Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Malawi instead of Bolivia, you would:

Health

be 71.3% less likely to be obese

In Bolivia, 20.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Malawi, that number is 5.8% of people as of 2016.

be 40.5 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Bolivia, 0.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Malawi, that number is 8.1% of people as of 2020.

Economy

make 82.5% less money

Bolivia has a GDP per capita of $9,700 as of 2023, while in Malawi, the GDP per capita is $1,700 as of 2023.

be 63.6% more likely to be unemployed

In Bolivia, 3.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Malawi, that number is 5.0% as of 2023.

be 39.3% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Bolivia, 36.4% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Malawi, however, that number is 50.7% as of 2019.

pay a 2.3 times higher top tax rate

Bolivia has a top tax rate of 13.0% as of 2016. In Malawi, the top tax rate is 30.0% as of 2016.

Life

have 51.1% more children

In Bolivia, there are approximately 17.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Malawi, there are 26.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 2.4 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Bolivia, approximately 161.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Malawi, 381.0 women do as of 2020.

be 27.2% less likely to be literate

In Bolivia, the literacy rate is 92.5% as of 2015. In Malawi, it is 67.3% as of 2021.

be 50.0% more likely to die during infancy

In Bolivia, approximately 22.3 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Malawi, on the other hand, 33.4 children do as of 2022.

Basic Needs

be 86.0% less likely to have access to electricity

In Bolivia, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 95% in rural areas) as of 2022. In Malawi, that number is 14% of people on average (54% in urban areas, and 6% in rural areas) as of 2022.

be 63.6% less likely to have internet access

In Bolivia, approximately 66.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Malawi, about 24.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 70.4% less on education

Bolivia spends 9.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Malawi spends 2.9% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 31.6% less on healthcare

Bolivia spends 7.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Malawi, that number is 5.4% of GDP as of 2020.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Malawi Revenue Authority, The World Factbook, Autoridad de Impugnación Tributaria (AIT), Bolivia.

Malawi: At a glance

Malawi is a sovereign country in Africa, with a total land area of approximately 94,080 sq km. Established in 1891, the British protectorate of Nyasaland became the independent nation of Malawi in 1964. After three decades of one-party rule under President Hastings Kamuzu BANDA the country held multiparty elections in 1994, under a provisional constitution that came into full effect the following year. President Bingu wa MUTHARIKA, elected in May 2004 after a failed attempt by the previous president to amend the constitution to permit another term, struggled to assert his authority against his predecessor and subsequently started his own party, the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) in 2005. MUTHARIKA was reelected to a second term in May 2009. He oversaw some economic improvement in his first term, but was accused of economic mismanagement and poor governance in his second term. He died abruptly in April 2012 and was succeeded by his vice president, Joyce BANDA, who had earlier started her own party, the People's Party (PP). Population growth, increasing pressure on agricultural lands, corruption, and the scourge of HIV/AIDS pose major problems for Malawi.
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