Burkina Faso vs Malawi
Burkina Faso vs Malawi: Learning-adjusted schooling
Learning-adjusted schooling in 2020: 4.5 years in Burkina Faso and 5.5 years in Malawi, by World Bank estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Malawi, by 1 years, or 1.21 times that in Burkina Faso.
years · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Malawi has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2010.
- In 2020, Burkina Faso ranked 156 and Malawi ranked 139 of 174 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
years · World Bank
| Year | Burkina Faso | Malawi |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 4.5 | 5.5 |
| 2018 | 4.4 | 5.5 |
| 2017 | 4.2 | 5.4 |
| 2010 | 3.2 | 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
Burkina Faso vs Malawi
Health
- Life expectancyBurkina Faso: 61.1 years in 2023Malawi: 67.4 years in 2023
- Child mortalityBurkina Faso: 7.5 per 100 live births in 2024Malawi: 4.9 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityBurkina Faso: 52.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023Malawi: 29.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionBurkina Faso: 3.69% in 2017Malawi: 3.45% in 2017
- Suicide rateBurkina Faso: 13.2 per 100,000 people in 2017Malawi: 12.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationBurkina Faso: 23 million people in 2023Malawi: 21.1 million people in 2023
- Population growthBurkina Faso: 2.26% a year in 2023Malawi: 2.57% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateBurkina Faso: 4.19 births per woman in 2023Malawi: 3.65 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationBurkina Faso: 28.9% in 2025Malawi: 17.6% in 2025
- Median ageBurkina Faso: 17.3 years in 2023Malawi: 17.6 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overBurkina Faso: 2.6% in 2023Malawi: 2.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateBurkina Faso: -1.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Malawi: -0.3 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingBurkina Faso: 3.3% of GDP in 2025Malawi: 1.15% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsBurkina Faso: $844M in 2025Malawi: $128M in 2025
- Military spending per personBurkina Faso: $37 in 2025Malawi: $7 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingBurkina Faso: 13.2% of government spending in 2025Malawi: 3.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelBurkina Faso: 11,000 people in 2020Malawi: 15,000 people in 2020
- National powerBurkina Faso: 0.09% of world capability in 2022Malawi: 0.07% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersBurkina Faso: 0.12% of the labour force in 2020Malawi: 0.2% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsBurkina Faso: 34 million TIV in 2025Malawi: 2 million TIV in 2024