Earliest recorded position in this interval.
World Wealthiest Country · Abundance history
Malawi 🇲🇼 · Country History
Movement in the World Wealthiest Country Abundance Scorecard, measured through access to life rather than GDP or money. Every archived point adjustment and source remains available; unchanged observations are condensed by date, not deleted.
World Wealthiest Country · Recorded rank history
61 meaningful rank/score point(s)Dated changes with readable spacing · diagonal lines show rank movement · horizontal lines show held positions · scroll left for earlier dates.
National score over the same dates
The rank can hold while points move. This chart shows only actually recorded score readings; its vertical scale follows the visible minimum and maximum.
Dots mark initial readings and rank or score changes; unchanged readings extend a dated interval. Select a dot for the score and related archived events.
Selected rank observation
TBF Abundance rank moved down from #86 to #195 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
Recorded rank movement.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
TBF Abundance rank moved down from #195 to #198 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
Recorded rank movement.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
TBF Abundance rank moved down from #198 to #203 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
National score changed while rank held.
Held through 11 Oct 2026 · 12:02 GMT-0500; 69 identical observations condensed for display, all source records retained.
No additional field-by-field change record was found at this date; older missing details are not reconstructed.
Recorded rank movement.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
Held through 11 Oct 2026 · 12:03 GMT-0500; 1 identical observations condensed for display, all source records retained.
Family Formation, Continuity & Child Stability supporting evidence, citations, notes or rails changed without changing the category total.
Family Formation, Continuity & Child Stability
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 0.75 | 0.75 |
Category point adjustment: 0.00 category points
Recorded reasoning
Live-reviewed from the automation completion record plus authoritative-source reconstruction after persistence failure. Capacity, reach, friction and return/regeneration are scored separately; national monetary gatekeeping is applied only at the overall-score stage.
Recorded score adjustments and policy audits
marriage-law audit: 0.00 Malawi: no generally available nationwide domestic same-sex civil marriage is recorded by the 2026-10-10 legal-status review. Country is included in the 2026 legal-status survey under a status other than generally available domestic civil marriage. This describes legal status, not a demonstrated effect on birth rates.
Sources archived before (1)
Malawi faces deep poverty, food insecurity, limited electrification and major WASH/service gaps. The World Bank and UN agencies document large infrastructure and human-capital needs even as national programmes expand access. Family stability is constrained where poverty, food, housing, employment, care and public-service gaps fall directly on children and caregivers; the score therefore reflects continuity of family life, not income alone.
Sources archived after the change (2)
Malawi faces deep poverty, food insecurity, limited electrification and major WASH/service gaps. The World Bank and UN agencies document large infrastructure and human-capital needs even as national programmes expand access. Family stability is constrained where poverty, food, housing, employment, care and public-service gaps fall directly on children and caregivers; the score therefore reflects continuity of family life, not income alone.
Malawi: no generally available nationwide domestic same-sex civil marriage is recorded by the 2026-10-10 legal-status review. Country is included in the 2026 legal-status survey under a status other than generally available domestic civil marriage. This describes legal status, not a demonstrated effect on birth rates.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #203 to #201 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Countries that fell below this country (2)
- Jamaica #198 → #203; points -71.69 → -72.81
- Mozambique #199 → #204; points -71.75 → -72.82
This older event recorded only one side of the movement. Other crossing countries were not archived and cannot be reliably named.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
Recorded rank movement.
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #200 to #199 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
No peer movements were archived for this older rank event.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #201 to #200 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
No peer movements were archived for this older rank event.
Recorded rank movement.
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #201 to #200 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
No peer movements were archived for this older rank event.
TBF Abundance rank moved down from #199 to #200 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
No peer movements were archived for this older rank event.
TBF Abundance rank moved down from #199 to #201 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
No peer movements were archived for this older rank event.
Recorded rank movement.
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #200 to #199 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
No peer movements were archived for this older rank event.
Recorded rank movement.
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #199 to #198 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
No peer movements were archived for this older rank event.
