Malawi vs Rwanda
Malawi vs Rwanda: Deaths in conflicts
Deaths in conflicts in 2022: 0 deaths in Malawi and 16 deaths in Rwanda, by UCDP estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in Rwanda, by 16 deaths.
deaths a year · UCDP
What the numbers say
- Rwanda has been higher since 2016.
Every year
deaths a year · UCDP
| Year | Malawi | Rwanda |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 0 | 16 |
| 2021 | 0 | 7 |
| 2020 | 0 | 6 |
| 2019 | 0 | 25 |
| 2018 | 0 | 3 |
| 2017 | 0 | 2 |
| 2016 | 0 | 27 |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 0 | 257 |
| 2012 | 0 | 124 |
| 2011 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 0 | 12 |
| 2008 | 0 | 31 |
| 2007 | 0 | 11 |
| 2006 | 0 | 22 |
| 2005 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 0 | 43 |
| 2003 | 0 | 12 |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 2,044 |
| 2000 | 0 | 9 |
| 1999 | 0 | 109 |
| 1998 | 0 | 1,913 |
| 1997 | 0 | 7,288 |
| 1996 | 0 | 1,041 |
| 1995 | 0 | 4,202 |
| 1994 | 0 | 772,400 |
| 1993 | 0 | 977 |
| 1992 | 0 | 647 |
| 1991 | 0 | 1,085 |
| 1990 | 0 | 2,647 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Soldiers and civilians killed in the year’s armed conflicts fought in the country, by the Uppsala Conflict Data Program’s best estimate.
- Source: Uppsala Conflict Data Program, via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 198 countries with a value in 2022, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Malawi vs Rwanda
Health
- Life expectancyMalawi: 67.4 years in 2023Rwanda: 67.8 years in 2023
- Child mortalityMalawi: 4.9 per 100 live births in 2024Rwanda: 3.8 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityMalawi: 29.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023Rwanda: 27.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionMalawi: 3.45% in 2017Rwanda: 3.87% in 2017
- Suicide rateMalawi: 12.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Rwanda: 11 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationMalawi: 21.1 million people in 2023Rwanda: 14 million people in 2023
- Population growthMalawi: 2.57% a year in 2023Rwanda: 2.18% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateMalawi: 3.65 births per woman in 2023Rwanda: 3.7 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationMalawi: 17.6% in 2025Rwanda: 30.9% in 2025
- Median ageMalawi: 17.6 years in 2023Rwanda: 19.4 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overMalawi: 2.6% in 2023Rwanda: 3.8% in 2023
- Net migration rateMalawi: -0.3 per 1,000 people in 2023Rwanda: -0.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Military
- Military spendingMalawi: 1.15% of GDP in 2025Rwanda: 1.29% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsMalawi: $128M in 2025Rwanda: $194M in 2025
- Military spending per personMalawi: $7 in 2025Rwanda: $13 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingMalawi: 3.8% of government spending in 2025Rwanda: 4.7% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelMalawi: 15,000 people in 2020Rwanda: 35,000 people in 2020
- National powerMalawi: 0.07% of world capability in 2022Rwanda: 0.07% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersMalawi: 0.2% of the labour force in 2020Rwanda: 0.7% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsMalawi: 2 million TIV in 2024Rwanda: 37 million TIV in 2023