Malawi
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Identity
Formal name: Republic of Malawi.
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Identity
Name origin: named for the Maravi people who inhabited the area since the 14th century.
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Malawi vs Tanzania
111 shared metrics.
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Tanzania
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Identity
Formal name: United Republic of Tanzania.
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Identity
Name origin: the country's name is a combination of the first letters of Tanganyika and Zanzibar, the two states that merged to form Tanzania in 1964.
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Analysis
Tanzania leads in 73 of 111 shared metrics, while Malawi leads in 38.
Malawi's Broadband Access (%) is 100.0x that of Tanzania (202 per 100 people vs 2.0 per 100 people).
Malawi's Inflation Rate is 9.4x that of Tanzania (32.2% vs 3.1%).
Malawi's Firms Asked for Bribes is 2.8x that of Tanzania (26.03% of firms vs 6.9% of firms).
Malawi's Population Density is 2.0x that of Tanzania (223.85 /km² vs 75.21 /km²).
Malawi's Youth Unemployment Rate is 1.9x that of Tanzania (6.9% of youth labor force vs 2.4% of youth labor force).
Key Comparisons
Broadband Access (%)Malawi leads
Malawi
202 per 100 people
Tanzania
2.0 per 100 people
Inflation RateMalawi leads
Malawi
32.2%
Tanzania
3.1%
Firms Asked for BribesMalawi leads
Malawi
26.03% of firms
Tanzania
6.9% of firms
Population DensityMalawi leads
Malawi
223.85 /km²
Tanzania
75.21 /km²
Youth Unemployment RateMalawi leads
Malawi
6.9% of youth labor force
Tanzania
2.4% of youth labor force
Firms Hit by Power OutagesMalawi leads
Malawi
89.12% of firms
Tanzania
34.13% of firms
All Metrics
Broadband Access (%)
MalawiMalawi
202 per 100 people
Tanzania
2.0 per 100 people
10000% higher
Inflation Rate
MalawiMalawi
32.2%
Tanzania
3.1%
939% higher
Firms Asked for Bribes
MalawiMalawi
26.03% of firms
Tanzania
6.9% of firms
278% higher
Population Density
MalawiMalawi
223.85 /km²
Tanzania
75.21 /km²
198% higher
Youth Unemployment Rate
MalawiMalawi
6.9% of youth labor force
Tanzania
2.4% of youth labor force
192% higher
Firms Hit by Power Outages
MalawiMalawi
89.12% of firms
Tanzania
34.13% of firms
161% higher
Firms Making Informal Payments
MalawiMalawi
15.94% of firms
Tanzania
6.7% of firms
138% higher
Health Spending (% GDP)
MalawiMalawi
6.5% of GDP
Tanzania
3.1% of GDP
109% higher
Air Passengers
TanzaniaMalawi
3.5K
Tanzania
1.91M
100% lower
Unemployment Rate
MalawiMalawi
5.0%
Tanzania
2.6%
96% higher
Forest Area
TanzaniaMalawi
21.2K km²
Tanzania
443.4K km²
95% lower
Political Corruption Index
MalawiMalawi
0.63
Tanzania
0.33
91% higher
Land Area
TanzaniaMalawi
94.3K km²
Tanzania
885.8K km²
89% lower
Airports
TanzaniaMalawi
27
Tanzania
206
87% lower
Beer Consumption
TanzaniaMalawi
0.10 L/person/yr
Tanzania
0.68 L/person/yr
86% lower
GDP (Nominal)
TanzaniaMalawi
$11,316,411,329.46
Tanzania
$78,844,405,385.22
86% lower
Electricity Carbon Intensity
TanzaniaMalawi
54.65 gCO2/kWh
Tanzania
345.02 gCO2/kWh
84% lower
Electricity Generation
TanzaniaMalawi
1.8 TWh
Tanzania
10.98 TWh
83% lower
Railway Length
TanzaniaMalawi
767 km
Tanzania
4.1K km
81% lower
Milk Consumption per Person
TanzaniaMalawi
8.0 kg/person/yr
Tanzania
40.29 kg/person/yr
80% lower
Total CO2 Emissions
TanzaniaMalawi
4.8 Mt CO2e
Tanzania
21.34 Mt CO2e
78% lower
Water Withdrawal
