Malawi vs Zimbabwe
Malawi vs Zimbabwe: Learning-adjusted schooling
Learning-adjusted schooling in 2020: 5.5 years in Malawi and 7 years in Zimbabwe, by World Bank estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Zimbabwe, by 1.5 years, or 1.27 times that in Malawi.
years · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Zimbabwe has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2010.
- In 2020, Malawi ranked 139 and Zimbabwe ranked 106 of 174 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
years · World Bank
| Year | Malawi | Zimbabwe |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 5.5 | 7 |
| 2018 | 5.5 | 7 |
| 2017 | 5.4 | 6.4 |
| 2010 | 5.1 | 6.8 |
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
Malawi vs Zimbabwe
Health
- Life expectancyMalawi: 67.4 years in 2023Zimbabwe: 62.8 years in 2023
- Child mortalityMalawi: 4.9 per 100 live births in 2024Zimbabwe: 6.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityMalawi: 29.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023Zimbabwe: 33.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterMalawi: 17.8% in 2022Zimbabwe: 26.5% in 2022
- DepressionMalawi: 3.45% in 2017Zimbabwe: 3.19% in 2017
- Suicide rateMalawi: 12.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Zimbabwe: 26.4 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationMalawi: 21.1 million people in 2023Zimbabwe: 16.3 million people in 2023
- Population growthMalawi: 2.57% a year in 2023Zimbabwe: 1.68% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateMalawi: 3.65 births per woman in 2023Zimbabwe: 3.72 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationMalawi: 17.6% in 2025Zimbabwe: 40.5% in 2025
- Median ageMalawi: 17.6 years in 2023Zimbabwe: 17.8 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overMalawi: 2.6% in 2023Zimbabwe: 3.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateMalawi: -0.3 per 1,000 people in 2023Zimbabwe: -6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingMalawi: 1.15% of GDP in 2025Zimbabwe: 0.56% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsMalawi: $128M in 2025Zimbabwe: $134M in 2025
- Military spending per personMalawi: $7 in 2025Zimbabwe: $10 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingMalawi: 3.8% of government spending in 2025Zimbabwe: 5.3% of government spending in 2005
- Armed forces personnelMalawi: 15,000 people in 2020Zimbabwe: 51,000 people in 2020
- National powerMalawi: 0.07% of world capability in 2022Zimbabwe: 0.08% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersMalawi: 0.2% of the labour force in 2020Zimbabwe: 0.88% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsMalawi: 2 million TIV in 2024Zimbabwe: 20 million TIV in 2023
- Arms exportsMalawi: 1 million TIV in 2000Zimbabwe: 4 million TIV in 2001