Malawi vs Uganda: Extreme poverty vs child mortality

Malawi
4.88
in 2024
Uganda
4.87
in 2024
Malawi rank
30th
Uganda rank
31st

Extreme poverty vs child mortality over time

  • Malawi
  • Uganda
510152025198020022024

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 4.88 against 4.87 in Uganda, a difference of 0.01.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Malawi ahead.

Malawi ranks 30th and Uganda ranks 31st of 195 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 4 and Uganda in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Uganda Difference Ahead
1980s 25.09 20.32 4.76 Malawi
1990s 21.26 16.52 4.74 Malawi
2000s 12.88 11.13 1.75 Malawi
2010s 6.15 6.08 0.0691 Malawi
2020s 4.98 4.98 0.0037 Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher extreme poverty vs child mortality, Malawi or Uganda?
Malawi, at 4.88 against 4.87 in Uganda as of 2024.
What is the difference in extreme poverty vs child mortality between Malawi and Uganda?
0.01, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Uganda?
45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Malawi and Uganda rank globally for extreme poverty vs child mortality?
Malawi ranks 30th and Uganda ranks 31st of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Extreme poverty vs child mortality. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Extreme poverty vs child mortality
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 8,896 data points, 1980–2024
Last refreshed