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Malawi
Malawi, officially the Republic of Malawi, is a landlocked country in Southeast Africa. It is bordered by Zambia to the west, Tanzania to the north and northeast, and Mozambique to the east, south, and southwest.
Summary from Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Data refreshed on 2026.10.08 · source: Wikidata
The Institute's composite reading
Risque élevé
5.4 /10 risk
- Security 0.0
- Legitimacy 5.5
- Economy 2.5
- Diplomacy 5.0
- Influence 0.0
Security: 0 stable → 10 unstable · others: 0 weak → 10 strong. Computed from V-Dem, FH, CPI, RSF, World Bank, SIPRI, sanctions.
- Capital
- Lilongwe
- Population
- 20,734,262 inh.
- Area
- 118,484 km²
- Currency
- MWK
- Regime
- —
Executive in office
Head of State
Peter Mutharika
Head of Government
Lazarus Chakwera
Government in office 4 members
Minister of Defence
Feston Kaupa
Minister of Finance, Economic Planning and Development
Joseph Mwanamveka
Minister of Health and Population
Madalitso Baloyi
Minister of Agriculture
Roza Fatch Mbilizi
Parliament
Assemblée nationale
193 seats
Economic indicators World Bank · 2025
GDP
15 G$
GDP / capita
672 $
Growth
1.9 %
Inflation
28.4 %
Unemployment
5.1 %
Debt / GDP
61.8 %
Defense / GDP
1.0 %
Life expectancy
67.6 yrs
Governance indices V-Dem 2025 · Freedom House 2026 · CPI 2025 · RSF 2026
Democracy (V-Dem)
0.56/1
Freedoms (Freedom House)
68/100
Corruption (CPI)
34/100
Press freedom (RSF)
61/100
Military posture SIPRI · 2025
Global spending rank
#126
Annual budget
0.1 Md$
Defense effort
1.1 %PIB
Trade dependencies OEC · UN Comtrade · 2023
Exports
1 Md$
Imports
3 Md$
Balance
-2 Md$
Top exports
- 52% Tabac
Top imports
- 18% Pétrole raffiné
Import partners
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Afrique du Sud
21%
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Chine
13%
Diplomatic alignment UNGA 2020-2024 · Bailey-Strezhnev-Voeten
Vote concordance with each power at UN General Assembly.
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USA
31%
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GBR
33%
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FRA
38%
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DEU
38%
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RUS
58%
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CHN
67%
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IND
71%
Abstention: 25%
Political calendar Institute · Wikipedia · 2026-10-08
Last election
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2025-09-16
Peter Mutharika 56.8% vs Lazarus Chakwera 33.0% · turnout 76.4%
Legislative election: Democratic Progressive Party 78 seats, Independents 73, Malawi Congress Party 52 (of 229)
Result read from Wikipedia on 2026.10.08 (CC BY-SA)
Society · human UNDP HDI 2023 · World Bank · WID · UNHCR 2025
HDI
0.517/1
Gini
38.5
Refugees hosted
35,241
Refugees originating
551
National anthem
Mlungu salitsani malawi
Alliances and organisations Institut · Wikidata
- UN
- WTO
- Commonwealth
- African Union
- SADC
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Global attention Wikipedia · 90 days
The country's Wikipedia article is usually read 1,924 times a day (French and English). On 2026.10.07: 3,553, or ×1.8.
French + English French usual level 2026.07.10 · 2026.10.07 Wikimedia statistics (CC0), human users
Sources and freshness
- Executive, government, parliament, anthem · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- Economy · World Bank (CC BY 4.0) · 2025
- Indices and figures · V-Dem 2026 (OWID) · Freedom House 2026 (OWID) · Transparency International CPI 2025 · RSF 2026 · PNUD IDH 2025 (OWID) · Banque mondiale Gini 2019 · UNHCR 2025 · SIPRI 2026 (OWID) · read on 2026-10-08
- Memberships · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- Political calendar · Institute and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · US Treasury (OFAC), SDN and non-SDN lists · list of 2026-10-02 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · United Kingdom, UK Sanctions List (FCDO) · list of 2026-10-07 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · European Union, consolidated financial sanctions list · list of 2026-09-22 · read on 2026-10-08
- Institute dossier (sanctions, treaties, visits, capabilities) · as of 2026-05-01
- Summary · Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)