Malawi vs Zambia: Augmented Human Development Index: with vs. without income metric
Malawi
0.2726
in 2020
Zambia
0.2827
in 2020
Malawi rank
123rd
Zambia rank
121st
Augmented Human Development Index: with vs. without income metric over time
- Malawi
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 0.2827 against 0.2726 in Malawi, a difference of 0.0101.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 123rd and Zambia ranks 121st of 162 countries.
Across the 15 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 2 and Zambia in 13.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0.0242 | 0.0235 | 0.0007 | Malawi |
| 1880s | 0.0242 | 0.025 | 0.0008 | Zambia |
| 1890s | 0.0242 | 0.0262 | 0.0021 | Zambia |
| 1900s | 0.0313 | 0.0273 | 0.0039 | Malawi |
| 1910s | 0.0342 | 0.0382 | 0.004 | Zambia |
| 1920s | 0.0373 | 0.057 | 0.0198 | Zambia |
| 1930s | 0.0431 | 0.0898 | 0.0468 | Zambia |
| 1950s | 0.0521 | 0.1194 | 0.0673 | Zambia |
| 1960s | 0.0728 | 0.1524 | 0.0796 | Zambia |
| 1970s | 0.0937 | 0.1773 | 0.0835 | Zambia |
| 1980s | 0.1161 | 0.1859 | 0.0699 | Zambia |
| 1990s | 0.1537 | 0.2047 | 0.051 | Zambia |
| 2000s | 0.2094 | 0.2406 | 0.0313 | Zambia |
| 2010s | 0.254 | 0.2947 | 0.0408 | Zambia |
| 2020s | 0.2726 | 0.2827 | 0.0101 | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher augmented human development index: with vs. without income metric, Malawi or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 0.2827 against 0.2726 in Malawi as of 2020.
- What is the difference in augmented human development index: with vs. without income metric between Malawi and Zambia?
- 0.0101, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Zambia?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Malawi and Zambia rank globally for augmented human development index: with vs. without income metric?
- Malawi ranks 123rd and Zambia ranks 121st of 162 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2022) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Augmented Human Development Index: with vs. without income metric. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The AHDI seeks to give a historical perspective on human development, in four dimensions: healthy life, knowledge, a decent standard of living, and civil and political freedom.