Malawi
At a glance
- Official languages
- English, Chewa, Tumbuka
- Currency
- Malawian kwacha (MWK)
- Legislature
- National Assembly
- Demonym
- Malawian
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Driving side
- Left
- Calling code
- +265
- Internet TLD
- .mw
- ISO 3166
- MW
- Established
- 1964
- Highest point
- Mulanje Massif (3,002 m (9,849 ft))
- National anthem
- Chiuta dangililani Malaŵi
Facts via Wikidata.
Economy and developmentLow income
Ranks are among sovereign countries with data; ★ marks a top-5% finish. Sources: World Bank Open Data and Our World in Data (UNDP, UN, V-Dem; CC BY 4.0). Each figure is the most recent year available.
Alliances & Organisations3 full memberships
Political & Economic
Regional
Full memberDashed border = Candidate / ApplicantItalic = Dialogue / Observer
Leadership History7 leaders · click to expand
Peter Mutharika✦ Current
2025–PresentPresident
Lazarus Chakwera
2020–2025President
Peter Mutharika
2014–2020President
Joyce Banda
2012–2014President
Bingu wa Mutharika
2004–2012President
Bakili Muluzi
1994–2004President
Hastings Banda
1966–1994President
| Name | Role | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Peter Mutharika✦ Current | President | 2025–Present |
| Lazarus Chakwera | President | 2020–2025 |
| Peter Mutharika | President | 2014–2020 |
| Joyce Banda | President | 2012–2014 |
| Bingu wa Mutharika | President | 2004–2012 |
| Bakili Muluzi | President | 1994–2004 |
| Hastings Banda | President | 1966–1994 |
Power over timeThe Power Atlas →
The powerline is the headline share of world power, running from the state’s first ranked year (benchmark estimates with wide error bars before 1816). Latent power is material mass a state could mobilise (population, manpower, heavy industry). Recognised power is what the system actually treats it as (military spending, productive economy, reach, and status such as a Security Council seat or nuclear arsenal). When latent runs above recognised, a power is rising or under-rated; when recognised runs higher, it is punching above its weight or coasting on prestige. Material sub-indices run 1816 through 2016.
National Teams
Malawi on the international stage. Click a card for the full record.
Malawi metro footprint
3 metrosPolygons shaded by composite tier. Hover for rank, click to open the metro page. Boundaries derived from Overture Maps administrative divisions; metros without source coverage are omitted.
3 tracked metros
| Rank | Metro | State | Population | Score | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #863 | Blantyre | Southern | 2.4M | 2.1 | Emerging Metro |
| #1062 | Lilongwe★ Capital▲ Largest | Central | 3.6M | 1.4 | Emerging Metro |
| #2004 | Mzuzu | Northern | 1.2M | 0.4 | Local Metro |