Pillar 5 - Data Infrastructure - Score in Malawi

Malawi: Pillar 5 - Data Infrastructure - Score was 45 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
45
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
145th
of 191 countries
All-time high
45
in 2021
All-time low
15
in 2018
Years of data
8
2016–2023

Pillar 5 - Data Infrastructure - Score in Malawi, 2016–2023

10203040502016201920232016: 202017: 202018: 152019: 302020: 302021: 452022: 452023: 45

Source: Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators).

Analysis

In 2023, pillar 5 - data infrastructure - score in Malawi stood at 45. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 125.0% over ten years.

Malawi ranks 145th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Pillar 5 - Data Infrastructure - Score in Malawi, year by year

Annual values for Pillar 5 - Data Infrastructure - Score in Malawi, 2016 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2016 20
2017 20 +0.0%
2018 15 -25.0%
2019 30 +100.0%
2020 30 +0.0%
2021 45 +50.0%
2022 45 +0.0%
2023 45 +0.0%

Malawi compared with similar countries

  • Malawi's 45 is above the median for low income countries, which is 45, 1.0× the median. (24 countries reporting)
  • Malawi's 45 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 55, 82% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 21.25 15 30 4
2020s 41.25 30 45 4

Countries ranked near Malawi

  1. 145 Antigua and Barbuda 45 compare
  2. 145 Bhutan 45 compare
  3. 145 Burundi 45 compare
  4. 145 Central African Republic 45 compare
  5. 145 Chad 45 compare
  6. 145 Ethiopia 45 compare
  7. 145 Gabon 45 compare
  8. 145 Guyana 45 compare
  9. 145 India 45 compare
  10. 145 Iran 45 compare
  11. 145 Jamaica 45 compare
  12. 145 Madagascar 45 compare
  13. 145 Mali 45 compare
  14. 145 Sierra Leone 45 compare
  15. 145 Solomon Islands 45 compare
  16. 145 Somalia 45 compare
  17. 145 Tonga 45 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is pillar 5 - data infrastructure - score in Malawi?
Pillar 5 - data infrastructure - score in Malawi was 45 in 2023, according to Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators).
What is the highest pillar 5 - data infrastructure - score recorded in Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 45 in 2021.
What is the lowest pillar 5 - data infrastructure - score recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 15 in 2018.
How does Malawi rank for pillar 5 - data infrastructure - score?
Malawi ranks 145th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
Is pillar 5 - data infrastructure - score rising or falling in Malawi?
Over the last ten years it is up 125.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Malawi data come from?
The figures come from Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators), published as part of Pillar 5 - Data Infrastructure - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Pillar 5 - Data Infrastructure - Score
Source
Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 1,522 data points, 2016–2023
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