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Malawi
RegionSub-Saharan Africa
GDP21.11[PPP 2011$ billions]
GDP per capita1163.28[$]
Population18.14[millions]
Urbanization17.43[%]
Land Area118746.51[sq. km]

Country Scorecard

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Component Rank EPI Score 10-Year Change
EPI 112 38.3 -2.6
Health 134 26.5 2.8
Air Quality 87 39.6 1.2
PM2.5 33 61.2 0.7
Household solid fuels 162 9.3 2.8
Ozone 84 43.5 -7
Sanitation & Drinking Water 163 12 4.6
Sanitation 163 12 4.6
Drinking water 162 12 4.6
Heavy Metals 130 37.4 5.6
Lead 130 37.4 5.6
Waste Management 133 - -
Solid waste 133 - -
Ecosystem Vitality 83 46.2 -6.2
Biodiversity 23 84.2 -
Terrestrial biomes (nat'l) 1 100 -
Terrestrial biomes (global) 1 100 -
Marine protected areas - - -
Protected Areas Rep. Ind. 54 41.1 4.4
Species Habitat Index 37 92.8 -4.4
Species Protection Index 54 89.2 -
Biodiversity Habitat Index 102 50.7 -0.3
Ecosystem Services 147 22.8 -5.6
Tree cover loss 138 20.2 -8.4
Grassland loss 153 37.9 12.7
Wetland loss 80 54.5 26.1
Fisheries - - -
Fish Stock Status - - -
Marine Trophic Index - - -
Fish caught by trawling - - -
Climate Change 144 34.2 -14.1
CO2 growth rate 104 37.3 -18.1
CH4 growth rate 173 14.8 -8.2
F-gas growth rate - - -
N2O growth rate 171 13.1 3.3
Black Carbon growth rate 106 46.5 -21.6
CO2 from land cover 118 37.5 -
GHG intensity trend 139 33.4 -10.5
GHG per capita 1 100 -
Pollution Emissions 104 53.1 13.4
SO2 growth rate 102 60.4 16.4
NOx growth rate 105 45.8 10.4
Agriculture 87 39 -
Sustainable N Mgmt Index 87 39 -
Water Resources 134 - -
Wastewater treatment 134 - -

Peer Comparisons

EPI Scores for this country and peers based on similar characteristics

EPI Performance
Oman 38.5
Philippines 38.4
Malawi 38.3
Burkina Faso 38.3
Tajikistan 38.2
Equatorial Guinea 38.1
Honduras 37.8
Indonesia 37.8
Kiribati 37.7
Sao Tome and Principe 37.6
GDP per capita
Malawi 38.3
Central African Republic 36.9
Dem. Rep. Congo 36.4
Mozambique 33.9
Niger 30.8
Togo 29.5
Guinea-Bissau 29.1
Haiti 27
Sierra Leone 25.7
Liberia 22.6
Issue Performance
Malawi 38.3
Zimbabwe 37
Dem. Rep. Congo 36.4
Uganda 35.6
Mozambique 33.9
Tanzania 31.1
Senegal 30.7
Benin 30
Togo 29.5
Mali 29.4
Regulatory Quality
Belarus 53
Suriname 45.2
Belize 41.9
Nicaragua 39.2
Malawi 38.3
Pakistan 33.1
Niger 30.8
Togo 29.5
Djibouti 28.1
Gambia 27.9
Voice & Accountability
Singapore 58.1
North Macedonia 55.4
Mexico 52.6
Ukraine 49.5
Malaysia 47.9
Moldova 44.4
Bolivia 44.3
Malawi 38.3
Burkina Faso 38.3
Liberia 22.6
Political Stability
Jordan 53.4
Brazil 51.2
Moldova 44.4
Uzbekistan 44.3
El Salvador 43.1
South Africa 43.1
Morocco 42.3
Malawi 38.3
Eswatini 33.8
Angola 29.7
Sub-Saharan Africa
Botswana 40.4
Namibia 40.2
Malawi 38.3
Burkina Faso 38.3
Equatorial Guinea 38.1
Sao Tome and Principe 37.6
Zimbabwe 37
Central African Republic 36.9
Dem. Rep. Congo 36.4
Uganda 35.6
Least Developed Countries
Bhutan 39.3
Malawi 38.3
Burkina Faso 38.3
Kiribati 37.7
Sao Tome and Principe 37.6
Central African Republic 36.9
Dem. Rep. Congo 36.4
Uganda 35.6
Timor-Leste 35.3
Laos 34.8
Ease of Doing Business Index
Jordan 53.4
Antigua and Barbuda 48.5
Trinidad and Tobago 47.5
Dominica 44.6
Bahamas 43.5
Philippines 38.4
Malawi 38.3
Nepal 32.7
Vanuatu 28.9
Ghana 27.6
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EPI Report Year: 
2020
EPI ISO3: 
MWI