Level of national compliance with labor rights in Malawi

Malawi: Level of national compliance with labor rights was 0.17 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.17
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
169th
of 187 countries
All-time high
0.34
in 2015
All-time low
0.17
in 2016
Years of data
10
2015–2024

Level of national compliance with labor rights in Malawi, 2015–2024

00.10.20.32015201920242015: 0.342016: 0.172017: 0.172018: 0.172019: 0.172020: 0.172021: 0.172022: 0.172023: 0.172024: 0.17

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2024, level of national compliance with labor rights in Malawi stood at 0.17. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.

That represents a change of down 50.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, level of national compliance with labor rights in Malawi peaked at 0.34 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.17, in 2016.

That places Malawi 169th out of 187 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Level of national compliance with labor rights in Malawi, year by year

Annual values for Level of national compliance with labor rights in Malawi, 2015 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2015 0.34 —
2016 0.17 -50.0%
2017 0.17 +0.0%
2018 0.17 +0.0%
2019 0.17 +0.0%
2020 0.17 +0.0%
2021 0.17 +0.0%
2022 0.17 +0.0%
2023 0.17 +0.0%
2024 0.17 +0.0%

Malawi compared with similar countries

  • Malawi's 0.17 is below the median for low income countries, which is 1.82, 9% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
  • Malawi's 0.17 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.63, 10% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 0.204 0.17 0.34 5
2020s 0.17 0.17 0.17 5

Countries ranked near Malawi

  1. 166 Czechia 0.18 compare
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  3. 166 Switzerland 0.18 compare
  4. 169 Austria 0.17 compare
  5. 169 Dominica 0.17 compare
  6. 169 Luxembourg 0.17 compare
  7. 169 Suriname 0.17 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is level of national compliance with labor rights in Malawi?
Level of national compliance with labor rights in Malawi was 0.17 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest level of national compliance with labor rights recorded in Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 0.34 in 2015.
What is the lowest level of national compliance with labor rights recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 0.17 in 2016.
How does Malawi rank for level of national compliance with labor rights?
Malawi ranks 169th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
Is level of national compliance with labor rights rising or falling in Malawi?
Over the last ten years it is down 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Malawi data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Level of national compliance with labor rights. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Level of national compliance with labor rights
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
187 places, 1,870 data points, 2015–2024
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