Recorded rank movement.
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
TBF Abundance rank moved down from #197 to #198 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
No peer movements were archived for this older rank event.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #198 to #197 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
No peer movements were archived for this older rank event.
Recorded rank movement.
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
TBF Abundance rank moved down from #199 to #200 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
No peer movements were archived for this older rank event.
TBF Abundance rank moved down from #198 to #200 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
No peer movements were archived for this older rank event.
TBF Abundance rank moved down from #197 to #199 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
No peer movements were archived for this older rank event.
Recorded rank movement.
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #200 to #199 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- New Zealand Previously #147; no longer ranked in this snapshot; points -65.36 → -65.36
This older event recorded only one side of the movement. Other crossing countries were not archived and cannot be reliably named.
Recorded rank movement.
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #199 to #198 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Hungary Previously #162; no longer ranked in this snapshot; points -67.43 → -67.43
This older event recorded only one side of the movement. Other crossing countries were not archived and cannot be reliably named.
Recorded rank movement.
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #197 to #196 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
No peer movements were archived for this older rank event.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #198 to #197 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
No peer movements were archived for this older rank event.
Recorded rank movement.
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #196 to #195 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
No peer movements were archived for this older rank event.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #197 to #196 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
No peer movements were archived for this older rank event.
Recorded rank movement.
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #195 to #194 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Chile Previously #55; no longer ranked in this snapshot; points -57.18 → -57.18
This older event recorded only one side of the movement. Other crossing countries were not archived and cannot be reliably named.
Recorded rank movement.
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #194 to #193 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
No peer movements were archived for this older rank event.
Recorded rank movement.
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
TBF Abundance rank moved down from #193 to #197 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Positions first recorded here (not confirmed rank jumps) (1)
- Chile First recorded here at #55; earlier position unavailable; points -57.18 → -57.15
This older event recorded only one side of the movement. Other crossing countries were not archived and cannot be reliably named.
TBF Abundance rank moved down from #193 to #196 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
No peer movements were archived for this older rank event.
TBF Abundance rank moved down from #193 to #195 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
No peer movements were archived for this older rank event.
Recorded rank movement.
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
Held through 12 Oct 2026 · 06:17 GMT-0500; 1292 identical observations condensed for display, all source records retained.
TBF Abundance rank moved down from #197 to #199 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
No peer movements were archived for this older rank event.
TBF Abundance rank moved down from #196 to #199 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
No peer movements were archived for this older rank event.
TBF Abundance rank moved down from #195 to #199 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Positions first recorded here (not confirmed rank jumps) (3)
- New Zealand First recorded here at #156; earlier position unavailable; points -65.36 → -66.94
- Hungary First recorded here at #166; earlier position unavailable; points -67.43 → -67.72
- Morocco First recorded here at #197; earlier position unavailable; points -72.08 → -72.08
This older event recorded only one side of the movement. Other crossing countries were not archived and cannot be reliably named.
Recorded rank movement.
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
Held through 18 Oct 2026 · 11:57 GMT-0500; 2 identical observations condensed for display, all source records retained.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #199 to #198 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Nigeria #185 → #214; points -70.60 → -78.63
Countries previously above that are no longer ranked (2)
- Kazakhstan Previously #120; no longer ranked in this snapshot
- Algeria Previously #125; no longer ranked in this snapshot
Recorded rank movement.
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #198 to #197 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Puerto Rico #144 → #206; points -65.87 → -74.42
Countries previously above that are no longer ranked (2)
- Kazakhstan Previously #120; no longer ranked in this snapshot
- Algeria Previously #125; no longer ranked in this snapshot
Recorded rank movement.
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #197 to #196 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- The Bahamas #196 → #241
Countries previously above that are no longer ranked (2)
- Kazakhstan Previously #120; no longer ranked in this snapshot
- Algeria Previously #125; no longer ranked in this snapshot
Recorded rank movement.
