Quality of life comparison
If you lived in San Marino instead of Malawi, you would:
Health
live 11.4 years longer
In Malawi, the average life expectancy is 72 years (69 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022. In San Marino, that number is 84 years (81 years for men, 87 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 40.5 times more money
Malawi has a GDP per capita of $1,500 as of 2020, while in San Marino, the GDP per capita is $60,800 as of 2019.
be 60.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Malawi, 20.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2013. In San Marino, that number is 8.1% as of 2017.
Life
be 60.9% more likely to be literate
In Malawi, the literacy rate is 62.1% as of 2015. In San Marino, it is 99.9% as of 2018.
be 80.5% less likely to die during infancy
In Malawi, approximately 33.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In San Marino, on the other hand, 6.5 children do as of 2022.
have 68.3% fewer children
In Malawi, there are approximately 27.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In San Marino, there are 8.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 7.7 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Malawi, approximately 13% of the population has electricity access as of 2019. In San Marino, 100% of the population do as of 2020.
be 4.3 times more likely to have internet access
In Malawi, approximately 14.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In San Marino, about 60.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 13.5% less on healthcare
Malawi spends 7.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In San Marino, that number is 6.4% of GDP as of 2019.
spend 17.2% more on education
Malawi spends 2.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. San Marino spends 3.4% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
San Marino: At a glance
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