TanzaniaMalawi
1.4 B m³
Tanzania
5.2 B m³
74% lower
CO2 Per Capita
TanzaniaMalawi
0.09 t/person/yr
Tanzania
0.29 t/person/yr
70% lower
GDP Growth Rate
TanzaniaMalawi
1.7%
Tanzania
5.5%
70% lower
EV Chargers per 100,000 People
TanzaniaMalawi
0.01 per 100k people
Tanzania
0.05 per 100k people
70% lower
Population
TanzaniaMalawi
21.76M
Tanzania
69.15M
69% lower
Scientific Publications
TanzaniaMalawi
361.73
Tanzania
1.2K
69% lower
Electricity Access (%)
TanzaniaMalawi
15.6%
Tanzania
48.3%
68% lower
Alcohol Consumption
TanzaniaMalawi
3.6 L/adult/yr
Tanzania
10.95 L/adult/yr
67% lower
Doctors (per 1,000)
TanzaniaMalawi
0.05 per 1k
Tanzania
0.13 per 1k
62% lower
Border Neighbors
TanzaniaMalawi
3.0
Tanzania
8.0
62% lower
Seafood Consumption per Person
MalawiMalawi
10.01 kg/person/yr
Tanzania
6.2 kg/person/yr
61% higher
Women in Senior Management
MalawiMalawi
47.74% of managers
Tanzania
29.67% of managers
61% higher
Irrigated Land
TanzaniaMalawi
740 km²
Tanzania
1.8K km²
60% lower
Electric Generating Capacity
TanzaniaMalawi
731.0K kW
Tanzania
1.82M kW
60% lower
UNESCO World Heritage Sites
TanzaniaMalawi
3.0 sites
Tanzania
7.0 sites
57% lower
Liberal Democracy Index
MalawiMalawi
0.46
Tanzania
0.30
56% higher
GDP Per Capita (PPP)
TanzaniaMalawi
$1,857.62
Tanzania
$4,220.8
56% lower
Forest Coverage (%)
TanzaniaMalawi
22.44%
Tanzania
50.05%
55% lower
GNI Per Capita
TanzaniaMalawi
$570
Tanzania
$1,210
53% lower
Electoral Democracy Index
MalawiMalawi
0.56
Tanzania
0.36
53% higher
Urban Population (%)
TanzaniaMalawi
17.27%
Tanzania
36.17%
52% lower
Official Languages Count
MalawiMalawi
3.0
Tanzania
2.0
50% higher
Highest Elevation
TanzaniaMalawi
3.0K m
Tanzania
5.9K m
49% lower
Suicide Rate
MalawiMalawi
7.6 per 100k
Tanzania
5.1 per 100k
48% higher
Credit Card Ownership
TanzaniaMalawi
0.45% of adults
Tanzania
0.85% of adults
47% lower
Mobile Subscriptions (%)
TanzaniaMalawi
69 per 100 people
Tanzania
127 per 100 people
46% lower
Armed Forces Personnel
TanzaniaMalawi
15.0K
Tanzania
28.0K
46% lower
Government Debt (% GDP)
MalawiMalawi
55.6% of GDP
Tanzania
38% of GDP
46% higher
Women in Parliament (%)
TanzaniaMalawi
20.73%
Tanzania
37.4%
45% lower
High-Tech Exports (%)
TanzaniaMalawi
1.6%
Tanzania
3.0%
45% lower
Obesity Rate
TanzaniaMalawi
6.4%
Tanzania
11.39%
44% lower
Agricultural Land (%)
MalawiMalawi
64.17%
Tanzania
44.62%
44% higher
Imports (% GDP)
MalawiMalawi
31.19% of GDP
Tanzania
21.68% of GDP
44% higher
Exports (% GDP)
TanzaniaMalawi
11.24% of GDP
Tanzania
19.83% of GDP
43% lower
Protected Land (%)
TanzaniaMalawi
23.1%
Tanzania
40%
42% lower
Safe Drinking Water (%)
TanzaniaMalawi
18.18%
Tanzania
31.33%
42% lower
Spirits Consumption
TanzaniaMalawi
0.24 L/person/yr
Tanzania
0.39 L/person/yr
40% lower
Internet Users (%)
TanzaniaMalawi
18%
Tanzania
29%
38% lower
Freedom of Expression Index
MalawiMalawi
0.75
Tanzania
0.55
37% higher
Water Stress (%)
MalawiMalawi
8.4%
Tanzania
6.2%
36% higher
Time Zones Count
TanzaniaMalawi
2.0 time zones
Tanzania
3.0 time zones
33% lower
University Enrollment Rate
TanzaniaMalawi
2.7%
Tanzania
4.0%
33% lower
Sanitation Access (%)
MalawiMalawi
49.23%
Tanzania
37.22%
32% higher
Average Weekly Work Hours
TanzaniaMalawi
28.03 hrs/week
Tanzania
40.72 hrs/week
31% lower
Land Border Length
TanzaniaMalawi
2.9K km
Tanzania
4.2K km
31% lower
Food Waste per Person
TanzaniaMalawi
132.84 kg/person/yr
Tanzania
192.89 kg/person/yr
31% lower
Death Rate
TanzaniaMalawi
3.6 per 1k
Tanzania
5.0 per 1k
28% lower
Road Traffic Death Rate
