madagascar: 59.69 Malawi: 49.6 World: 68.52 2004 Madagascar: 60.17 Malawi: 51.07 World: 68.77 2005 Madagascar: 60.66 Malawi: 52.47 World: 69.11 2006 Madagascar: 61.14 Malawi: 53.65 World: 69.47 2007 Madagascar: 61.53 Malawi: 54.69 World: 69.81 2008 Madagascar: 61.99 Malawi: 55.72 World: 70 2009 Madagascar: 62.3 Malawi: 56.71 World: 70.38 2010 Madagascar: 62.6 Malawi: 57.79 World: 70.68 2011 Madagascar: 62.86 Malawi: 58.86 World: 70.97 2012 Madagascar: 63.01 Malawi: 59.87 World: 71.26 2013 Madagascar: 63.16 Malawi: 60.82 World: 71.53 2014 Madagascar: 63.26 Malawi: 61.65 World: 71.78 2015 Madagascar: 63.36 Malawi: 62.32 World: 71.97 2016 Madagascar: 63.43 Malawi: 63.16 World: 72.19 2017 Madagascar: 63.43 Malawi: 63.91 World: 72.37 2018 Madagascar: 63.49 Malawi: 64.46 World: 72.64 2019 Madagascar: 63.5 Malawi: 65 World: 72.87 2020 Madagascar: 62.71 Malawi: 65.22 World: 72.18 2021 Madagascar: 62.52 Malawi: 64.78 World: 71.22 2022 Madagascar: 63.07 Malawi: 66.04 World: 72.97 2023 Madagascar: 63.63 Malawi: 67.35 World: 73.33 2024 Madagascar: 63.84 Malawi: 67.56 World: 73.48 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Fertility rate

