Malawi

Africa · Eastern Africa

Malawi

Republic of Malawi
Africa · Eastern Africa · Capital: Lilongwe

Quick facts about Malawi

Official name	Republic of Malawi
Capital	Lilongwe
Continent & subregion	Africa · Eastern Africa
Population	21,104,482 people (world rank 61)
Area	118,484 km²
Density	178 people/km²
Share of world population	0.26% of 8,037,699,775
GDP (nominal)	US$13.4 billion
Urbanisation	17% urban population
Life expectancy	67.4 years
Currency	Malawian kwacha (MK) — MWK
Languages	English, Chewa
Internet domain	`.mw`
Calling code	+265
Status	Sovereign state

Development & environment in numbers

GDP per Capita	US$633 · see world ranking
Internet Users	18% · see world ranking
Fertility Rate	3.6 children per woman · see world ranking
Infant Mortality	38.4 per 1,000 births · see world ranking
CO₂ Emissions per Capita	0.2 tonnes CO₂ · see world ranking
Forest Cover	22.4% · see world ranking

These come from the World Bank Open Data 2023 series, the same source behind the world indicator rankings. A blank simply means Malawi did not report that figure.

Neighbours (land borders)

Mozambique Tanzania Zambia

The geographic position is roughly -13.5°, 34°.

Flags: flagcdn.com; population, GDP, urbanisation, life expectancy and every development indicator above: World Bank Open Data (2023 series); base data: the open-source world-countries package — all of it free, with no registration.