Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cote d'Ivoire instead of Malawi, you would:
Health
be 72.6% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Malawi, 6.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Cote d'Ivoire, that number is 1.7% of people as of 2024.
see 98.9% more spent on your healthcare
Malawi spends $125 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Cote d'Ivoire spends $249 as of 2023.
have 3.1 times more doctors per person
Malawi has 0.5 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Cote d'Ivoire has 1.7 as of 2023.
live 5.5 years less
In Malawi, the average life expectancy is 68 years (64 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2024. In Cote d'Ivoire, that number is 62 years (60 years for men, 64 years for women) as of 2024.
be 59.9% more likely to be obese
In Malawi, 8.0% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Cote d'Ivoire, that number is 12.8% of people as of 2024.
have 10.4% less access to essential health services
Malawi scores 48 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Cote d'Ivoire scores 43 as of 2021.
Economy
be 54.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Malawi, 5.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Cote d'Ivoire, that number is 2.3% as of 2025.
be 20.7% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Malawi, 47.3% live below the poverty line as of 2024. In Cote d'Ivoire, however, that number is 37.5% as of 2021.
make 4.5 times more money
Malawi has a GDP per capita of $672 as of 2025, while in Cote d'Ivoire, the GDP per capita is $3,050 as of 2025.
Life
be 59.6% more likely to die during childbirth
In Malawi, approximately 225.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Cote d'Ivoire, 359.0 women do as of 2023.
be 25.7% less likely to be literate
In Malawi, the literacy rate is 67.3% as of 2021. In Cote d'Ivoire, it is 50.0% as of 2021.
be 17.9% more likely to die during infancy
In Malawi, approximately 38.0 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Cote d'Ivoire, on the other hand, 44.8 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 4.6 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Malawi, approximately 16% of people have electricity access (58% in urban areas, and 6% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Cote d'Ivoire, that number is 72% of people on average (94% in urban areas, and 48% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 2.2 times more likely to have internet access
In Malawi, approximately 19.0% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Cote d'Ivoire, about 41.4% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 47.5% less on healthcare
Malawi spends 6.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Cote d'Ivoire, that number is 3.4% of GDP as of 2023.
spend 31.3% more on education
Malawi spends 2.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Cote d'Ivoire spends 3.6% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
Infrastructure
find 17.8 times more home broadband
Malawi has 0.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Cote d'Ivoire has 1.6 as of 2024.
live with 70.9% less strain on fresh water
Malawi withdraws 18% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Cote d'Ivoire withdraws 5% as of 2022.
Environment
be 100.0% more likely to die from air pollution
In Malawi, air pollution causes 43.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Cote d'Ivoire, it causes 86.0 as of 2019.
emit 2.7 times more CO2
Malawi emits 0.2 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Cote d'Ivoire emits 0.6 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook (2021). How we calculate this
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