Social Development in Malawi 141 indicators covering social development for Malawi. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 35,241 2025 up 290.8% 72nd Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 551 2025 up 28.4% 115th Political Rights Rating 2 2025 down 33.3% 115th Electoral democracy 1 2025 unchanged 1st Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate -33.33 % change on previous year 2025 — 197th Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 2 2025 down 33.3% 115th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person 2025 down 1.2% 149th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 551 2025 up 28.4% 115th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0016 units per person 2025 up 200.5% 76th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 up 141.5% 27th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of -0.7575 % change on previous year 2025 down 101.4% 114th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 35,241 2025 up 290.8% 72nd Sovereign state gleditsch ward, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of -3.33 % change on previous year 2025 down 116.3% 154th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 20.6% 96th Human Rights Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index 0.806 2025 down 1.1% 72nd Liberal Democracy Index 0.462 2025 up 4.1% 70th Electoral Democracy Index 0.557 2025 up 3.1% 78th Freedom of Association Index 0.767 2025 down 10.3% 86th Freedom of Expression Index 0.754 2025 down 8.4% 75th Participatory Democracy Index 0.366 2025 up 6.7% 68th Varieties of democracy 0.557 2025 up 3.1% 78th Liberal democracy 2 2025 unchanged 32nd Electoral democracy 2 2025 unchanged 1st Human Rights Index 0.806 2025 down 1.1% 72nd Key features of human rights 0.806 2025 down 1.1% 72nd Key features of electoral democracy 0.557 2025 up 3.1% 78th Key features of liberal democracy 0.462 2025 up 4.1% 70th Executive Corruption Index 0.604 2025 down 21.6% 71st Judicial Corruption Score -0.52 2025 down 318.5% 110th Public Sector Corruption Index 0.686 2025 down 0.9% 54th Key features of democracy 0.557 2025 up 3.1% 78th Key features of democracy, annual growth rate -1.07 % change on previous year 2025 up 16.7% 102nd Key features of liberal democracy, annual growth rate -2.12 % change on previous year 2025 down 232.3% 115th Key features of liberal democracy, gaps filled 0.462 2025 up 4.1% 70th Key features of electoral democracy, annual growth rate -1.07 % change on previous year 2025 up 16.7% 102nd Key features of human rights, annual growth rate 1.26 % change on previous year 2025 down 76.3% 33rd Electoral democracy row, gaps filled 2 2025 unchanged 1st Liberal democracy row, gaps filled 2 2025 unchanged 32nd Varieties democracy vdem, annual growth rate -1.07 % change on previous year 2025 up 16.7% 102nd Government Effectiveness Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index 0.557 2025 up 3.1% 77th Egalitarian Democracy Index 0.317 2025 down 1.6% 89th Deliberative Democracy Index 0.468 2025 up 8.1% 61st Direct Democracy Index 0.013 2025 unchanged 128th Key media freedoms 0.426 2025 down 59.7% 94th Media Corruption Score 1.03 2025 up 50.4% 64th Key media freedoms, annual growth rate -49.88 % change on previous year 2025 down 375.1% 160th Academic Freedom Index 0.795 2025 up 3.5% 58th Legislative Corruption Score -0.092 2025 up 82.9% 88th Key features of democracy, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 36.3% 24th Key features of liberal democracy, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 35.7% 22nd Key features of electoral democracy, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 36.3% 24th Varieties democracy vdem, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 36.3% 24th Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre 2023 unchanged 91st Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.3734 units per square kilometre 2023 up 507.5% 58th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0056 units per square kilometre 2023 up 64.4% 119th Electoral democracy row, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 5th Liberal democracy row, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 7th Democracy lexical, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Physical Integrity Rights Score 0.2204 2019 down 52.0% 120th Page 1 of 3 Next →