Malawi vs Paraguay: Equal resource distribution index
Malawi
0.134
in 2025
Paraguay
0.148
in 2025
Malawi rank
163rd
Paraguay rank
161st
Equal resource distribution index over time
- Malawi
- Paraguay
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 0.148 against 0.134 in Malawi, a difference of 0.014.
That makes Paraguay's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Paraguay ahead.
Malawi ranks 163rd and Paraguay ranks 161st of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 7 and Paraguay in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.024 | 0.031 | 0.007 | Paraguay |
| 1910s | 0.024 | 0.031 | 0.007 | Paraguay |
| 1920s | 0.024 | 0.031 | 0.007 | Paraguay |
| 1930s | 0.024 | 0.031 | 0.007 | Paraguay |
| 1940s | 0.024 | 0.033 | 0.009 | Paraguay |
| 1950s | 0.024 | 0.0384 | 0.0144 | Paraguay |
| 1960s | 0.2252 | 0.0471 | 0.1781 | Malawi |
| 1970s | 0.376 | 0.0859 | 0.2901 | Malawi |
| 1980s | 0.376 | 0.0905 | 0.2855 | Malawi |
| 1990s | 0.3125 | 0.1179 | 0.1946 | Malawi |
| 2000s | 0.2726 | 0.1677 | 0.1049 | Malawi |
| 2010s | 0.2749 | 0.171 | 0.1039 | Malawi |
| 2020s | 0.2425 | 0.138 | 0.1045 | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher equal resource distribution index, Malawi or Paraguay?
- Paraguay, at 0.148 against 0.134 in Malawi as of 2025.
- What is the difference in equal resource distribution index between Malawi and Paraguay?
- 0.014, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Paraguay?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Malawi and Paraguay rank globally for equal resource distribution index?
- Malawi ranks 163rd and Paraguay ranks 161st of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Equal resource distribution index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.