Malawi vs Zambia: Augmented Human Development Index (excluding income)
Malawi
0.2539
in 2020
Zambia
0.254
in 2020
Malawi rank
114th
Zambia rank
113th
Augmented Human Development Index (excluding income) over time
- Malawi
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 0.254 against 0.2539 in Malawi, a difference of 0.0001.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 114th and Zambia ranks 113th of 162 countries.
Across the 15 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 2 and Zambia in 13.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0.0124 | 0.0119 | 0.0005 | Malawi |
| 1880s | 0.0124 | 0.013 | 0.0005 | Zambia |
| 1890s | 0.0124 | 0.0138 | 0.0014 | Zambia |
| 1900s | 0.0175 | 0.0146 | 0.0029 | Malawi |
| 1910s | 0.0197 | 0.0219 | 0.0022 | Zambia |
| 1920s | 0.0221 | 0.0384 | 0.0163 | Zambia |
| 1930s | 0.0268 | 0.0626 | 0.0358 | Zambia |
| 1950s | 0.0334 | 0.0864 | 0.053 | Zambia |
| 1960s | 0.0502 | 0.1123 | 0.0621 | Zambia |
| 1970s | 0.0663 | 0.1371 | 0.0708 | Zambia |
| 1980s | 0.085 | 0.1511 | 0.0661 | Zambia |
| 1990s | 0.127 | 0.1775 | 0.0504 | Zambia |
| 2000s | 0.1864 | 0.2185 | 0.0321 | Zambia |
| 2010s | 0.233 | 0.2686 | 0.0356 | Zambia |
| 2020s | 0.2539 | 0.254 | 0.0001 | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher augmented human development index (excluding income), Malawi or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 0.254 against 0.2539 in Malawi as of 2020.
- What is the difference in augmented human development index (excluding income) between Malawi and Zambia?
- 0.0001, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Zambia?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Malawi and Zambia rank globally for augmented human development index (excluding income)?
- Malawi ranks 114th and Zambia ranks 113th of 162 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Augmented Human Development Index (excluding income). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The AHDI seeks to give a historical perspective on human development, in four dimensions: healthy life, knowledge, and civil and political freedom. This indicator excludes the income-based wellbeing component.