1960-2024

Madagascar Malawi World

2 4 6 8 1960 Madagascar: 7.34 Malawi: 7.04 World: 4.69 1961 Madagascar: 7.3 Malawi: 7.07 World: 4.56 1962 Madagascar: 7.26 Malawi: 7.1 World: 5.02 1963 Madagascar: 7.21 Malawi: 7.13 World: 5.31 1964 Madagascar: 7.19 Malawi: 7.11 World: 5.13 1965 Madagascar: 7.17 Malawi: 7.13 World: 5.08 1966 Madagascar: 7.16 Malawi: 7.17 World: 4.97 1967 Madagascar: 7.14 Malawi: 7.21 World: 4.87 1968 Madagascar: 7.13 Malawi: 7.26 World: 4.98 1969 Madagascar: 7.12 Malawi: 7.27 World: 4.88 1970 Madagascar: 7.1 Malawi: 7.3 World: 4.84 1971 Madagascar: 7.07 Malawi: 7.31 World: 4.69 1972 Madagascar: 7.04 Malawi: 7.33 World: 4.55 1973 Madagascar: 7.01 Malawi: 7.34 World: 4.42 1974 Madagascar: 6.99 Malawi: 7.34 World: 4.26 1975 Madagascar: 6.97 Malawi: 7.36 World: 4.07 1976 Madagascar: 6.95 Malawi: 7.39 World: 3.97 1977 Madagascar: 6.93 Malawi: 7.41 World: 3.84 1978 Madagascar: 6.9 Malawi: 7.43 World: 3.77 1979 Madagascar: 6.87 Malawi: 7.47 World: 3.76 1980 Madagascar: 6.84 Malawi: 7.52 World: 3.73 1981 Madagascar: 6.77 Malawi: 7.49 World: 3.71 1982 Madagascar: 6.7 Malawi: 7.45 World: 3.72 1983 Madagascar: 6.63 Malawi: 7.36 World: 3.59 1984 Madagascar: 6.55 Malawi: 7.27 World: 3.57 1985 Madagascar: 6.46 Malawi: 7.17 World: 3.53 1986 Madagascar: 6.34 Malawi: 7.07 World: 3.51 1987 Madagascar: 6.24 Malawi: 6.97 World: 3.48 1988 Madagascar: 6.18 Malawi: 6.88 World: 3.39 1989 Madagascar: 6.15 Malawi: 6.8 World: 3.35 1990 Madagascar: 6.14 Malawi: 6.74 World: 3.31 1991 Madagascar: 6.12 Malawi: 6.68 World: 3.13 1992 Madagascar: 6.08 Malawi: 6.63 World: 3.04 1993 Madagascar: 6.06 Malawi: 6.57 World: 2.97 1994 Madagascar: 6.04 Malawi: 6.49 World: 2.92 1995 Madagascar: 6.04 Malawi: 6.39 World: 2.87 1996 Madagascar: 6.03 Malawi: 6.29 World: 2.82 1997 Madagascar: 6.02 Malawi: 6.23 World: 2.78 1998 Madagascar: 5.99 Malawi: 6.21 World: 2.75 1999 Madagascar: 5.84 Malawi: 6.12 World: 2.72 2000 Madagascar: 5.67 Malawi: 6 World: 2.73 2001 Madagascar: 5.53 Malawi: 5.94 World: 2.69 2002 Madagascar: 5.41 Malawi: 5.9 World: 2.66 2003 Madagascar: 5.33 Malawi: 5.88 World: 2.64 2004 Madagascar: 5.26 Malawi: 5.86 World: 2.63 2005 Madagascar: 5.2 Malawi: 5.85 World: 2.61 2006 Madagascar: 5.13 Malawi: 5.8 World: 2.61 2007 Madagascar: 5.08 Malawi: 5.72 World: 2.6 2008 Madagascar: 5.04 Malawi: 5.61 World: 2.6 2009 Madagascar: 5 Malawi: 5.45 World: 2.59 2010 Madagascar: 4.9 Malawi: 5.26 World: 2.57 2011 Madagascar: 4.74 Malawi: 5.08 World: 2.55 2012 Madagascar: 4.61 Malawi: 4.9 World: 2.56 2013 Madagascar: 4.53 Malawi: 4.76 World: 2.53 2014 Madagascar: 4.42 Malawi: 4.57 World: 2.52 2015 Madagascar: 4.34 Malawi: 4.38 World: 2.49 2016 Madagascar: 4.29 Malawi: 4.22 World: 2.49 2017 Madagascar: 4.26 Malawi: 4.11 World: 2.46 2018 Madagascar: 4.25 Malawi: 4.02 World: 2.39 2019 Madagascar: 4.22 Malawi: 3.95 World: 2.35 2020 Madagascar: 4.17 Malawi: 3.88 World: 2.28 2021 Madagascar: 4.1 Malawi: 3.79 World: 2.25 2022 Madagascar: 4.04 Malawi: 3.72 World: 2.22 2023 Madagascar: 3.97 Malawi: 3.65 World: 2.2 2024 Madagascar: 3.91 Malawi: 3.59 World: 2.19 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Unemployment rate (modelled ILO estimate)

% · 1991-2025

Madagascar Malawi World

0 2 4 6 8 1991 Madagascar: 6.17 Malawi: 4.9 World: 5.12 1992 Madagascar: 6.28 Malawi: 5.06 World: 5.28 1993 Madagascar: 6.32 Malawi: 4.99 World: 5.54 1994 Madagascar: 6.11 Malawi: 5.37 World: 5.79 1995 Madagascar: 6.09 Malawi: 4.9 World: 5.92 1996 Madagascar: 6.09 Malawi: 4.94 World: 5.98 1997 Madagascar: 5.97 Malawi: 4.69 World: 6.01 1998 Madagascar: 5.9 Malawi: 4.92 World: 6.16 1999 Madagascar: 5.82 Malawi: 5 World: 6.28 2000 Madagascar: 5.8 Malawi: 5.05 World: 6.11 2001 Madagascar: 5.35 Malawi: 5.22 World: 6.19 2002 Madagascar: 5.52 Malawi: 5.25 World: 6.41 2003 Madagascar: 5.01 Malawi: 5.17 World: 6.48 2004 Madagascar: 3.95 Malawi: 4.96 World: 6.33 2005 Madagascar: 2.62 Malawi: 4.94 World: 6.22 2006 Madagascar: 2.95 Malawi: 4.95 World: 5.97 2007 Madagascar: 3.2 Malawi: 4.88 World: 5.77 2008 Madagascar: 3.43 Malawi: 4.8 World: 5.82 2009 Madagascar: 3.89 Malawi: 4.73 World: 6.41 2010 Madagascar: 4.28 Malawi: 4.78 World: 6.28 2011 Madagascar: 2.52 Malawi: 4.83 World: 6.15 2012 Madagascar: 0.6 Malawi: 4.95 World: 6.15 2013 Madagascar: 1 Malawi: 4.98 World: 6.1 2014 Madagascar: 1.39 Malawi: 4.97 World: 5.96 2015 Madagascar: 1.79 Malawi: 4.95 World: 6 2016 Madagascar: 1.95 Malawi: 5.01 World: 5.97 2017 Madagascar: 2.12 Malawi: 5.05 World: 5.9 2018 Madagascar: 2.3 Malawi: 5.02 World: 5.76 2019 Madagascar: 2.48 Malawi: 4.96 World: 5.59 2020 Madagascar: 3.29 Malawi: 5.72 World: 6.59 2021 Madagascar: 3.5 Malawi: 5.65 World: 6.05 2022 Madagascar: 3.19 Malawi: 5.02 World: 5.23 2023 Madagascar: 3.04 Malawi: 5.01 World: 4.85 2024 Madagascar: 3.05 Malawi: 5.05 World: 4.81 2025 Madagascar: 3.04 Malawi: 5.07 World: 4.79 1991 2001 2006 2011 2016 2025

