Malawi

In brief

Access to electricity: 15.6% (2024). World rank 212 of 214 (1 = best); in Africa, 52 of 54. Air passengers per year: 3.5K (2023). World rank 158 of 163; in Africa, 40 of 40. Researchers per million people: 25 (2019). World rank 103 of 106 (1 = best); in Africa, 14 of 15. From 2014 to 2024: using the internet 5.8% → 19%, mobile subscriptions per 100 people 34 → 69, and access to electricity 11.9% → 15.6%. Worse than all its neighbours (Mozambique, Tanzania, and Zambia): home broadband per 100 people, access to electricity, and renewable share of energy use.