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
Held through 18 Oct 2026 · 19:30 GMT-0500; 2 identical observations condensed for display, all source records retained.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #196 to #195 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- China #172 → #240
Countries previously above that are no longer ranked (2)
- Kazakhstan Previously #120; no longer ranked in this snapshot
- Algeria Previously #125; no longer ranked in this snapshot
Recorded rank movement.
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
Held through 18 Oct 2026 · 19:30 GMT-0500; 2 identical observations condensed for display, all source records retained.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #195 to #194 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Japan #105 → #240
Countries previously above that are no longer ranked (2)
- Kazakhstan Previously #120; no longer ranked in this snapshot
- Algeria Previously #125; no longer ranked in this snapshot
Recorded rank movement.
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
Held through 18 Oct 2026 · 19:30 GMT-0500; 2 identical observations condensed for display, all source records retained.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #194 to #193 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- South Korea #116 → #240
Countries previously above that are no longer ranked (2)
- Kazakhstan Previously #120; no longer ranked in this snapshot
- Algeria Previously #125; no longer ranked in this snapshot
Recorded rank movement.
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
Held through 18 Oct 2026 · 19:30 GMT-0500; 2 identical observations condensed for display, all source records retained.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #193 to #192 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Russia #147 → #239
Countries previously above that are no longer ranked (2)
- Kazakhstan Previously #120; no longer ranked in this snapshot
- Algeria Previously #125; no longer ranked in this snapshot
Recorded rank movement.
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #192 to #191 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Mongolia #129 → #238; points -64.72 → -64.72
Countries previously above that are no longer ranked (2)
- Kazakhstan Previously #120; no longer ranked in this snapshot
- Algeria Previously #125; no longer ranked in this snapshot
Recorded rank movement.
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #191 to #190 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Benin #151 → #235; points -67.23 → -67.23
Countries previously above that are no longer ranked (2)
- Kazakhstan Previously #120; no longer ranked in this snapshot
- Algeria Previously #125; no longer ranked in this snapshot
Recorded rank movement.
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #190 to #189 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Kyrgyzstan #131 → #236
Countries previously above that are no longer ranked (2)
- Kazakhstan Previously #120; no longer ranked in this snapshot
- Algeria Previously #125; no longer ranked in this snapshot
Recorded rank movement.
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
Held through 18 Oct 2026 · 19:30 GMT-0500; 2 identical observations condensed for display, all source records retained.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #189 to #188 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Botswana #113 → #231; points -62.99 → -62.99
Countries previously above that are no longer ranked (2)
- Kazakhstan Previously #120; no longer ranked in this snapshot
- Algeria Previously #125; no longer ranked in this snapshot
Recorded rank movement.
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
Held through 18 Oct 2026 · 19:30 GMT-0500; 2 identical observations condensed for display, all source records retained.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #188 to #187 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Moldova #103 → #236; points -61.81 → -61.81
Countries previously above that are no longer ranked (2)
- Kazakhstan Previously #120; no longer ranked in this snapshot
- Algeria Previously #125; no longer ranked in this snapshot
Recorded rank movement.
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #187 to #186 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- North Macedonia #86 → #238; points -59.97 → -59.97
Countries previously above that are no longer ranked (2)
- Kazakhstan Previously #120; no longer ranked in this snapshot
- Algeria Previously #125; no longer ranked in this snapshot
Recorded rank movement.
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #186 to #185 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Madagascar #185 → #234; points -72.13 → -72.13
Countries previously above that are no longer ranked (2)
- Kazakhstan Previously #120; no longer ranked in this snapshot
- Algeria Previously #125; no longer ranked in this snapshot
Recorded rank movement.
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #185 to #184 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Italy #34 → #230
Countries previously above that are no longer ranked (2)
- Kazakhstan Previously #120; no longer ranked in this snapshot
- Algeria Previously #125; no longer ranked in this snapshot
Recorded rank movement.
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #184 to #183 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Tajikistan #169 → #240
Countries previously above that are no longer ranked (2)
- Kazakhstan Previously #120; no longer ranked in this snapshot
- Algeria Previously #125; no longer ranked in this snapshot
Recorded rank movement.
