Local govts risk reduction in Malawi

Malawi: Local govts risk reduction was 79.41 in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)
79.41
Change on year
up 22.7%
World rank
43rd
of 78 countries
All-time high
79.41
in 2022
All-time low
11.76
in 2015
Years of data
7
2015–2022

Local govts risk reduction in Malawi, 2015–2022

204060802015201820222015: 11.82016: 11.82017: 20.62018: 55.92019: 55.92020: 64.72022: 79.4

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2022, local govts risk reduction in Malawi stood at 79.41. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.

That represents a change of up 22.7% on the previous year and up 575.3% over ten years.

That places Malawi 43rd out of 78 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

Local govts risk reduction in Malawi, year by year

Annual values for Local govts risk reduction in Malawi, 2015 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2015 11.76 —
2016 11.76 +0.0%
2017 20.59 +75.1%
2018 55.88 +171.4%
2019 55.88 +0.0%
2020 64.71 +15.8%
2022 79.41 +22.7%

Malawi compared with similar countries

  • Malawi's 79.41 is above the median for low income countries, which is 56.66, 1.4× the median. (6 countries reporting)
  • Malawi's 79.41 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 51.44, 1.5× the median. (16 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 31.17 11.76 55.88 5
2020s 72.06 64.71 79.41 2

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  5. 45 Marshall Islands 75 compare
  6. 46 Armenia 66.2 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is local govts risk reduction in Malawi?
Local govts risk reduction in Malawi was 79.41 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest local govts risk reduction recorded in Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 79.41 in 2022.
What is the lowest local govts risk reduction recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 11.76 in 2015.
How does Malawi rank for local govts risk reduction?
Malawi ranks 43rd out of 78 countries with data for 2022.
Is local govts risk reduction rising or falling in Malawi?
Over the last ten years it is up 575.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Malawi data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Local govts risk reduction. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Local govts risk reduction
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
78 places, 762 data points, 2005–2025
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