Data Infrastructure performance index (Statistical Performance) in Malawi
Malawi: Data Infrastructure performance index (Statistical Performance) was 55 index in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
55 index
Change on year
up 22.2%
World rank
123rd
of 208 countries
All-time high
55 index
in 2024
All-time low
15 index
in 2018
Years of data
9
2016–2024
Data Infrastructure performance index (Statistical Performance) in Malawi, 2016–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in index.
Analysis
The most recent figure for data infrastructure performance index (statistical performance) in Malawi is 55 index, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is up 22.2% on the previous year and up 175.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, data infrastructure performance index (statistical performance) in Malawi peaked at 55 index in 2024 and was at its lowest, 15 index, in 2018.
Malawi ranks 123rd of 208 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Data Infrastructure performance index (Statistical Performance) in Malawi, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 20 index | — |
| 2017 | 20 index | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 15 index | -25.0% |
| 2019 | 30 index | +100.0% |
| 2020 | 30 index | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 45 index | +50.0% |
| 2022 | 45 index | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 45 index | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 55 index | +22.2% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 55 index is above the median for low income countries, which is 50 index, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 55 index is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 55 index, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 21.25 index | 15 index | 30 index | 4 |
| 2020s | 44 index | 30 index | 55 index | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 123 Afghanistan 55 index compare
- 123 Antigua and Barbuda 55 index compare
- 123 Belize 55 index compare
- 123 Cabo Verde 55 index compare
- 123 China 55 index compare
- 123 Eswatini 55 index compare
- 123 Ghana 55 index compare
- 123 Guinea 55 index compare
- 123 Haiti 55 index compare
- 123 Jamaica 55 index compare
- 123 Lesotho 55 index compare
- 123 Mozambique 55 index compare
- 123 Nicaragua 55 index compare
- 123 Oman 55 index compare
- 123 Palau 55 index compare
- 123 Saint Lucia 55 index compare
- 123 Sierra Leone 55 index compare
- 123 Suriname 55 index compare
- 123 Timor-Leste 55 index compare
- 123 United Republic of Tanzania 55 index compare
- 123 East Timor 55 index compare
More infrastructure data for Malawi
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 15.00 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 69.26 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 4,869 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.0225 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0002 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 1.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 4,869 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.6926 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0013 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is data infrastructure performance index (statistical performance) in Malawi?
- Data infrastructure performance index (statistical performance) in Malawi was 55 index in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest data infrastructure performance index (statistical performance) recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 55 index in 2024.
- What is the lowest data infrastructure performance index (statistical performance) recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 15 index in 2018.
- How does Malawi rank for data infrastructure performance index (statistical performance)?
- Malawi ranks 123rd out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
- Is data infrastructure performance index (statistical performance) rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 175.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Data Infrastructure performance index (Statistical Performance Indicators Pillar 5) (Index). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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