Share living with less than 320 int per day in Malawi

Malawi: Share living with less than 320 int per day was 87.33 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
87.33
Change on year
up 2.6%
World rank
2nd
of 120 countries
All-time high
87.33
in 2019
All-time low
79.77
in 1997
Years of data
5
1997–2019

Share living with less than 320 int per day in Malawi, 1997–2019

0204060801997200820191997: 79.82004: 86.72010: 85.22016: 85.12019: 87.3

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Malawi recorded 87.33 for share living with less than 320 int per day in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share living with less than 320 int per day in Malawi peaked at 87.33 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 79.77, in 1997.

That places Malawi 2nd out of 120 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.

Share living with less than 320 int per day in Malawi, year by year

Annual values for Share living with less than 320 int per day in Malawi, 1997 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1997 79.77 —
2004 86.74 +8.7%
2010 85.2 -1.8%
2016 85.13 -0.1%
2019 87.33 +2.6%

Malawi compared with similar countries

  • Malawi's 87.33 is above the median for low income countries, which is 64.55, 1.4× the median. (13 countries reporting)
  • Malawi's 87.33 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 62.14, 1.4× the median. (26 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 79.77 79.77 79.77 1
2000s 86.74 86.74 86.74 1
2010s 85.89 85.13 87.33 3

Countries ranked near Malawi

  1. 1 Mozambique 89.08 compare
  2. 3 Burundi 87.18 compare
  3. 4 Madagascar 83.87 compare
  4. 5 Zambia 81.42 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share living with less than 320 int per day in Malawi?
Share living with less than 320 int per day in Malawi was 87.33 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share living with less than 320 int per day recorded in Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 87.33 in 2019.
What is the lowest share living with less than 320 int per day recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 79.77 in 1997.
How does Malawi rank for share living with less than 320 int per day?
Malawi ranks 2nd out of 120 countries with data for 2019.
Is share living with less than 320 int per day rising or falling in Malawi?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Malawi data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share living with less than 320 int per day. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share living with less than 320 int per day
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
120 places, 2,152 data points, 1963–2025
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