Malawi vs Uganda
Malawi vs Uganda: Depression
Depression in 2017: 3.45% in Malawi and 4.92% in Uganda, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in Uganda, by 1.47 percentage points, or 1.43 times that in Malawi.
% of people · IHME
What the numbers say
- Uganda has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1990.
- In 2017, Malawi ranked 97 and Uganda ranked 5 of 195 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 3.44% in 2017.
Every year
% of people · IHME
| Year | Malawi | Uganda | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3.45 | 4.92 | 3.44 |
| 2016 | 3.42 | 4.96 | 3.44 |
| 2015 | 3.39 | 5 | 3.44 |
| 2014 | 3.37 | 5.04 | 3.44 |
| 2013 | 3.36 | 5.07 | 3.44 |
| 2012 | 3.35 | 5.11 | 3.44 |
| 2011 | 3.34 | 5.15 | 3.44 |
| 2010 | 3.33 | 5.19 | 3.44 |
| 2009 | 3.34 | 5.23 | 3.45 |
| 2008 | 3.35 | 5.28 | 3.48 |
| 2007 | 3.37 | 5.34 | 3.5 |
| 2006 | 3.38 | 5.39 | 3.52 |
| 2005 | 3.4 | 5.41 | 3.53 |
| 2004 | 3.4 | 5.43 | 3.53 |
| 2003 | 3.4 | 5.44 | 3.53 |
| 2002 | 3.41 | 5.45 | 3.53 |
| 2001 | 3.41 | 5.46 | 3.53 |
| 2000 | 3.42 | 5.46 | 3.53 |
| 1999 | 3.44 | 5.44 | 3.54 |
| 1998 | 3.47 | 5.39 | 3.54 |
| 1997 | 3.51 | 5.33 | 3.54 |
| 1996 | 3.53 | 5.27 | 3.55 |
| 1995 | 3.55 | 5.21 | 3.55 |
| 1994 | 3.55 | 5.17 | 3.55 |
| 1993 | 3.54 | 5.13 | 3.55 |
| 1992 | 3.54 | 5.09 | 3.55 |
| 1991 | 3.53 | 5.04 | 3.55 |
| 1990 | 3.51 | 5 | 3.54 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of people living with a depressive disorder, as the Global Burden of Disease study estimates it.
- Source: IHME, Global Burden of Disease, via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 195 countries with a value in 2017, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Malawi vs Uganda
Health
- Life expectancyMalawi: 67.4 years in 2023Uganda: 68.3 years in 2023
- Child mortalityMalawi: 4.9 per 100 live births in 2024Uganda: 4.9 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityMalawi: 29.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023Uganda: 28.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterMalawi: 17.8% in 2022Uganda: 18.7% in 2022
- Suicide rateMalawi: 12.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Uganda: 11.5 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationMalawi: 21.1 million people in 2023Uganda: 48.7 million people in 2023
- Population growthMalawi: 2.57% a year in 2023Uganda: 2.78% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateMalawi: 3.65 births per woman in 2023Uganda: 4.28 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationMalawi: 17.6% in 2025Uganda: 31.9% in 2025
- Median ageMalawi: 17.6 years in 2023Uganda: 16.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overMalawi: 2.6% in 2023Uganda: 2.2% in 2023
- Net migration rateMalawi: -0.3 per 1,000 people in 2023Uganda: -2.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingMalawi: 1.15% of GDP in 2025Uganda: 1.96% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsMalawi: $128M in 2025Uganda: $1.2B in 2025
- Military spending per personMalawi: $7 in 2025Uganda: $26 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingMalawi: 3.8% of government spending in 2025Uganda: 9% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelMalawi: 15,000 people in 2020Uganda: 46,000 people in 2020
- National powerMalawi: 0.07% of world capability in 2022Uganda: 0.2% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersMalawi: 0.2% of the labour force in 2020Uganda: 0.24% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsMalawi: 2 million TIV in 2024Uganda: 2 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsMalawi: 1 million TIV in 2000Uganda: 4 million TIV in 2016