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
Held through 19 Oct 2026 · 11:19 GMT-0500; 2 identical observations condensed for display, all source records retained.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #184 to #182 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries that fell below this country (2)
- Laos #133 → #232; points -65.76 → -65.76
- Tajikistan #169 → #240
Countries previously above that are no longer ranked (2)
- Kazakhstan Previously #120; no longer ranked in this snapshot
- Algeria Previously #125; no longer ranked in this snapshot
Recorded rank movement.
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
International Accessibility, Migration & Human Welcome changed from pending to 4.5. Review the recorded rails, explanation and source records below.
International Accessibility, Migration & Human Welcome
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | — | 4.50 |
| Base category score | — | 4.50 |
| Research coverage (%) | — | 100.00 |
| Category weight (%) | — | 6.00 |
| Entry Accessibility (25%) | — | 45.00 |
| Migrant Practical Life (30%) | — | 30.00 |
| Refugee / Neighbour Welcome (25%) | — | -45.00 |
| Flexibility / Continuity (20%) | — | -40.00 |
Updated reasoning
Source-supported Trott Bailey Family evaluative inference, not a measured national population share. Malawi hosts displaced families at Dzaleka, while overcrowding and restrictive settlement conditions limit effective refuge. The 2026 official eVisa/visa-on-arrival system is accessible to eligible nationalities but involves fees and conditional admission. Sources: https://www.unhcr.org/where-we-work/countries/malawi ; https://www.evisa.gov.mw/. Two-source contextual assessment; direct access denominators and unobserved outcomes are not fabricated. Individual beleshkies are weighted 25/35/25/15; a zero non-extractive value is neutral uncertainty, not proof of absence of harm.
Sources archived after the change (1)
Malawi faces deep poverty, food insecurity, limited electrification and major WASH/service gaps. The World Bank and UN agencies document large infrastructure and human-capital needs even as national programmes expand access. International movement remains governed by passports, visas, residence rules, documentation and financial conditions. This is recorded factually and remains unscored under the frozen methodology.
External Footprint & Non-Extractive Global Conduct changed from pending to 40. Review the recorded rails, explanation and source records below.
External Footprint & Non-Extractive Global Conduct
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | — | 40.00 |
| Base category score | — | 40.00 |
| Research coverage (%) | — | 100.00 |
| Category weight (%) | — | 6.00 |
| Positive Contribution (25%) | — | 60.00 |
| Mutuality / Local Benefit (25%) | — | 45.00 |
| Documented Harm / Extraction (35%) | — | 10.00 |
| Accountability / Repair (15%) | — | 45.00 |
Updated reasoning
Source-supported Trott Bailey Family evaluative inference, not a measured national population share. Malawian personnel have served in UN peacekeeping missions, a documented concrete external contribution. Hosting regional displaced people is treated separately under Welcome; peacekeeping deployment is not assumed to guarantee recipient outcomes. Sources: https://peacekeeping.un.org/en/malawi ; https://www.unhcr.org/where-we-work/countries/malawi. Two-source contextual assessment; direct access denominators and unobserved outcomes are not fabricated. Individual beleshkies are weighted 25/35/25/15; a zero non-extractive value is neutral uncertainty, not proof of absence of harm.
Sources archived after the change (1)
Malawi faces deep poverty, food insecurity, limited electrification and major WASH/service gaps. The World Bank and UN agencies document large infrastructure and human-capital needs even as national programmes expand access. External trade, resource flows, aid, emissions and cross-border effects cannot be reduced to territorial conditions alone. This category records the external ledger factually and remains unscored under the frozen methodology.
Published evidence, observations or country data changed. The headline score did not materially change in this update.
