Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Tuvalu instead of Malawi, you would:
Health
be 93.5% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Malawi, 6.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Tuvalu, that number is 0.4% of people as of 2024.
see 13.3 times more spent on your healthcare
Malawi spends $125 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Tuvalu spends $1,671 as of 2023.
have 24.9 times more doctors per person
Malawi has 0.5 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Tuvalu has 13.5 as of 2020.
be 8.1 times more likely to be obese
In Malawi, 8.0% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Tuvalu, that number is 65.1% of people as of 2024.
Economy
make 9.0 times more money
Malawi has a GDP per capita of $672 as of 2025, while in Tuvalu, the GDP per capita is $6,041 as of 2025.
Life
be 24.4% less 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 Tuvalu, 170.0 women do as of 2023.
be 48.6% more likely to be literate
In Malawi, the literacy rate is 67.3% as of 2021. In Tuvalu, it is 100.0% as of 2022.
be 56.6% less 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 Tuvalu, on the other hand, 16.5 children do as of 2024.
have 29.4% fewer children
In Malawi, there are approximately 31.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Tuvalu, there are 22.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 6.4 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 Tuvalu, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 4.3 times more likely to have internet access
In Malawi, approximately 19.0% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Tuvalu, about 81.2% do as of 2022.
be 35.2% more likely to have access to drinking water
In Malawi, approximately 73% of people have access to drinking water (86% in urban areas, and 70% in rural areas) as of 2024. In Tuvalu, that number is 99% of people on average (98% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 4.7 times more on education
Malawi spends 2.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Tuvalu spends 12.8% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 4.1 times more on healthcare
Malawi spends 6.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Tuvalu, that number is 27.1% of GDP as of 2023.
Safety
be 11.4% less likely to die in a road accident
In Malawi, road accidents kill 20.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Tuvalu, they kill 17.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 50.2 times more home broadband
Malawi has 0.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Tuvalu has 4.5 as of 2022.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021–2022), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook (2021). How we calculate this
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