Malawi

Sub-Saharan Africa · Low income · pop. 22.2 m

Index, 2024

39.8

out of 100

Rank

153

of 182 ranked

Indicator coverage

96%

27 of 28 indicators

UNDP HDI (cross-check)

0.517

2023 value, HDI rank 172 (HDR 2025)

Index history

Country Standard Index, 0–100, against the median of all ranked countries. Goalposts are fixed across years, so movement reflects the country's own numbers changing, not other countries.

Index score, 0–100

How the score is built

Year

39.8

Rank 153 in 2024. Each bar segment is a component's contribution in index points (weight share × component score). Click a component to see its history and the indicators behind it.