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| GDP (PPP) per capita (2021): 1,638.15 Int. Dollar | Population (2021): 19,889,742 | HDI (2021): 0.51 |
ND-GAIN Country Index rank
161
Score: 37.6
Vulnerability
0.542
Readiness
0.294
The high vulnerability score and low readiness score of Malawi places it in the upper-left quadrant of the ND-GAIN Matrix. It has both a great need for investment and innovations to improve readiness and a great urgency for action. Malawi is the 28th most vulnerable country and the 157th most ready country.
ND-GAIN Ranking since 1995
| Year | 95 | 96 | 97 | 98 | 99 | 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
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| Ranking | 163 | 162 | 160 | 160 | 160 | 159 | 158 | 162 | 160 | 154 | 155 | 154 | 152 | 154 | 154 | 158 | 156 | 157 | 161 | 166 | 167 | 166 | 167 | 167 | 165 | 164 | 161 |
| Indicator | 2002 to 2021 | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Vulnerability | 0.542 | |
| Food | 0.611 | |
| Projected change of cereal yields | 0.943 | |
| Projected population change | 0.648 | |
| Food import dependency | 0.161 | |
| Rural population | 0.887 | |
| Agriculture capacity | 0.940 | |
| Child malnutrition | 0.086 | |
| Water | 0.317 | |
| Projected change of annual runoff | 0.240 | |
| Projected change of annual groundwater recharge | 0.206 | |
| Fresh water withdrawal rate | 0.072 | |
| Water dependency ratio | 0.066 | |
| Dam capacity | 0.999 | |
| Access to reliable drinking water | - | |
| Health | 0.769 | |
| Projected change of deaths from climate change induced diseases | 0.364 | |
| Projected change in vector-borne diseases | 1.000 | |
| Dependency on external resource for health services | 1.000 | |
| Slum population | 0.502 | |
| Medical staff | 0.975 | |
| Access to improved sanitation facilities | 0.774 | |
| Ecosystem Services | 0.515 | |
| Projected change of biome distribution | 0.741 | |
| Projected change of marine biodiversity | 0 | |
| Natural capital dependency | 0.700 | |
| Ecological footprint | 0.195 | |
| Protected biome | 0.677 | |
| Engagement in international environmental conventions | 0.777 | |
| Human Habitat | 0.498 | |
| Projected change of warm periods | 0.104 | |
| Projected change of flood hazard | 0.687 | |
| Urban concentration | 0.113 | |
| Age dependency ratio | 0.805 | |
| Quality of trade and transport infrastructure | 0.723 | |
| Paved roads | 0.554 | |
| Infrastructure | - | |
| Projected change of hydropower generation capacity | - | |
| Projected change of sea level rise impacts | - | |
| Dependency on imported energy | - | |
| Population living under 5m above sea level | 0 | |
| Electricity access | 0.860 | |
| Disaster preparedness | 0.413 |