Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Malawi instead of Lesotho, you would:
Health
be 61.6% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Lesotho, 21.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Malawi, that number is 8.1% of people as of 2020.
live 12.9 years longer
In Lesotho, the average life expectancy is 60 years (58 years for men, 62 years for women) as of 2022. In Malawi, that number is 72 years (69 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022.
be 65.1% less likely to be obese
In Lesotho, 16.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Malawi, that number is 5.8% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 27.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Lesotho, 28.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In Malawi, that number is 20.4% as of 2013.
make 34.8% less money
Lesotho has a GDP per capita of $2,300 as of 2020, while in Malawi, the GDP per capita is $1,500 as of 2020.
Life
be 35.8% less likely to die during childbirth
In Lesotho, approximately 544.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Malawi, 349.0 women do as of 2017.
be 31.0% less likely to die during infancy
In Lesotho, approximately 48.4 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.
have 20.7% more children
In Lesotho, there are approximately 23.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Malawi, there are 27.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 21.8% less likely to be literate
In Lesotho, the literacy rate is 79.4% as of 2015. In Malawi, it is 62.1% as of 2015.
Basic Needs
be 11.4% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Lesotho, approximately 83% of people have improved drinking water access (96% in urban areas, and 77% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Malawi, that number is 92% of people on average (97% in urban areas, and 91% in rural areas) as of 2020.
be 63.9% less likely to have access to electricity
In Lesotho, approximately 36% of people have electricity access (63% in urban areas, and 26% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Malawi, that number is 13% of people on average (55% in urban areas, and 5% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 67.4% less likely to have internet access
In Lesotho, approximately 43.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Malawi, about 14.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 60.8% less on education
Lesotho spends 7.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Malawi spends 2.9% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 34.5% less on healthcare
Lesotho 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: The World Factbook.
Malawi: At a glance
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