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Malawi rankings 2026: where Malawi places in 78 global Top 10s

Malawi is #2 in Countries with the highest coffee yields and inside the top 10 of 18 rankings. Every position, value and source, regenerated as the data refreshes.

This is the complete picture of Malawi across Top10Earth: 78 current rankings out of 491 that compare countries, from the economy and health to energy, education and food. Every figure below is the latest published value from its source. Its best position is #2 in Countries with the highest coffee yields, where it is measured at 2.98 tonnes per hectare (Coffee yield) as of 2026-11-02. Malawi finishes inside the top 10 in 18 rankings.

Top 10 finishes

Malawi is inside the top 10 of 18 further rankings. Each entry names the country directly above it, which is the position to beat at the next refresh.

The remaining 6 top-10 positions are in the full list at the end of this guide.

Malawi by theme

The rankings are grouped by category below, so the economic picture, the health picture and the environmental picture can be read separately. Positions are out of the number of countries each source reports, which differs by ranking.

Health and wellbeing

In health and wellbeing, Malawi holds 24 positions: #8 of 50 in Countries where the most people agree vaccines are effective (93 %), #9 of 50 in Countries with the highest incidence of malaria (294.53 per 1,000 people at risk), #14 of 50 in Countries with the highest share of stunted children under 5 (35.5 %) and #18 of 50 in Countries where most people agree vaccines are safe (88 %). 20 more rankings are listed below.

Food and agriculture

In food and agriculture, Malawi holds 20 positions: #2 of 50 in Countries with the highest coffee yields (2.98 tonnes per hectare), #2 of 50 in Countries with the highest sugar cane yields (107.51 tonnes per hectare), #3 of 50 in Countries with the highest severe food insecurity (55.6 %) and #4 of 50 in Countries with the highest chicken meat yields per animal (3.06 kilograms per animal). 16 more rankings are listed below.

World and society

In world and society, Malawi holds 13 positions: #6 of 50 in Countries with the highest share of people facing food insecurity (81.6 % of population), #8 of 50 in Countries with the highest share of people without clean cooking fuels (98 %), #9 of 50 in Countries with the fastest growth in money supply (32.23 %) and #23 of 50 in Countries with the highest population density (627.29 people per km²). 9 more rankings are listed below.

Environment and energy

In environment and energy, Malawi holds 11 positions: #3 of 50 in Countries with the lowest access to electricity (15.6 % of population), #6 of 50 in Countries with the highest annual deforestation as a share of forest (1.87 %), #9 of 50 in Countries with the most people without electricity (18.3k thousand people) and #12 of 50 in Countries with the highest share of renewable energy in final consumption (82.91 %). 7 more rankings are listed below.

Finance and crypto

In finance and crypto, Malawi holds 10 positions: #4 of 50 in Countries with the highest share of people living on under $3 a day (75.4 % of population), #9 of 50 in Countries with the highest share of children aged 5-17 in labor (24.1 %), #10 of 50 in Countries with the highest inflation (28.37 %) and #15 of 50 in Countries with the fastest export growth (22.38 %). 6 more rankings are listed below.

What changed at the latest refresh

Comparing each ranking's newest snapshot with the one before it, Malawi moved in 72 rankings:

Where Malawi ranks lowest

A guide that only listed wins would be misleading. Malawi's lowest current positions are 50th of 50 in Countries with the most road injury deaths (4,023 deaths), 47th of 50 in Countries with the highest tuberculosis treatment success rate (91 % of new cases) and 46th of 50 in Countries with the highest death rates from poisoning (1.14 per 100,000 people). Whether a low position is good or bad depends on the metric: being near the bottom of an emissions or mortality ranking is the better place to be.

Every ranking that includes Malawi

How to read these numbers

Each ranking measures one metric from one named source at one time, so a #3 in one table and a #3 in another are not directly comparable. Countries also report in different years: the capture date is when Top10Earth fetched the data, while the source's own year is stated on each ranking page under methodology. For a side-by-side with another country on the same measures, open any ranking and use the head-to-head links, or visit Malawi's entity page for the live table and rank-history chart.

Top10Earth never estimates or edits a value. Each number is fetched from its source on a schedule, hashed, stored and ranked by software, then checked by a quality gate before it is published. If a refresh fails that gate the previous snapshot stays live and a person looks at why. Every past snapshot is kept, which is what makes the rank-history charts on each ranking page possible.

Questions people ask about Malawi

What is Malawi's best ranking on Top10Earth?

#2 in Countries with the highest coffee yields, with 2.98 tonnes per hectare (Coffee yield) as of 2026-11-02.

How many rankings include Malawi?

78 current country rankings out of 491 on the site.

Is Malawi in the top 10 of anything?

Yes: 18 rankings, including #2 in Countries with the highest coffee yields, #2 in Countries with the highest sugar cane yields and #3 in Countries with the highest severe food insecurity.

Where do the numbers come from?

From Our World in Data and World Bank Open Data. Each ranking page names its source, metric definition and capture date.

When was this guide last updated?

The newest snapshot used here was captured on 2026-11-02. The guide is regenerated automatically as rankings refresh.

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