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Key facts
- Currency: Malawi kwacha
- Capital city: Lilongwe
- Region: Eastern Africa
- Continent: Africa
- Land area: 94,280 km²
- Population: 20,405,317
- Political Leader: Peter Mutharika (President)
Latest news (see all)
PSG star Tabitha Chawinga of Malawi overcomes obstacles en route to Champions League success
Read: The Star
2024-04-18
Malawian journalist arrested over article accusing businessman of corruption
Read: The Guardian
2024-04-12
World News in Brief: Aid worker deaths 'inevitable result' of Gaza war tactics, 'waste trafficking' update, Malawi drought
Read: United Nations
2024-04-02
World News in Brief: Aid worker deaths 'inevitable result' of Gaza war tactics, 'waste trafficking' update, Malawi drought
Read: Global Issues
2024-04-02
World News in Brief: Russia vetoes DPR Korea sanctions resolution, children under fire in Sudan, drought plagues Malawi
Read: United Nations
2024-03-28
World News in Brief: Russia vetoes DPR Korea sanctions resolution, children under fire in Sudan, drought plagues Malawi
Read: Global Issues
2024-03-28
Metrics
General information
Business
| Central government debt | 44.89 % of GDP |
| Expense | 16.88 % of GDP |
| GDP | 13,164,700,000.00 current US$ |
| Inflation | 20.95 annual % |
| Self-employed | 61.40 % of total employment |
| Tax revenue | 11.38 % of GDP |
| Unemployment | 5.03 % of total labor force |
| Vulnerable employment | 60.31 % of total employment |
Environment
| Agricultural land | 60,500.00 km² |
| Carbon Dioxide Emissions (CO2) | 1,640.00 kt |
| Fertility rate | 3.92 births per woman |
| Forest area | 21,997 km² |
| Other greenhouse gas emissions, HFC, PFC and SF6 | 174.40 thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
| Median age | 13.10 years |
| Methane emissions | 4,389.70 kt of CO2 equivalent |
| Nitrous oxide emissions | 5,054.86 thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
| Female Population | 10,480,456 |
| Male Population | 9,924,861 |
| Renewable energy consumption | 75.17 % of total final energy consumption |
| Rural land area | 93,702.80 km² |
| Rural population | 16,736,441 |
| Urban land area | 770.86 km² |
| Urban population | 3,668,876 |
| Urban population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters | 0.00 % of total population |
Health
| Birth rate | 32.86 per 1,000 people |
| Death rate | 6.98 per 1,000 people |
| Health expenditure per capita | 32.98 current US$ |
| Health expenditure | 5.43 % of GDP |
| Incidence of HIV | 1.13 per 1,000 uninfected population |
| Hospital beds | 1.30 per 1,000 people |
| Life expectancy at birth | 63 years |
| Suicide mortality rate | 5.40 per 100,000 population |
Other
| Access to electricity | 14.19 % of population |
| Individuals using the Internet | 24.41 % of population |
| Net migration | -6,000 |
| Press freedom | 2.66 |
Politics
| Armed forces personnel | 15,000 |
| Democracy score | 5.49 |
| Democracy type | Hybrid regime |
| Military expenditure | 0.64 % of GDP |
| Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments | 22.92 % |
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Source
SIPRI, World Bank, Reporters Without Borders
Updated: 1 day ago
