Score of adoption and implementation of national strategies for managing disaster risk in Malawi

Malawi: Score of adoption and implementation of national strategies for managing disaster risk was 0.1 index in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
0.1 index
Change on year
down 89.8%
World rank
74th
of 79 countries
All-time high
0.98 index
in 2020
All-time low
0.1 index
in 2022
Years of data
7
2015–2022

Score of adoption and implementation of national strategies for managing disaster risk in Malawi, 2015–2022

00.20.40.60.812015201820222015: 0.85 index2016: 0.82 index2017: 0.82 index2018: 0.85 index2019: 0.93 index2020: 0.98 index2022: 0.1 index

Source: UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in index.

Analysis

In 2022, score of adoption and implementation of national strategies for managing disaster risk in Malawi stood at 0.1 index. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.

The figure is down 89.8% on the previous year and down 88.2% over ten years.

That places Malawi 74th out of 79 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Score of adoption and implementation of national strategies for managing disaster risk in Malawi, year by year

Annual values for Score of adoption and implementation of national strategies for managing disaster risk in Malawi, 2015 to 2022.
Year index Change
2015 0.85 index
2016 0.82 index -3.5%
2017 0.82 index +0.0%
2018 0.85 index +3.7%
2019 0.93 index +9.4%
2020 0.98 index +5.4%
2022 0.1 index -89.8%

Malawi compared with similar countries

  • Malawi's 0.1 index is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.52 index, 19% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
  • Malawi's 0.1 index is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.68 index, 15% of the median. (14 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 0.854 index 0.82 index 0.93 index 5
2020s 0.54 index 0.1 index 0.98 index 2

Countries ranked near Malawi

  1. 71 Benin 0.25 index compare
  2. 72 Liberia 0.17 index compare
  3. 72 Solomon Islands 0.17 index compare
  4. 74 Ecuador 0.1 index compare
  5. 76 Nepal 0.08 index compare
  6. 77 Jamaica 0.05 index compare
  7. 77 Saudi Arabia 0.05 index compare
  8. 77 Botswana 0.05 index compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is score of adoption and implementation of national strategies for managing disaster risk in Malawi?
Score of adoption and implementation of national strategies for managing disaster risk in Malawi was 0.1 index in 2022, according to UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest score of adoption and implementation of national strategies for managing disaster risk recorded in Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 0.98 index in 2020.
What is the lowest score of adoption and implementation of national strategies for managing disaster risk recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1 index in 2022.
How does Malawi rank for score of adoption and implementation of national strategies for managing disaster risk?
Malawi ranks 74th out of 79 countries with data for 2022.
Is score of adoption and implementation of national strategies for managing disaster risk rising or falling in Malawi?
Over the last ten years it is down 88.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Malawi data come from?
The figures come from UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Score of adoption and implementation of national strategies for managing disaster risk. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Score of adoption and implementation of national strategies for managing disaster risk
Unit
index
Source
UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
79 places, 680 data points, 2005–2025
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