CO₂ emissions per capita (excluding land use)

t · 1970-2024

Madagascar Malawi World

0 2 4 6 1970 Madagascar: 0.12 Malawi: 0.07 World: 4.14 1971 Madagascar: 0.11 Malawi: 0.07 World: 4.04 1972 Madagascar: 0.11 Malawi: 0.08 World: 4.16 1973 Madagascar: 0.1 Malawi: 0.08 World: 4.32 1974 Madagascar: 0.1 Malawi: 0.08 World: 4.23 1975 Madagascar: 0.1 Malawi: 0.09 World: 4.14 1976 Madagascar: 0.09 Malawi: 0.08 World: 4.31 1977 Madagascar: 0.09 Malawi: 0.08 World: 4.36 1978 Madagascar: 0.1 Malawi: 0.08 World: 4.42 1979 Madagascar: 0.1 Malawi: 0.08 World: 4.46 1980 Madagascar: 0.11 Malawi: 0.08 World: 4.33 1981 Madagascar: 0.09 Malawi: 0.08 World: 4.18 1982 Madagascar: 0.08 Malawi: 0.06 World: 4.05 1983 Madagascar: 0.07 Malawi: 0.06 World: 4.01 1984 Madagascar: 0.09 Malawi: 0.05 World: 4.07 1985 Madagascar: 0.08 Malawi: 0.05 World: 4.05 1986 Madagascar: 0.07 Malawi: 0.05 World: 4.04 1987 Madagascar: 0.07 Malawi: 0.06 World: 4.1 1988 Madagascar: 0.07 Malawi: 0.05 World: 4.16 1989 Madagascar: 0.07 Malawi: 0.05 World: 4.16 1990 Madagascar: 0.08 Malawi: 0.16 World: 4.15 1991 Madagascar: 0.08 Malawi: 0.18 World: 4.1 1992 Madagascar: 0.08 Malawi: 0.19 World: 4.01 1993 Madagascar: 0.08 Malawi: 0.19 World: 3.97 1994 Madagascar: 0.09 Malawi: 0.2 World: 3.94 1995 Madagascar: 0.1 Malawi: 0.21 World: 3.99 1996 Madagascar: 0.09 Malawi: 0.22 World: 4.01 1997 Madagascar: 0.1 Malawi: 0.24 World: 4.02 1998 Madagascar: 0.11 Malawi: 0.25 World: 3.98 1999 Madagascar: 0.11 Malawi: 0.25 World: 3.95 2000 Madagascar: 0.1 Malawi: 0.27 World: 4.01 2001 Madagascar: 0.1 Malawi: 0.27 World: 4.01 2002 Madagascar: 0.07 Malawi: 0.26 World: 4.02 2003 Madagascar: 0.09 Malawi: 0.26 World: 4.15 2004 Madagascar: 0.09 Malawi: 0.25 World: 4.28 2005 Madagascar: 0.09 Malawi: 0.28 World: 4.39 2006 Madagascar: 0.09 Malawi: 0.29 World: 4.48 2007 Madagascar: 0.09 Malawi: 0.3 World: 4.59 2008 Madagascar: 0.09 Malawi: 0.31 World: 4.56 2009 Madagascar: 0.08 Malawi: 0.29 World: 4.45 2010 Madagascar: 0.09 Malawi: 0.3 World: 4.67 2011 Madagascar: 0.1 Malawi: 0.38 World: 4.76 2012 Madagascar: 0.12 Malawi: 0.36 World: 4.77 2013 Madagascar: 0.13 Malawi: 0.31 World: 4.81 2014 Madagascar: 0.13 Malawi: 0.3 World: 4.78 2015 Madagascar: 0.13 Malawi: 0.29 World: 4.7 2016 Madagascar: 0.12 Malawi: 0.28 World: 4.65 2017 Madagascar: 0.13 Malawi: 0.3 World: 4.67 2018 Madagascar: 0.12 Malawi: 0.29 World: 4.73 2019 Madagascar: 0.14 Malawi: 0.29 World: 4.7 2020 Madagascar: 0.11 Malawi: 0.27 World: 4.47 2021 Madagascar: 0.14 Malawi: 0.31 World: 4.68 2022 Madagascar: 0.14 Malawi: 0.27 World: 4.67 2023 Madagascar: 0.15 Malawi: 0.22 World: 4.68 2024 Madagascar: 0.15 Malawi: 0.22 World: 4.69 1970 1986 1994 2002 2010 2024