TBF Abundance rank moved down from #182 to #233 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Countries that moved ahead of this country (51)
- Guinea-Bissau #183 → #182; points -72.72 → -72.72
- United States of America #184 → #183; points -72.80 → -72.80
- Mozambique #185 → #184; points -72.82 → -72.82
- Burkina Faso #186 → #185; points -73.07 → -73.07
- Western Sahara #187 → #186; points -73.29 → -73.29
- Egypt #188 → #187; points -73.57 → -73.57
- Marshall Islands #189 → #188; points -73.68 → -73.68
- Puerto Rico #190 → #189; points -74.42 → -74.42
- Zimbabwe #191 → #190; points -74.56 → -74.56
- Honduras #192 → #191; points -76.90 → -76.90
- Turkmenistan #193 → #192; points -76.99 → -76.99
- Libya #194 → #193; points -77.22 → -77.22
- Djibouti #195 → #194; points -78.04 → -78.04
- Iran #196 → #195; points -78.37 → -78.37
- Nigeria #197 → #196; points -78.63 → -78.63
- Equatorial Guinea #198 → #197; points -79.80 → -79.80
- Iraq #199 → #198; points -80.27 → -80.27
- Pakistan #200 → #199; points -80.46 → -80.46
- Tanzania #201 → #200; points -80.51 → -80.51
- Angola #202 → #201; points -80.62 → -80.62
- Mali #203 → #202; points -80.95 → -80.95
- Cameroon #204 → #203; points -81.23 → -81.23
- Republic of the Congo #205 → #204; points -81.30 → -81.30
- Ethiopia #206 → #205; points -81.64 → -81.64
- Guinea #207 → #206; points -81.75 → -81.75
- Papua New Guinea #208 → #207; points -82.18 → -82.18
- Chad #209 → #208; points -82.87 → -82.87
- DR Congo #210 → #209; points -83.57 → -83.57
- Eritrea #211 → #210; points -84.07 → -84.07
- Ukraine #212 → #211; points -84.24 → -84.24
- Syria #213 → #212; points -87.91 → -87.91
- Democratic People's Republic of Korea #214 → #213; points -88.20 → -88.20
- Somalia #215 → #214; points -88.51 → -88.51
- Myanmar #216 → #215; points -88.69 → -88.69
- Central African Republic #217 → #216; points -90.25 → -90.25
- Yemen #218 → #217; points -90.39 → -90.39
- Haiti #219 → #218; points -90.52 → -90.52
- Afghanistan #220 → #219; points -90.75 → -90.75
- South Sudan #221 → #220; points -90.79 → -90.79
- Sudan #222 → #221; points -93.37 → -93.37
- Palestine #223 → #222; points -94.71 → -94.71
- Benin #224 → #223
- Botswana #225 → #224
- China #226 → #225
- Gabon #227 → #226
- Italy #228 → #227
- Jamaica #229 → #228
- Japan #230 → #229
- Kyrgyzstan #231 → #230
- Laos #232 → #231
- Madagascar #233 → #232
Countries previously above that are no longer ranked (2)
- Kazakhstan Previously #120; no longer ranked in this snapshot
- Algeria Previously #125; no longer ranked in this snapshot
Recorded rank movement.
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
Held through 19 Oct 2026 · 11:19 GMT-0500; 2 identical observations condensed for display, all source records retained.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #233 to #232 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Rwanda #113 → #238; points -63.72 → -63.72
Countries previously above that are no longer ranked (2)
- Kazakhstan Previously #120; no longer ranked in this snapshot
- Algeria Previously #125; no longer ranked in this snapshot
Recorded rank movement.
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #232 to #231 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Namibia #124 → #234
Countries previously above that are no longer ranked (2)
- Kazakhstan Previously #120; no longer ranked in this snapshot
- Algeria Previously #125; no longer ranked in this snapshot
Recorded rank movement.
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #231 to #230 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Mauritius #74 → #231
Countries previously above that are no longer ranked (2)
- Kazakhstan Previously #120; no longer ranked in this snapshot
- Algeria Previously #125; no longer ranked in this snapshot
Recorded rank movement.
