Malawi

GDP (PPP) per capita (2020): 1,591.61 Int. Dollar Population (2020): 19,129,955 HDI (2020): 0.48
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 163
Score: 37.0
Vulnerability 0.548
Readiness 0.288

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 25th most vulnerable country and the 160th most ready country.

ND-GAIN Ranking since 1995

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Ranking
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156
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163
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2001 to 2020 Score
Vulnerability
0.548
Food
0.614
Projected change of cereal yields
0.943
Projected population change
0.648
Food import dependency
0.231
Rural population
0.890
Agriculture capacity
0.944
Child malnutrition
0.027
Water
0.316
Projected change of annual runoff
0.240
Projected change of annual groundwater recharge
0.206
Fresh water withdrawal rate
0.071
Water dependency ratio
0.066
Dam capacity
0.999
Access to reliable drinking water
-
Health
0.798
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
0.668
Medical staff
0.983
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
0.196
Protected biome
0.677
Engagement in international environmental conventions
0.777
Human Habitat
0.497
Projected change of warm periods
0.104
Projected change of flood hazard
0.687
Urban concentration
0.110
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