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Malawi
Africa
Malawi ranks #77 of 197 tracked countries with an overall freedom score of 63.7/100.
Score
63.7
C+
How to read Malawi's freedom profile
With an overall score of 63.7/100, Malawi is mixed — genuinely free in some areas and notably restricted in others. It ranks #77 of the 197 countries we track and sits within the Africa region, where it can be compared directly against its neighbours.
Its strongest freedom is Freedom of Movement (9.7/10), while Political Participation (3.7/10) is where it scores lowest. That 6.0-point spread means Malawi's record is very uneven — freedom here depends heavily on which right you look at. The category breakdown below shows each of the ten freedoms in full, with the source behind every score.