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #230 to #229 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Republic of the Congo #201 → #236; points -81.30 → -81.30
Countries previously above that are no longer ranked (2)
- Kazakhstan Previously #120; no longer ranked in this snapshot
- Algeria Previously #125; no longer ranked in this snapshot
Recorded rank movement.
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
Held through 19 Oct 2026 · 11:19 GMT-0500; 4 identical observations condensed for display, all source records retained.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #229 to #228 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Mauritania #159 → #229
Countries previously above that are no longer ranked (2)
- Kazakhstan Previously #120; no longer ranked in this snapshot
- Algeria Previously #125; no longer ranked in this snapshot
Recorded rank movement.
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #228 to #227 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Somalia #208 → #238
Countries previously above that are no longer ranked (2)
- Kazakhstan Previously #120; no longer ranked in this snapshot
- Algeria Previously #125; no longer ranked in this snapshot
Recorded rank movement.
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #227 to #226 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Tokelau #2 → #241
Countries previously above that are no longer ranked (2)
- Kazakhstan Previously #120; no longer ranked in this snapshot
- Algeria Previously #125; no longer ranked in this snapshot
Recorded rank movement.
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #226 to #225 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- San Marino #3 → #236
Countries previously above that are no longer ranked (2)
- Kazakhstan Previously #120; no longer ranked in this snapshot
- Algeria Previously #125; no longer ranked in this snapshot
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #227 to #225 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Countries that fell below this country (2)
- San Marino #4 → #236; points -47.91 → -47.91
- Tokelau #2 → #241
Countries previously above that are no longer ranked (2)
- Kazakhstan Previously #120; no longer ranked in this snapshot
- Algeria Previously #125; no longer ranked in this snapshot
Recorded rank movement.
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #225 to #224 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Saint Pierre and Miquelon #6 → #235
Countries previously above that are no longer ranked (2)
- Kazakhstan Previously #120; no longer ranked in this snapshot
- Algeria Previously #125; no longer ranked in this snapshot
Recorded rank movement.
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #224 to #223 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Togo #148 → #240; points -68.40 → -68.40
Countries previously above that are no longer ranked (2)
- Kazakhstan Previously #120; no longer ranked in this snapshot
- Algeria Previously #125; no longer ranked in this snapshot
Recorded rank movement.
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
Held through 20 Oct 2026 · 08:33 GMT-0500; 2 identical observations condensed for display, all source records retained.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #223 to #222 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Montenegro #48 → #227; points -57.74 → -57.74
Countries previously above that are no longer ranked (2)
- Kazakhstan Previously #120; no longer ranked in this snapshot
- Algeria Previously #125; no longer ranked in this snapshot
Recorded rank movement.
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
Held through 20 Oct 2026 · 08:33 GMT-0500; 2 identical observations condensed for display, all source records retained.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #222 to #221 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Sierra Leone #163 → #235; points -71.47 → -71.47
Countries previously above that are no longer ranked (2)
- Kazakhstan Previously #120; no longer ranked in this snapshot
- Algeria Previously #125; no longer ranked in this snapshot
Recorded rank movement.
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
Held through 20 Oct 2026 · 08:33 GMT-0500; 2 identical observations condensed for display, all source records retained.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #221 to #220 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Maldives #44 → #221
Countries previously above that are no longer ranked (2)
- Kazakhstan Previously #120; no longer ranked in this snapshot
- Algeria Previously #125; no longer ranked in this snapshot
Recorded rank movement.
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #220 to #219 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Yemen #197 → #241; points -90.39 → -90.39
Countries previously above that are no longer ranked (2)
- Kazakhstan Previously #120; no longer ranked in this snapshot
- Algeria Previously #125; no longer ranked in this snapshot
Recorded rank movement.
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #219 to #218 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- South Sudan #198 → #236; points -90.79 → -90.79
Countries previously above that are no longer ranked (2)
- Kazakhstan Previously #120; no longer ranked in this snapshot
- Algeria Previously #125; no longer ranked in this snapshot
Recorded rank movement.
