Malawi vs Zambia
Malawi vs Zambia: Internet users
Internet users in 2024: 19% in Malawi and 17.1% in Zambia, by ITU estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Malawi, by 1.9 percentage points, or 1.11 times that in Zambia.
% of people · ITU
What the numbers say
- Malawi has been higher since 2021, when it overtook Zambia.
- In 2024, Malawi ranked 173 and Zambia ranked 176 of 182 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 71.2% in 2024.
Every year
% of people · ITU
| Year | Malawi | Zambia | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | – | 73.6 |
| 2024 | 19 | 17.1 | 71.2 |
| 2023 | 18 | 16.5 | 69.2 |
| 2022 | 16.9 | 15 | 67 |
| 2021 | 15.3 | 14.8 | 63.8 |
| 2020 | 13.9 | 14.7 | 60.1 |
| 2019 | 11.1 | 14.5 | 53.9 |
| 2018 | 8.8 | 14.3 | 49.4 |
| 2017 | 7 | 12.2 | 46.3 |
| 2016 | 6.3 | 10.3 | 43.6 |
| 2015 | 6 | 8.8 | 39.9 |
| 2014 | 5.8 | 6.5 | 37.4 |
| 2013 | 5.1 | 4.8 | 35.3 |
| 2012 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 33.3 |
| 2011 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 30.9 |
| 2010 | 2.3 | 3 | 28.4 |
| 2009 | 1.1 | 2.5 | 25.3 |
| 2008 | 0.7 | 2.2 | 22.8 |
| 2007 | 1 | 1.9 | 20.2 |
| 2006 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 17.2 |
| 2005 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 15.6 |
| 2004 | 0.3 | 1.1 | – |
| 2003 | 0.3 | 1 | – |
| 2002 | 0.2 | 0.5 | – |
| 2001 | 0.2 | 0.2 | – |
| 2000 | 0.1 | 0.2 | – |
| 1999 | 0.1 | 0.1 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | – | 0 | – |
| 1995 | – | 0 | – |
| 1994 | – | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 | – |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of people who used the internet in the last three months, from anywhere.
- Source: ITU, via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 182 countries with a value in 2024, 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 Zambia
Health
- Life expectancyMalawi: 67.4 years in 2023Zambia: 66.4 years in 2023
- Child mortalityMalawi: 4.9 per 100 live births in 2024Zambia: 4.8 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityMalawi: 29.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023Zambia: 38.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionMalawi: 3.45% in 2017Zambia: 3.64% in 2017
- Suicide rateMalawi: 12.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Zambia: 13.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationMalawi: 21.1 million people in 2023Zambia: 20.7 million people in 2023
- Population growthMalawi: 2.57% a year in 2023Zambia: 2.83% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateMalawi: 3.65 births per woman in 2023Zambia: 4.1 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationMalawi: 17.6% in 2025Zambia: 45.9% in 2025
- Median ageMalawi: 17.6 years in 2023Zambia: 17.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overMalawi: 2.6% in 2023Zambia: 1.9% in 2023
- Net migration rateMalawi: -0.3 per 1,000 people in 2023Zambia: 0.5 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingMalawi: 1.15% of GDP in 2025Zambia: 1.26% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsMalawi: $128M in 2025Zambia: $343M in 2025
- Military spending per personMalawi: $7 in 2025Zambia: $19 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingMalawi: 3.8% of government spending in 2025Zambia: 4.5% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelMalawi: 15,000 people in 2020Zambia: 16,000 people in 2020
- National powerMalawi: 0.07% of world capability in 2022Zambia: 0.1% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersMalawi: 0.2% of the labour force in 2020Zambia: 0.24% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsMalawi: 2 million TIV in 2024Zambia: 1 million TIV in 2024
- Arms exportsMalawi: 1 million TIV in 2000Zambia: 2 million TIV in 1990