Social Development in Malawi 141 indicators covering social development for Malawi. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Democracy Index 6 2018 unchanged 86th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin 1,779 2025 down 68.6% 98th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita 0.0001 units per person 2025 down 75.9% 139th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 80.6% 83rd Political Rights Score 30 2025 up 11.1% 81st Freedom Score 68 2025 up 6.2% 89th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum 25,251 2025 up 74.5% 35th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita 0.0011 units per person 2025 up 34.2% 43rd Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 up 7.9% 8th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate -36.1 % change on previous year 2025 down 178.9% 127th Full democracy 0 2025 — 78th States involved in state-based conflicts 0 2025 — 36th Sovereign state 1 2025 unchanged 1st Distribution of Democracy Index 16 2018 unchanged 87th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, annual growth rate 19.4 % change on previous year 2025 up 10,911.6% 28th Equal Rights Protection Index 0.733 2025 up 7.2% 63rd Physical Integrity Rights Index 0.857 2025 up 14.4% 69th Political Corruption Index 0.628 2025 down 2.0% 70th Political Corruption Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index 0.628 2025 down 2.0% 70th Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) 0.0526 2024 down 39.8% 164th Number of armed conflicts 0 conflicts 2025 — 34th Number of state-based conflicts 0 conflicts 2025 — 19th Countries where armed conflicts took place 0 2025 — 56th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre 0.0176 units per square kilometre 2023 down 61.2% 116th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre 0.1877 units per square kilometre 2023 up 58.9% 31st LGBT+ Rights Index 0.4594 2019 up 242.0% 121st Forcibly displaced people 60,492 2025 up 157.6% 93rd Terrorist attacks by severity 0 attacks 2021 — 1st Press freedom 1 2016 unchanged 61st Countries with accredited independent national human rights institutions 2 number 2025 unchanged 1st Age of electoral democracy 32 years 2025 up 45.5% 86th Corruption Perceptions Index 34 2024 up 3.0% 106th Internally displaced people due to conflict 0 people 2024 — 38th Alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) 0.9999 2024 down 10.1% 168th Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) 0.5375 2024 down 10.3% 155th Alcohol, unrecorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) 0.4645 2024 down 10.3% 118th Alcohol, tourist consumption (in litres of pure alcohol), three-year -0.002 2024 up 58.7% 105th Self-reported life satisfaction 3.28 2025 down 21.0% 153rd Happiness vs. life satisfaction 3.28 2025 down 21.0% 153rd Alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage 11.4% 2024 down 19.9% 166th Homicide rate 1.78 homicides per 100,000 population 2012 down 62.8% 109th Homicides 279 homicides 2012 down 50.8% 72nd Homicide rate, WHO vs. UNODC 1.78 homicides per 100,000 population 2012 down 62.8% 109th Homicide rate in 1990 vs. 2020 1.78 homicides per 100,000 population 2012 down 62.8% 108th Age of electoral democracy 6 years 2025 unchanged 94th States involved in interstate conflicts 0 2014 — 51st Citizen support for democracy 0.128 2020 up 94.6% 51st Citizen satisfaction with democracy -0.2553 2020 down 176.1% 78th Share of countries with independent national human rights institutions 100.0% 2025 unchanged 1st Homicides 372.35 deaths 2021 down 19.0% 96th Homicide rate 1.87 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 down 38.5% 138th Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population 1.9 2021 down 37.6% 131st Number of current tobacco smokers, estimate 762,000 2030 down 2.2% 92nd States involved in wars 0 2011 — 5th Alcohol, total (recorded + unrecorded) per capita (15+) consumption 3.45 2030 down 3.3% 116th Freedom of Association Score 8 2025 unchanged 22nd Freedom of Expression Score 7 2025 unchanged 19th Civil Rights Score 6 2025 unchanged 31st Estimate of current tobacco use prevalence (%) 7.0% 2030 down 32.7% 143rd Number of current of tobacco users, estimate 832,000 2030 down 1.9% 92nd ← Previous Page 2 of 3 Next →