Bangladesh vs Malawi: Domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material
Bangladesh
3.72 tonnes
in 2022
Malawi
4.04 tonnes
in 2022
Bangladesh rank
191st
Malawi rank
185th
Domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material over time
- Bangladesh
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 4.04 tonnes against 3.72 tonnes in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.32 tonnes.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Bangladesh's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Malawi ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 191st and Malawi ranks 185th of 247 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.07 tonnes | 2.72 tonnes | 0.657 tonnes | Malawi |
| 2010s | 2.97 tonnes | 3.56 tonnes | 0.588 tonnes | Malawi |
| 2020s | 3.72 tonnes | 3.97 tonnes | 0.2524 tonnes | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material, Bangladesh or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 4.04 tonnes against 3.72 tonnes in Bangladesh as of 2022.
- What is the difference in domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material between Bangladesh and Malawi?
- 0.32 tonnes, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Malawi?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Bangladesh and Malawi rank globally for domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material?
- Bangladesh ranks 191st and Malawi ranks 185th of 247 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Domestic material consumption per capita, by type of raw material (tonnes). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.