Individuals using the internet

% · 2005-2024

Madagascar Malawi World

0 20 40 60 80 2005 Madagascar: 0.57 Malawi: 0.38 World: 15.6 2006 Madagascar: 0.61 Malawi: 0.43 World: 17.2 2007 Madagascar: 0.65 Malawi: 0.97 World: 20.2 2008 Madagascar: 1.65 Malawi: 0.7 World: 22.8 2009 Madagascar: 1.63 Malawi: 1.07 World: 25.3 2010 Madagascar: 1.7 Malawi: 2.26 World: 28.4 2011 Madagascar: 1.9 Malawi: 3.33 World: 30.9 2012 Madagascar: 2.3 Malawi: 4.35 World: 33.3 2013 Madagascar: 3 Malawi: 5.05 World: 35.3 2014 Madagascar: 3.7 Malawi: 5.83 World: 37.4 2015 Madagascar: 4.17 Malawi: 6 World: 39.9 2016 Madagascar: 4.71 Malawi: 6.3 World: 43.6 2017 Madagascar: 6.41 Malawi: 7 World: 46.3 2018 Madagascar: 7.75 Malawi: 8.8 World: 49.4 2019 Madagascar: 9.38 Malawi: 11.06 World: 53.9 2020 Madagascar: 11.35 Malawi: 13.9 World: 60.1 2021 Madagascar: 13.75 Malawi: 15.3 World: 63.8 2022 Madagascar: 17.81 Malawi: 16.85 World: 67 2023 Madagascar: 18.24 Malawi: 17.99 World: 69.2 2024 Madagascar: 18.68 Malawi: 18.96 World: 71.2 2005 2011 2014 2017 2024

Population

Indicator Madagascar Malawi
Population 32.7 mn 2025
49th of 215		 22.2 mn 2025
60th of 215
Population density 53.6 /km² 2023
148th of 214		 223.8 /km² 2023
60th of 214
Population growth 2.40 % 2025
28th of 215		 2.56 % 2025
23rd of 215
Life expectancy 63.8 years 2024
194th of 215		 67.6 years 2024
169th of 215
Fertility rate 3.91 2024
26th of 215		 3.59 2024
41st of 215
Birth rate 31.7 ‰ 2024
22nd of 215		 31.1 ‰ 2024
26th of 215
Infant mortality 43.0 ‰ 2024
176th of 196		 38.0 ‰ 2024
168th of 196
Urban population 32.9 % 2025
187th of 215		 17.6 % 2025
212th of 215
Aged 65+ 3.5 % 2025
178th of 215		 2.6 % 2025
205th of 215
Living in cities 19.5 % 2025
167th of 215		 11.3 % 2025
181st of 215
Living in towns 25.5 % 2025
147th of 215		 59.3 % 2025
28th of 215
Living in rural areas 55.1 % 2025
15th of 215		 29.4 % 2025
80th of 215

