Augmented Human Development Index: with vs. without income metric in Malawi
Malawi: Augmented Human Development Index: with vs. without income metric was 0.2726 in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Augmented Human Development Index: with vs. without income metric in Malawi, 1870–2020
Source: Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 0.2726 for augmented human development index: with vs. without income metric in 2020. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, augmented human development index: with vs. without income metric in Malawi peaked at 0.2726 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0242, in 1870.
Malawi ranks 123rd of 162 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0.0242 | 0.0242 | 0.0242 | 1 |
| 1880s | 0.0242 | 0.0242 | 0.0242 | 1 |
| 1890s | 0.0242 | 0.0242 | 0.0242 | 1 |
| 1900s | 0.0313 | 0.0313 | 0.0313 | 1 |
| 1910s | 0.0342 | 0.0342 | 0.0342 | 1 |
| 1920s | 0.0373 | 0.0369 | 0.0376 | 2 |
| 1930s | 0.0431 | 0.0415 | 0.0447 | 2 |
| 1950s | 0.0521 | 0.0479 | 0.0563 | 2 |
| 1960s | 0.0728 | 0.0639 | 0.0816 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.0937 | 0.0869 | 0.1006 | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.1161 | 0.1117 | 0.1204 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.1537 | 0.1185 | 0.1889 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.2094 | 0.1962 | 0.2225 | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.254 | 0.2474 | 0.2606 | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.2726 | 0.2726 | 0.2726 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is augmented human development index: with vs. without income metric in Malawi?
- Augmented human development index: with vs. without income metric in Malawi was 0.2726 in 2020, according to Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest augmented human development index: with vs. without income metric recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2726 in 2020.
- What is the lowest augmented human development index: with vs. without income metric recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0242 in 1870.
- How does Malawi rank for augmented human development index: with vs. without income metric?
- Malawi ranks 123rd out of 162 countries with data for 2020.
- Is augmented human development index: with vs. without income metric rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Augmented Human Development Index: with vs. without income metric. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.