Afghanistan vs Malawi: External health expenditure per capita, PPP
External health expenditure per capita, PPP over time
- Afghanistan
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 82.1 current international $ against 69.95 current international $ in Afghanistan, a difference of 12.15 current international $.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.2 times Afghanistan's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 19th and Malawi ranks 16th of 177 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 1 and Malawi in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.79 current international $ | 31.17 current international $ | 13.38 current international $ | Malawi |
| 2010s | 46.56 current international $ | 57.68 current international $ | 11.11 current international $ | Malawi |
| 2020s | 82.03 current international $ | 73.46 current international $ | 8.57 current international $ | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher external health expenditure per capita, ppp, Afghanistan or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 82.1 current international $ against 69.95 current international $ in Afghanistan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in external health expenditure per capita, ppp between Afghanistan and Malawi?
- 12.15 current international $, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Malawi?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Afghanistan and Malawi rank globally for external health expenditure per capita, ppp?
- Afghanistan ranks 19th and Malawi ranks 16th of 177 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), published as External health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Current external expenditures on health per capita expressed in international dollars at purchasing power parity. External sources are composed of direct foreign transfers and foreign transfers distributed by government encompassing all financial inflows into the national health system from outside the country.