Angola vs Malawi
Angola vs Malawi: Learning-adjusted schooling
Learning-adjusted schooling in 2020: 4.2 years in Angola and 5.5 years in Malawi, by World Bank estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Malawi, by 1.3 years, or 1.3 times that in Angola.
years · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Malawi has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2017.
- In 2020, Angola ranked 164 and Malawi ranked 139 of 174 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
years · World Bank
| Year | Angola | Malawi |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 4.2 | 5.5 |
| 2018 | 4.2 | 5.5 |
| 2017 | 4.1 | 5.4 |
| 2010 | – | 5.1 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The years of school a child can expect by 18, cut to what students actually learn: the World Bank’s learning-adjusted years of school.
- Source: World Bank Human Capital Index, via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 174 countries with a value in 2020, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Angola vs Malawi
Health
- Life expectancyAngola: 64.6 years in 2023Malawi: 67.4 years in 2023
- Child mortalityAngola: 4.9 per 100 live births in 2024Malawi: 4.9 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityAngola: 48.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023Malawi: 29.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionAngola: 4.16% in 2017Malawi: 3.45% in 2017
- Suicide rateAngola: 12 per 100,000 people in 2017Malawi: 12.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationAngola: 36.8 million people in 2023Malawi: 21.1 million people in 2023
- Population growthAngola: 3.06% a year in 2023Malawi: 2.57% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateAngola: 5.12 births per woman in 2023Malawi: 3.65 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationAngola: 71.5% in 2025Malawi: 17.6% in 2025
- Median ageAngola: 16.5 years in 2023Malawi: 17.6 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overAngola: 2.8% in 2023Malawi: 2.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateAngola: -0 per 1,000 people in 2023Malawi: -0.3 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingAngola: 1.4% of GDP in 2025Malawi: 1.15% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsAngola: $1.26B in 2025Malawi: $128M in 2025
- Military spending per personAngola: $38 in 2025Malawi: $7 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingAngola: 5.9% of government spending in 2025Malawi: 3.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelAngola: 117,000 people in 2020Malawi: 15,000 people in 2020
- National powerAngola: 0.29% of world capability in 2022Malawi: 0.07% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersAngola: 0.87% of the labour force in 2020Malawi: 0.2% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsAngola: 84 million TIV in 2025Malawi: 2 million TIV in 2024
- Arms exportsAngola: 2 million TIV in 2002Malawi: 1 million TIV in 2000