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Digital & energy access · Sub-Saharan Africa · Low income

Malawi: internet, mobile and energy access

Internet users is 19.0% (2024), 178th of 188 in the world and 38th of 46 in Sub-Saharan Africa. Mobile subscriptions is 69.3 (2024), 183rd of 210 in the world and 36th of 48 in Sub-Saharan Africa. Fixed broadband is 0.1 (2024), 196th of 208 in the world and 39th of 48 in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Internet users19.0%2024 · world 178/188 · region 38/46Mobile subscriptions69.32024 · world 183/210 · region 36/48Fixed broadband0.12024 · world 196/208 · region 39/48Fixed telephone0.02024 · world 201/213 · region 40/48
Internet users
MalawiSub-Saharan AfricaLow incomeWorld
0%20%40%60%80%199720022007201220172022Malawi19.0%Sub-Saharan AfricaLow incomeWorld
Mobile subscriptions
MalawiSub-Saharan AfricaLow incomeWorld
0.0501001501995200020052010201520202025Malawi69.3Sub-Saharan AfricaLow incomeWorld
9 indicators

Digital & energy access: Malawi in detail

Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Sub-Saharan Africa; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.

IndicatorLatestWorld rankIn region~2000~2010~202010-year changeRegionIncome groupWorldSince 2000
Internet usersInternet users, % of population19.0%2024178/18838/460.1%2.3%13.9%+13.1 ppsince 201435.7%23.4%73.6%
Mobile subscriptionsMobile subscriptions per 100 people69.32024183/21036/480.421.051.2+104%since 201490.469.3111.5
Fixed broadbandFixed broadband per 100 people0.12024196/20839/48·0.00.1+68%since 20141.10.620.1
Fixed telephoneFixed telephone lines per 100 people0.02024201/21340/480.41.00.1−80%since 20140.41.09.9
Secure serversSecure internet servers per million people322024189/21527/48·017+1,641%since 20149032616,381
Electricity accessAccess to electricity, % of population15.6%2024213/21546/484.8%8.7%11.5%+3.7 ppsince 201455.1%48.8%91.9%
Electricity access, ruralAccess to electricity, rural, % of rural population6.4%2024205/21141/470.7%3.9%3.5%+1.1 ppsince 201435.7%37.1%84.9%
Electricity access, urbanAccess to electricity, urban, % of urban population59.5%2024207/21342/4828.7%34.7%49.6%+13.4 ppsince 201482.9%77.6%97.8%
Clean cookingAccess to clean cooking fuels, % of population2.0%2024185/19241/482.0%2.0%2.0%±0.0 ppsince 201422.9%15.6%75.4%
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.

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No rated indicator got worse over the decade.

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neighbours

Malawi and its neighbours

Countries sharing a land border with Malawi. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.

IndicatorMalawiTanzaniaMozambiqueZambia
Internet users19.0%202431.2%202420.5%202417.1%2024
Mobile subscriptions69.32024126.6202449.52024108.72024
Fixed broadband0.120240.220240.120240.82024
Fixed telephone0.020240.120240.120240.32024
Secure servers322024522024372024812024
Electricity access15.6%202452.4%202436.9%202453.6%2024
Electricity access, rural6.4%202433.7%202412.3%202431.3%2024
Electricity access, urban59.5%202485.2%202479.8%202480.3%2024
Clean cooking2.0%202411.0%20248.0%202410.0%2024
Tanzania: digital & energy accessMozambique: digital & energy accessZambia: digital & energy access
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