Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Malawi instead of Palau, you would:

Health

be 89.5% less likely to be obese

In Palau, 55.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Malawi, that number is 5.8% of people as of 2016.

live 2.2 years less

In Palau, the average life expectancy is 75 years (71 years for men, 78 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

make 91.5% less money

Palau has a GDP per capita of $17,600 as of 2019, while in Malawi, the GDP per capita is $1,500 as of 2020.

be 12.0 times more likely to be unemployed

In Palau, 1.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2015. In Malawi, that number is 20.4% as of 2013.

be 2.1 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Palau, 24.9% live below the poverty line as of 2006. In Malawi, however, that number is 51.5% as of 2016.

Life

have 2.4 times more children

In Palau, there are approximately 11.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Malawi, there are 27.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 35.7% less likely to be literate

In Palau, the literacy rate is 96.6% as of 2015. In Malawi, it is 62.1% as of 2015.

be 3.0 times more likely to die during infancy

In Palau, approximately 11.3 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 Palau, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 97% in rural areas) as of 2018. In Malawi, that number is 13% of people on average (55% in urban areas, and 5% in rural areas) as of 2019.

be 61.1% less likely to have internet access

In Palau, approximately 36.0% of the population has internet access as of 2016. In Malawi, about 14.0% do as of 2019.

Expenditures

spend 51.3% less on healthcare

Palau spends 15.2% 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

Malawi is a sovereign country in Africa, with a total land area of approximately 94,080 sq km. Established in 1891, the British protectorate of Nyasaland became the independent nation of Malawi in 1964. After three decades of one-party rule under President Hastings Kamuzu BANDA the country held multiparty elections in 1994, under a provisional constitution that came into full effect the following year. President Bingu wa MUTHARIKA, elected in May 2004 after a failed attempt by the previous president to amend the constitution to permit another term, struggled to assert his authority against his predecessor and subsequently started his own party, the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) in 2005. MUTHARIKA was reelected to a second term in May 2009. He oversaw some economic improvement in his first term, but was accused of economic mismanagement and poor governance in his second term. He died abruptly in April 2012 and was succeeded by his vice president, Joyce BANDA, who had earlier started her own party, the People's Party (PP). Population growth, increasing pressure on agricultural lands, corruption, and the scourge of HIV/AIDS pose major problems for Malawi.
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