Malawi vs Nepal: Reduction in Human Development Index when adjusting for inequalities

Malawi

29.4%

in 2023

Nepal

29.7%

in 2023

Malawi rank

49th

Nepal rank

46th

Reduction in Human Development Index when adjusting for inequalities over time

Nepal currently reports 29.7% against 29.4% in Malawi, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 13 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Malawi ahead.

Malawi ranks 49th and Nepal ranks 46th of 166 countries.

Indicator: Reduction in Human Development Index when adjusting for inequalities
Unit: %
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 166 places, 2,131 data points, 2010–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Percentage difference between the IHDI value and the HDI value.