- Summary
- Adherents
- Religious Freedom
- Socio-economic
- Public Opinion
Government1
| 2000 Political Typology | Democracy |
| 1950 Political Typology | Colonial Dependency |
| 1900 Political Typology | Colonial Dependency |
Indexes |
Malawi | Eastern Africa | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| GFI: Government Favoritism of religion Index, 0-10, low is less favoritism2 |
Economic Measures |
Malawi | Eastern Africa | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 Economic Freedom Restriction Scale 1-7, low is more freedom3 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 2.9 |
| Purchasing Power Parity in U.S. Dollars: Per capita income adjusted for purchasing power in country4 | 605 | 2,360.1 | 11,600.2 |
| 2005 GINI Index of Income Inequality5 | 50.3 | 42.1 | 41.1 |
Sources
Note: All country histories and flags were obtained from The World Factbook, 2008.
1. Political Typology 1=Democracy; 2=Restricted Democratic Practice; 3=Constitutional Monarchy; 4=Traditional Monarchy; 5=Absolute Monarchy; 6=Authoritarian Regime; 7=Totalitarian Regime; 8= Colonial Dependency; 9= Protectorate; 10= Empire; Source: Freedom House is an independent non-governmental organization that offers measures of the extent to which governments are accountable to their own people; the rule of law prevails; and freedoms of expression, association, belief and respect for the rights of minorities and women are guaranteed. A dataset with these and the other international measures highlighted on the country pages can be downloaded from this website. Used with permission.
2. The article by Brian Grim and Roger Finke describes the coding of the U.S. State Department's International Religious Freedom reports. This variable was coded from the reports for 2005. Under their supervision, additional years of the reports are currently being coded by researchers at the Association of Religion Data Archives. Smaller countries not covered by the State Department Reports were coded by researchers at the World Christian Database under the supervision of Todd Johnson, drawing on information from Oxford Press’s World Christian Encyclopedia. A dataset with these and the other international measures highlighted on the country pages can be downloaded from this website. Used with permission.
3. The Heritage Foundation/Wall Street Journal Index of Economic Freedom is a systematic, empirical measurement of economic freedom in countries throughout the world. A set of objective economic criteria are used to study and grade various countries for the annual publication of the Index of Economic Freedom. A dataset with these and the other international measures highlighted on the country pages can be downloaded from this website. Used with permission.
4. The United Nations Human Development Reports provide data and statistical analysis in various areas of human development. The Human Development Report (HDR) presents two types of statistics: the human development indicator tables, which provide a global assessment of country achievements in different areas of human development, and thematic statistical analysis. A dataset with these and the other international measures highlighted on the country pages can be downloaded from this website. Used with permission.
5. 2005 GINI Index of Income Inequality measures the extent to which the distribution of income (or consumption) among individuals or households within a country deviates from a perfectly equal distribution. A value of 0 represents perfect equality, a value of 100 perfect inequality. Source: The United Nations Human Development Reports provide data and statistical analysis in various areas of human development. The Human Development Report (HDR) presents two types of statistics: the human development indicator tables, which provide a global assessment of country achievements in different areas of human development, and thematic statistical analysis. A dataset with these and the other international measures highlighted on the country pages can be downloaded from this website. Used with permission.