Human development

Indicator Madagascar Malawi
Human Development Index 0.487 2023
183rd of 193		 0.517 2023
172nd of 193
Inequality-adjusted HDI 0.319 2023
157th of 169		 0.365 2023
137th of 169
Planetary-adjusted HDI 0.481 2023
143rd of 156		 0.507 2023
134th of 156
Gender Inequality Index 0.584 2023
156th of 172		 0.581 2023
155th of 172

Economy

Indicator Madagascar Malawi
GDP 19.6 bn US$ 2025
132nd of 186		 14.9 bn US$ 2025
142nd of 186
GDP per capita 599 US$ 2025
184th of 186		 672 US$ 2025
181st of 186
GDP per capita (PPP) 1,952 int. $ 2025
179th of 185		 1,899 int. $ 2025
181st of 185
GNI per capita 560 US$ 2025
181st of 182		 600 US$ 2025
178th of 182
GDP growth 3.0 % 2025
104th of 186		 1.9 % 2025
136th of 186
Inflation 8.1 % 2025
25th of 165		 28.4 % 2025
5th of 165
Trade 54.2 % 2025
98th of 138		 39.4 % 2025
119th of 138
Exports 21.3 % 2025
108th of 138		 10.6 % 2025
133rd of 138
FDI inflows 3.4 % 2024
72nd of 192		 2.3 % 2024
104th of 192
Manufacturing 13.1 % 2024 11.0 % 2024
Agriculture 21.7 % 2025
25th of 158		 30.0 % 2025
10th of 158
Tax revenue 10.9 % 2024
75th of 89		 15.6 % 2024
54th of 89
Military spending 0.7 % 2024
128th of 147		 1.0 % 2024
103rd of 147
Government debt - 61.8 % 2023
26th of 56

Labour

Indicator Madagascar Malawi
Unemployment 3.0 % 2025
42nd of 181		 5.1 % 2025
89th of 181
Youth unemployment 5.2 % 2025
27th of 181		 6.9 % 2025
43rd of 181
Women in the labour force 82.9 % 2025
1st of 181		 58.2 % 2025
59th of 181
Jobs in agriculture 69.2 % 2025
5th of 181		 65.0 % 2025
8th of 181
Weekly hours worked 34.8 h 2025
137th of 181		 30.8 h 2025
165th of 181
Youth NEET rate 24.4 % 2025
129th of 181		 21.8 % 2025
111th of 181
Labour income share 37.8 % 2025
89th of 114		 37.1 % 2025
94th of 114
Output per hour 1.8 $ 2025
177th of 181		 2.9 $ 2025
170th of 181

Health

Indicator Madagascar Malawi
Health spending 3.4 % 2023
169th of 192		 6.5 % 2023
95th of 192
Health spending per person 17 US$ 2023
191st of 191		 41 US$ 2023
176th of 191
Physicians 0.17 /1,000 2022
104th of 125		 0.05 /1,000 2022
122nd of 125
Under-5 mortality 62.4 ‰ 2024
178th of 196		 48.8 ‰ 2024
167th of 196
Maternal mortality 445 /100k 2023
183rd of 194		 225 /100k 2023
159th of 194
Tobacco use 25.6 % 2024
122nd of 166		 8.9 % 2024
27th of 166
Safe drinking water 22.1 % 2024
133rd of 147		 18.2 % 2024
137th of 147

Food

Indicator Madagascar Malawi
Calories per person 1,952 kcal 2024
153rd of 155		 2,487 kcal 2024
120th of 155
Protein supply 39.4 g 2022
173rd of 174		 65.9 g 2022
145th of 174
Animal protein supply 5.0 g 2022
173rd of 174		 16.5 g 2022
150th of 174
Fat supply 21.8 g 2022
173rd of 174		 45.0 g 2022
159th of 174
Food insecurity 61.1 % 2024
116th of 134		 81.6 % 2024
130th of 134
Severe food insecurity 16.9 % 2024
102nd of 124		 58.1 % 2024
123rd of 124
Cereal import dependency 19.9 % 2022
111th of 160		 1.9 % 2022
123rd of 160

Education

Indicator Madagascar Malawi
Literacy 74.7 % 2021 70.2 % 2020
Secondary enrolment 34.1 % 2021 36.6 % 2023
Tertiary enrolment 6.1 % 2023
125th of 128		 2.7 % 2022
Education spending 3.0 % 2023
83rd of 121		 2.7 % 2022
Expected schooling 9.1 yrs 2023
179th of 195		 9.9 yrs 2023
173rd of 195
Mean schooling 4.6 yrs 2023
174th of 193		 5.2 yrs 2023
166th of 193

