Malawi
Flag, capital, map and facts, with World Bank figures ranked against the world and Africa.
- Capital
- Lilongwe
- Continent
- Africa
More Africa quizzes - Land neighbours
- Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia
- Population
- 22,216,120 (2025)
- Total area
- 118,480 km² (2023)
- Centre of main landmass
- 13.2° S, 34.3° E
Malawi at a glance
Malawi is a country in Africa. Its capital is Lilongwe. It shares land borders with 3 countries: Mozambique, Tanzania and Zambia.
Within Africa, Malawi has the lowest share of people in urban areas (17.6% in 2025).
Flag of Malawi
Malawi’s flag is drawn in the proportions 2:3 (height to width), the most common shape among the 197 flags in our quizzes (87 of them).
Kenya and Malawi: black, red and green horizontal bands; Kenya adds a shield and spears with white edging, Malawi a red rising sun on the black band.
When it is the question in Guess the Flag, the wrong answers include the flag most like it in layout and colour: Kenya.
Malawi in numbers
| Measure | Value | World rank | Rank in Africa |
|---|---|---|---|
| Populationpeople · 2025 | 22,216,120 | 60thof 195 | 21stof 54 |
| Total areakm² · 2023 | 118,480 km² | 99thof 194 | 37thof 54 |
| GDPUS dollars · 2025 | $14.92B | 139thof 182 | 35thof 52 |
| GDP per capitaUS dollars per person · 2025 | $672 | 177thof 182 | 47thof 52 |
| Life expectancyyears at birth · 2024 | 67.6 years | 148thof 195 | 17thof 54 |
| Fertility ratebirths per woman · 2024 | 3.59 | 40thof 195 | 37thof 54 |
| Health spendingUS dollars per person · 2023 | $41 | 176thof 191 | 42ndof 54 |
| Urban population% of people · 2025 | 17.6% | 192ndof 195 | 54thof 54 |
| Internet users% of people · 2024 | 19.0% | 171stof 180 | 44thof 51 |
| Forest cover% of land area · 2023 | 22.4% | 116thof 191 | 24thof 54 |
| CO₂ per persontonnes per person · 2024 | 0.22 t | 166thof 181 | 38thof 53 |
Each measure links to its higher-or-lower game. How these figures are compiled.
Malawi compared with its neighbours
| Country | Population2025 | Area2023 | GDP per person2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 22,216,120 | 118,480 km² | $672 |
| Mozambique | 35,631,653 | 799,380 km² | $627 |
| Tanzania | 70,545,865 | 947,300 km² | $1,319 |
| Zambia | 21,913,874 | 752,610 km² | $1,318 |
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Sources
- World Bank Open Data: Malawi · Indicators as listed in the table, each with its own data year; collected 2026-10-01.
- Flag: Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
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