MalawiMalawi
20.2 per 100k
Tanzania
15.8 per 100k
28% higher
Fertility Rate
TanzaniaMalawi
3.3 children/woman
Tanzania
4.5 children/woman
25% lower
Insufficient Physical Activity
TanzaniaMalawi
3.4% of adults
Tanzania
4.5% of adults
24% lower
Firms with Female Top Manager
TanzaniaMalawi
13.51% of firms
Tanzania
17.5% of firms
23% lower
Solar Electricity Share
MalawiMalawi
0.55%
Tanzania
0.45%
22% higher
ATMs per 100,000 Adults
TanzaniaMalawi
4.3 per 100k
Tanzania
5.6 per 100k
22% lower
Renewable Energy (%)
TanzaniaMalawi
62.9%
Tanzania
78.3%
20% lower
Tobacco Use Prevalence
MalawiMalawi
8.5% of adults
Tanzania
7.3% of adults
16% higher
Birth Rate
TanzaniaMalawi
28.04 per 1k
Tanzania
33.45 per 1k
16% lower
Life Evaluation Score
TanzaniaMalawi
3.3 pts
Tanzania
3.9 pts
16% lower
Corruption Perceptions Index
TanzaniaMalawi
34 pts
Tanzania
40 pts
15% lower
Elderly Population (%)
TanzaniaMalawi
2.6%
Tanzania
3.0%
15% lower
Digital Payments Used
TanzaniaMalawi
48.86% of adults
Tanzania
57.14% of adults
14% lower
Hypertension Prevalence
TanzaniaMalawi
30.3% of adults
Tanzania
34.9% of adults
13% lower
Education Spending (% GDP)
TanzaniaMalawi
2.7% of GDP
Tanzania
3.2% of GDP
13% lower
Military Spending
TanzaniaMalawi
1.0% of GDP
Tanzania
1.2% of GDP
11% lower
Health Spending Per Capita
MalawiMalawi
$39.66
Tanzania
$35.65
11% higher
Minimum Paid Vacation Days
TanzaniaMalawi
18 days/yr
Tanzania
20 days/yr
10% lower
Adult Literacy Rate
TanzaniaMalawi
70.15%
Tanzania
78.21%
10% lower
Mobile Money Accounts
TanzaniaMalawi
47.4% of adults
Tanzania
52.85% of adults
10% lower
Dependency Ratio
TanzaniaMalawi
76.34% of working-age pop.
Tanzania
83.76% of working-age pop.
9% lower
Women's Political Empowerment
TanzaniaMalawi
0.76
Tanzania
0.83
9% lower
Human Development Index
TanzaniaMalawi
0.52
Tanzania
0.56
7% lower
Air Pollution (PM2.5)
TanzaniaMalawi
23.7 µg/m³
Tanzania
25.08 µg/m³
6% lower
Capital Elevation
TanzaniaMalawi
1.1K m
Tanzania
1.1K m
6% lower
Tax Revenue (% GDP)
MalawiMalawi
13.5% of GDP
Tanzania
12.8% of GDP
5% higher
FDI Inflows (% GDP)
MalawiMalawi
2.3% of GDP
Tanzania
2.2% of GDP
5% higher
Smoking Rate
MalawiMalawi
9.7%
Tanzania
9.3%
4% higher
Youth Population (%)
TanzaniaMalawi
40.71%
Tanzania
42.54%
4% lower
Child Mortality
TanzaniaMalawi
38.3 per 1k births
Tanzania
38.9 per 1k births
2% lower
Median Age
MalawiMalawi
17.6 years
Tanzania
17.2 years
2% higher
Infant Mortality
TanzaniaMalawi
29.4 per 1k births
Tanzania
29.9 per 1k births
2% lower
Informal Employment Share
MalawiMalawi
92.65% of employed people
Tanzania
90.78% of employed people
2% higher
Life Expectancy
MalawiMalawi
67.4 years
Tanzania
67.0 years
1% higher
Can Raise Emergency Money
MalawiMalawi
95.15% of adults
Tanzania
94.15% of adults
1% higher
Teen Birth Rate
MalawiMalawi
113.58 per 1k
Tanzania
113.21 per 1k
equal
Coastline Length
TanzaniaMalawi
0 km
Tanzania
1.4K km
ranked lower
Coal Electricity Share
MalawiMalawi
0%
Tanzania
0%
ranked higher
Wind Electricity Share
MalawiMalawi
0%
Tanzania
0%
ranked higher
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People
TanzaniaMalawi
0 per 1M people
Tanzania
0.01 per 1M people
ranked lower
Lowest Elevation
MalawiMalawi
37 m
Tanzania
0 m
ranked higher
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)
TanzaniaMalawi
-16.5% of GDP
Tanzania
-2.4% of GDP
ranked lower
McDonald's Outlets per Million People
MalawiMalawi
0 per 1M people
Tanzania
0 per 1M people
ranked higher
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