Society

Indicator Madagascar Malawi
Income inequality 36.8 2021 38.5 2019
Extreme poverty 69.2 % 2021 75.4 % 2019
Internet use 18.7 % 2024
175th of 182		 19.0 % 2024
173rd of 182
Mobile subscriptions 75.5 /100 2023 69.3 /100 2024
143rd of 151
Electricity access 42.5 % 2024
202nd of 213		 15.6 % 2024
211th of 213
Women in parliament 14.1 % 2025
149th of 184		 21.4 % 2025
116th of 184

Refugees

Indicator Madagascar Malawi
Refugees hosted 87 2025
145th of 177		 35,241 2025
72nd of 177
Refugees hosted per 1,000 0.0 ‰ 2025
161st of 177		 1.6 ‰ 2025
76th of 177
Asylum-seekers hosted 1,279 2025
98th of 177		 25,251 2025
35th of 177
Refugees from the country 637 2025
111th of 199		 551 2025
115th of 199
Refugees from per 1,000 0.0 ‰ 2025
157th of 199		 0.0 ‰ 2025
148th of 199

Governance

Indicator Madagascar Malawi
Control of corruption 27.4 /100 2024
168th of 207		 34.7 /100 2024
147th of 207
Government effectiveness 34.6 /100 2024
167th of 205		 37.2 /100 2024
159th of 205
Rule of law 41.8 /100 2024
157th of 207		 54.4 /100 2024
105th of 207
Regulatory quality 43.1 /100 2024
157th of 205		 45.6 /100 2024
144th of 205
Voice and accountability 44.2 /100 2024
138th of 205		 54.9 /100 2024
107th of 205
Political stability 57.7 /100 2024
145th of 207		 59.4 /100 2024
138th of 207

Environment

Indicator Madagascar Malawi
CO₂ per capita 0.15 t 2024
16th of 202		 0.22 t 2024
25th of 202
Fossil CO₂ emissions 4.5 Mt 2024
139th of 204		 1.9 Mt 2024
156th of 204
Share of global CO₂ 0.01 % 2024
140th of 204		 0.00 % 2024
156th of 204
Cumulative CO₂ 0.1 Gt 2024
142nd of 204		 0.1 Gt 2024
157th of 204
GHG per capita 1.12 t 2024
24th of 202		 0.88 t 2024
18th of 202
Renewable energy 83.1 % 2022
9th of 211		 62.9 % 2022
28th of 211
Forest area 21.3 % 2023
131st of 212		 22.4 % 2023
127th of 212
PM2.5 exposure 12.4 µg/m³ 2023
62nd of 200		 16.7 µg/m³ 2023
97th of 200
Water stress 11.3 % 2022
91st of 176		 17.5 % 2022
106th of 176
Land area 581,800 km² 2023
44th of 214		 94,280 km² 2023
108th of 214

Energy

Indicator Madagascar Malawi
Renewable electricity 42.4 % 2024
75th of 190		 95.6 % 2024
14th of 190
Wind and solar 4.1 % 2024
111th of 190		 0.5 % 2024
156th of 190
Nuclear power 0.0 % 2024
114th of 180		 0.0 % 2024
125th of 180
Low-carbon electricity 42.4 % 2024
84th of 190		 95.6 % 2024
16th of 190
Fossil electricity 57.6 % 2024
84th of 190		 4.4 % 2024
16th of 190
Coal power 20.6 % 2024
154th of 188		 0.0 % 2024
71st of 188
Carbon intensity of power 434 g/kWh 2024
91st of 190		 57 g/kWh 2024
14th of 190
Electricity per capita 0.08 MWh 2024
184th of 191		 0.08 MWh 2024
182nd of 191

Sources: World Bank (World Development Indicators, Worldwide Governance Indicators), ILO modelled estimates, FAO (FAOSTAT), UNDP (Human Development Report), UNHCR Refugee Population Statistics Database, Ember (electricity), the Global Carbon Project (CO₂) and the UN World Population Prospects and World Urbanization Prospects, under CC BY 4.0 and CC BY 3.0 IGO. Ranks are computed by StatsNode in the latest year for which at least half of the countries have a value. Sources and licences.