Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Malawi instead of Armenia, you would:
Health
be 71.3% less likely to be obese
In Armenia, 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 Armenia, 0.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Malawi, that number is 8.1% of people as of 2020.
live 3.7 years less
In Armenia, the average life expectancy is 76 years (73 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022. In Malawi, that number is 72 years (69 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
pay a 16.7% lower top tax rate
Armenia has a top tax rate of 36.0% as of 2016. In Malawi, the top tax rate is 30.0% as of 2016.
make 88.1% less money
Armenia has a GDP per capita of $12,600 as of 2020, while in Malawi, the GDP per capita is $1,500 as of 2020.
be 95.1% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Armenia, 26.4% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Malawi, however, that number is 51.5% as of 2016.
Life
have 2.5 times more children
In Armenia, there are approximately 11.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Malawi, there are 27.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 13.4 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Armenia, approximately 26.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Malawi, 349.0 women do as of 2017.
be 37.8% less likely to be literate
In Armenia, the literacy rate is 99.8% as of 2020. In Malawi, it is 62.1% as of 2015.
be 2.7 times more likely to die during infancy
In Armenia, approximately 12.2 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 87.0% less likely to have access to electricity
In Armenia, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2020. In Malawi, 13% of the population do as of 2019.
be 81.8% less likely to have internet access
In Armenia, approximately 77.0% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Malawi, about 14.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 34.5% less on healthcare
Armenia spends 11.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Malawi, that number is 7.4% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Malawi Revenue Authority, The World Factbook, Tax Service of Republic of Armenia.
Malawi: At a glance
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