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Radboud University

GDL Area Database (3.6.0)

Free Sub-National Development Indicators

133 indicators, 129 countries, 1461 sub-national regions
36.8 million persons, 8.3 million households
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Subnational Human Development Index (SHDI)

1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Malawi (Africa)
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Total 0.470 0.474 0.478 0.482 0.486
Blantyre 0.532 0.536 0.540 0.544 0.548
Kasungu 0.480 0.484 0.488 0.492 0.496
Lilongwe 0.487 0.491 0.495 0.499 0.503
Machinga 0.436 0.439 0.442 0.445 0.448
Mangochi 0.436 0.439 0.442 0.445 0.448
Mulanje 0.453 0.456 0.459 0.462 0.465
Mzimba 0.509 0.513 0.517 0.521 0.525
Other central (Nkhota Kota, Mchinji, Dowa, Ntchisi, Dedza, Ntcheu) 0.447 0.450 0.453 0.456 0.459
Other northern (Chitipa, Karonga, Rumphi, Nkhata Bay) 0.500 0.505 0.510 0.515 0.520
Other southern (Balaka, Mwanza, Phalombe, Chiradzulu, Chikwawa, Nsanje, neno) 0.456 0.459 0.462 0.465 0.468
Salima 0.435 0.438 0.441 0.444 0.447
Thyolo 0.467 0.470 0.473 0.476 0.479
Zomba 0.482 0.486 0.490 0.494 0.498