Gender Development Index (GDI) in Malawi
Malawi: Gender Development Index (GDI) was 0.926 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Gender Development Index in Malawi, 1998–2022
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 0.926 for gender development index in 2022.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender development index in Malawi peaked at 0.936 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.865, in 1998.
That places Malawi 135th out of 179 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Gender Development Index (GDI) in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.865 | — |
| 1999 | 0.866 | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.869 | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.868 | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.869 | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.874 | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.876 | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.87 | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.881 | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.879 | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.877 | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.882 | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.894 | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.898 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.904 | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.898 | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.92 | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 0.919 | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.923 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.932 | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.929 | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.932 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.936 | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.928 | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.926 | -0.2% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 0.926 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.883, 1.0× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 0.926 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.922, 1.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8655 | 0.865 | 0.866 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.8745 | 0.868 | 0.882 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9149 | 0.894 | 0.932 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.93 | 0.926 | 0.936 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
More gender data for Malawi
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 9,494 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.4 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 15,667 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 15,667 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 3.13 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 330,369 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 332,767 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 322,764 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 324,764 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 316,113 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender development index in Malawi?
- Gender development index in Malawi was 0.926 in 2022, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest gender development index recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.936 in 2020.
- What is the lowest gender development index recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.865 in 1998.
- How does Malawi rank for gender development index?
- Malawi ranks 135th out of 179 countries with data for 2022.
- Is gender development index rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Gender Development Index (GDI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Data on five composite measures of gender equality.