Share of the population in poverty vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Malawi
Malawi: Share of the population in poverty vs. Electoral Democracy Index was 98.3% in 2019. ▬ Flat
Share of the population in poverty vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Malawi, 1997–2019
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index in Malawi is 98.3%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index in Malawi peaked at 98.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 95.4%, in 1997.
That places Malawi 2nd out of 120 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
Share of the population in poverty vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Malawi, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 95.4% | — |
| 2004 | 97.9% | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 97.1% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 97.7% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 98.3% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 95.4% | 95.4% | 95.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 97.9% | 97.9% | 97.9% | 1 |
| 2010s | 97.7% | 97.1% | 98.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 1 Burundi 98.3% compare
- 3 Madagascar 97.8% compare
- 4 Niger 97.6% compare
- 5 Mozambique 97.1% compare
More poverty & inequality data for Malawi
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 2 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 3.65 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,857 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -4.49 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 15.06 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 15.1% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index in Malawi?
- Share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index in Malawi was 98.3% in 2019, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 98.3% in 2019.
- What is the lowest share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 95.4% in 1997.
- How does Malawi rank for share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index?
- Malawi ranks 2nd out of 120 countries with data for 2019.
- Is share of the population in poverty vs. electoral democracy index rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population in poverty vs. Electoral Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $10 per day.