Malawi vs Yemen, Rep.

Malawi
Sub-Saharan Africa
Low income
Capital: Lilongwe
Population
21.7M
GDP
$11.3B
Yemen, Rep.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Low income
Capital: Sana'a
Population
40.6M
GDP
$21.6B

POP 1.9x GDP 1.9x LE 1.9 yrs same-band LIC

Widest indicator spreads · Malawi vs Yemen, Rep.

Foreign Direct Investment169.5%Forest Area95.4%Freshwater Withdrawal95%Renewable Energy Consump…94.1%Female Labor Participation92%Net Migration85.6%Access to Electricity81.3%Inflation (Consumer Pric…74.8%
MID pair: Foreign Direct Investment is the opener; totals are closer than rates on same-band LIC.

Demographics: Population Density (Malawi, 67% spread)

Indicator Malawi Yemen, Rep. Year
Population Density 223.8 74.6 2023
Urban Population 17.3% 36.8% 2024
Population 21.7M 40.6M 2024

2 closer demographics rows sit on the Malawi and Yemen, Rep. profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Economy: Foreign Direct Investment (Malawi, 170% spread)

Indicator Malawi Yemen, Rep. Year
Foreign Direct Investment $258.0M $-370,982,780 2024
Inflation (Consumer Prices) 32.2% 8.1% 2024
Unemployment Rate 5.1% 17.0% 2024
GDP Growth Rate 1.7% 0.8% 2024

4 closer economy rows sit on the Malawi and Yemen, Rep. profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Health: Maternal Mortality Ratio (Yemen, Rep., 48% spread)

Indicator Malawi Yemen, Rep. Year
Maternal Mortality Ratio 225 118 2023
Health Expenditure (% of GDP) 6.5% 9.7% 2023
Stunting Prevalence (under 5) 35.5% 48.5% 2020
Under-5 Mortality Rate 48.8 38.1 2024

3 closer health rows sit on the Malawi and Yemen, Rep. profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Education: School Enrollment (Tertiary) (Yemen, Rep., 69% spread)

Indicator Malawi Yemen, Rep. Year
School Enrollment (Tertiary) 2.7% 8.8% 2022
Education Expenditure (% of GDP) 2.7% 5.2% 2022
School Enrollment (Primary) 139.0% 77.0% 2024
School Enrollment (Secondary) 36.6% 43.7% 2023

2 closer education rows sit on the Malawi and Yemen, Rep. profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Environment: Forest Area (Malawi, 95% spread)

Indicator Malawi Yemen, Rep. Year
Forest Area 22.4% 1.0% 2023
Freshwater Withdrawal 8.4% 169.8% 2022
Renewable Energy Consumption 62.9% 3.7% 2022

2 closer environment rows sit on the Malawi and Yemen, Rep. profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Infrastructure: Access to Electricity (Yemen, Rep., 81% spread)

Indicator Malawi Yemen, Rep. Year
Access to Electricity 15.6% 83.6% 2023
Mobile Subscriptions 69.3 50.9 2024

3 closer infrastructure rows sit on the Malawi and Yemen, Rep. profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Social: Female Labor Participation (Malawi, 92% spread)

Indicator Malawi Yemen, Rep. Year
Female Labor Participation 58.5% 4.7% 2024
Net Migration -1,507 -10,482 2024
Intentional Homicides 1.8 5.8 2012
Poverty (< $2.15/day) 75.4% 33.3% 2019

2 closer social rows sit on the Malawi and Yemen, Rep. profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

How to read this Malawi vs Yemen, Rep. comparison

Malawi (LIC) and Yemen, Rep. (LIC) sit in a MID-spread band on this curated board (same-band LIC). Population is 47% smaller; GDP is 48% smaller. Open with Foreign Direct Investment (~170%) before the 7-topic tables (42 rows). Sub-Saharan Africa vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan; treat region as a confounder on environment rows. Figures may come from different reporting years; dollar values move with exchange rates; national averages conceal inequality. See our methodology.

Other curated pairs · MID band

Indexable comparisons only (Module 42). Full picker with every country lives on /compare, not duplicated under every pair.

Malawi vs Yemen, Rep. figures: World Bank Open Data and health rows: WHO Global Health Observatory. CC BY 4.0 · same-band LIC · MID scale band.