Population
21.2M
Unitary Presidential system
GDP per capita, PPP
$3,551
in 2031
Passport power
#125
41 visa-free destinations
Cities rated
8
Top: Blantyre
Country overview
- Official name
- Republic of Malawi
- Capital
- Lilongwe
- Continent
- Africa / Eastern Africa
- Area
- 118,484 km²
- Population
- 21.2M
- Density
- 148.2/km²
- Government
- Unitary Presidential system
- UN member
- Yes
- Independent
- Yes
- Driving side
- Left
- TLD
- .mw
- Calling code
- +265
- Timezone
- UTC+02:00
Visa and travel
- Passport power rank
- #125 of 199
- Visa-free destinations
- 41
- Total accessible
- 67
Culture and society
- Languages
- English, Chewa (chiCheŵa)
- Religions
- Christianity 82.3%, Islam 13.8%, None 2.1%, Traditional faiths 1.2%
- Currencies
- MK MWK — Malawian kwacha
Key figures
- HDI
- 0.517
- GDP per capita (2031)
- $3,551
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 67.6 yrs
- Internet users (2024)
- 19.0%
- Gini index (2016)
- 44.7
- Inflation (2031)
- 16.4%
- Unemployment (2025)
- 5.1%
- Urban population (2025)
- 17.6%
- Life satisfaction (2025)
- 3.3/10
- PM2.5 (2024)
- 21.8 µg/m³
- Homicide rate (2012)
- 1.8/100k
- Human capital (2020)
- 0.41