Key Indicators
Income Group Low income
Regional Group Africa
Population (Total) 19,129,955
GDP per capita, PPP (current international $) 1,591

Performance Overview

ISO3

MWI

Country

Malawi

Score

31.30

Rank

119

Technology

23.44

People

23.93

Governance

37.89

Impact

39.94

Pillar: Technology Score: 23.44Rank: 126
SCORERANK

Access

38.67 124

1. Mobile tariffs

6.20129

2. Handset prices

34.57110

3. FTTH/building Internet subscriptions

4.4297

4. Population covered by at least a 3G mobile network

94.28116

5. International Internet bandwidth

53.89121

6. Internet access in schools

n/an/a

Content

19.52 118

1. GitHub commits

0.19124

2. Internet domain registrations

0.11122

3. Mobile apps development

39.71125

4. AI scientific publications

38.0868

Future technologies

12.13 128

1. Adoption of emerging technologies

13.46123

2. Investment in emerging technologies

19.75118

3. Robot density

n/an/a

4. Computer software spending

3.18106
Pillar: People Score: 23.93Rank: 118
SCORERANK

Individuals

14.27 125

1. Active Mobile Broadband Subscriptions Count

1.25102

2. ICT skills in the education system

18.05117

3. Use of virtual social networks

0.78130

4. Tertiary enrollment

0.00127

5. Adult literacy rate

51.2995

6. AI talent concentration

n/an/a

Businesses

37.56 76

1. Firms with website

40.9078

2. GERD financed by business enterprise

n/an/a

3. Knowledge intensive employment

2.28125

4. Annual investment in telecommunication services

69.51104

5. GERD performed by business enterprise

n/an/a

Governments

19.95 121

1. Government online services

40.60112

2. Publication and use of open data

8.8291

3. Government promotion of investment in emerging tech

10.41117

4. R&D expenditure by governments and higher education

n/an/a
Pillar: Governance Score: 37.89Rank: 114
SCORERANK

Trust

22.83 111

1. Secure internet servers

22.61122

2. Cybersecurity

35.72100

3. Online access to financial account

31.0158

4. Internet shopping

1.99108

Regulation

47.43 112

1. Regulatory quality

21.87113

2. ICT regulatory environment

83.5364

3. Regulation of emerging technologies

3.95115

4. E-commerce legislation

66.6787

5. Privacy protection by law content

61.1678

Inclusion

43.40 110

1. E-Participation

39.51108

2. Socioeconomic gap in use of digital payments

56.6983

3. Availability of local online content

16.59127

4. Gender gap in Internet use

n/an/a

5. Rural gap in uses of digital payments

60.8170
Pillar: Impact Score: 39.94Rank: 114
SCORERANK

Economy

13.09 124

1. High-tech and medium-high-tech manufacturing

8.9889

2. High-tech exports

1.55114

3. PCT patent applications

0.0099

4. Domestic market size

33.14118

5. Prevalence of gig economy

3.49125

6. ICT services exports

31.3959

Quality of life

48.81 110

1. Happiness

25.94120

2. Freedom to make life choices

64.8189

3. Income inequality

61.5671

4. Healthy life expectancy at birth

42.93109

SDG Contribution

57.92 88

1. SDG 3: Good Health and Well-Being

32.83111

2. SDG 4: Quality Education

n/an/a

3. SDG 5: Women's economic opportunity

68.4288

4. SDG 7: Affordable and Clean Energy

84.4640

4. SDDG 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities

45.9698

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