Dimension 2.2: Online access - Machine Readability Score in Malawi

Malawi: Dimension 2.2: Online access - Machine Readability Score was 0.057 in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
0.057
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
162nd
of 180 countries
All-time high
0.512
in 2015
All-time low
0.057
in 2022
Years of data
9
2015–2023

Dimension 2.2: Online access - Machine Readability Score in Malawi, 2015–2023

0.10.20.30.40.52015201920232015: 0.5122016: 0.2842017: 0.2222018: 0.2072019: 0.2072020: 0.1072021: 0.1072022: 0.0572023: 0.057

Source: Open Data Watch.

Analysis

In 2023, dimension 2.2: online access - machine readability score in Malawi stood at 0.057. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 88.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, dimension 2.2: online access - machine readability score in Malawi peaked at 0.512 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.057, in 2022.

Malawi ranks 162nd of 180 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Dimension 2.2: Online access - Machine Readability Score in Malawi, year by year

Annual values for Dimension 2.2: Online access - Machine Readability Score in Malawi, 2015 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2015 0.512 —
2016 0.284 -44.5%
2017 0.222 -21.8%
2018 0.207 -6.8%
2019 0.207 +0.0%
2020 0.107 -48.3%
2021 0.107 +0.0%
2022 0.057 -46.7%
2023 0.057 +0.0%

Malawi compared with similar countries

  • Malawi's 0.057 is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.1855, 31% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
  • Malawi's 0.057 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2, 28% of the median. (44 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 0.2864 0.207 0.512 5
2020s 0.082 0.057 0.107 4

Countries ranked near Malawi

  1. 159 Cote d'Ivoire 0.064 compare
  2. 159 Mozambique 0.064 compare
  3. 159 Sierra Leone 0.064 compare
  4. 163 Bangladesh 0.05 compare
  5. 164 Sao Tome and Principe 0.048 compare
  6. 165 Mali 0.04 compare
  7. 165 Niger 0.04 compare

See the full ranking of 180 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is dimension 2.2: online access - machine readability score in Malawi?
Dimension 2.2: online access - machine readability score in Malawi was 0.057 in 2023, according to Open Data Watch.
What is the highest dimension 2.2: online access - machine readability score recorded in Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 0.512 in 2015.
What is the lowest dimension 2.2: online access - machine readability score recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 0.057 in 2022.
How does Malawi rank for dimension 2.2: online access - machine readability score?
Malawi ranks 162nd out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
Is dimension 2.2: online access - machine readability score rising or falling in Malawi?
Over the last ten years it is down 88.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Malawi data come from?
The figures come from Open Data Watch, published as part of Dimension 2.2: Online access - Machine Readability Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Dimension 2.2: Online access - Machine Readability Score
Source
Open Data Watch
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
180 places, 1,560 data points, 2015–2023
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