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
Held through 20 Oct 2026 · 08:33 GMT-0500; 2 identical observations condensed for display, all source records retained.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #218 to #217 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Suriname #89 → #236
Countries previously above that are no longer ranked (2)
- Kazakhstan Previously #120; no longer ranked in this snapshot
- Algeria Previously #125; no longer ranked in this snapshot
Recorded rank movement.
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
Held through 20 Oct 2026 · 08:33 GMT-0500; 2 identical observations condensed for display, all source records retained.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #217 to #216 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Serbia #52 → #231
Countries previously above that are no longer ranked (2)
- Kazakhstan Previously #120; no longer ranked in this snapshot
- Algeria Previously #125; no longer ranked in this snapshot
International Accessibility, Migration & Human Welcome changed from pending to 4.5. Review the recorded rails, explanation and source records below.
International Accessibility, Migration & Human Welcome
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | — | 4.50 |
| Base category score | — | 4.50 |
| Research coverage (%) | — | 100.00 |
| Category weight (%) | — | 6.00 |
| Entry Accessibility (25%) | — | 45.00 |
| Migrant Practical Life (30%) | — | 30.00 |
| Refugee / Neighbour Welcome (25%) | — | -45.00 |
| Flexibility / Continuity (20%) | — | -40.00 |
Updated reasoning
Source-supported Trott Bailey Family evaluative inference, not a measured national population share. Malawi hosts displaced families at Dzaleka, while overcrowding and restrictive settlement conditions limit effective refuge. The 2026 official eVisa/visa-on-arrival system is accessible to eligible nationalities but involves fees and conditional admission. Sources: https://www.unhcr.org/where-we-work/countries/malawi ; https://www.evisa.gov.mw/. Two-source contextual assessment; direct access denominators and unobserved outcomes are not fabricated. Individual beleshkies are weighted 25/35/25/15; a zero non-extractive value is neutral uncertainty, not proof of absence of harm.
Sources archived after the change (1)
Malawi faces deep poverty, food insecurity, limited electrification and major WASH/service gaps. The World Bank and UN agencies document large infrastructure and human-capital needs even as national programmes expand access. International movement remains governed by passports, visas, residence rules, documentation and financial conditions. This is recorded factually and remains unscored under the frozen methodology.
External Footprint & Non-Extractive Global Conduct changed from pending to 40. Review the recorded rails, explanation and source records below.
External Footprint & Non-Extractive Global Conduct
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | — | 40.00 |
| Base category score | — | 40.00 |
| Research coverage (%) | — | 100.00 |
| Category weight (%) | — | 6.00 |
| Positive Contribution (25%) | — | 60.00 |
| Mutuality / Local Benefit (25%) | — | 45.00 |
| Documented Harm / Extraction (35%) | — | 10.00 |
| Accountability / Repair (15%) | — | 45.00 |
Updated reasoning
Source-supported Trott Bailey Family evaluative inference, not a measured national population share. Malawian personnel have served in UN peacekeeping missions, a documented concrete external contribution. Hosting regional displaced people is treated separately under Welcome; peacekeeping deployment is not assumed to guarantee recipient outcomes. Sources: https://peacekeeping.un.org/en/malawi ; https://www.unhcr.org/where-we-work/countries/malawi. Two-source contextual assessment; direct access denominators and unobserved outcomes are not fabricated. Individual beleshkies are weighted 25/35/25/15; a zero non-extractive value is neutral uncertainty, not proof of absence of harm.
Sources archived after the change (1)
Malawi faces deep poverty, food insecurity, limited electrification and major WASH/service gaps. The World Bank and UN agencies document large infrastructure and human-capital needs even as national programmes expand access. External trade, resource flows, aid, emissions and cross-border effects cannot be reduced to territorial conditions alone. This category records the external ledger factually and remains unscored under the frozen methodology.
Water & Sanitation Abundance changed from 0.75 to -25.5. Review the recorded rails, explanation and source records below.
Water & Sanitation Abundance
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 0.75 | -25.50 |
| Base category score | 0.75 | -25.50 |
| Reach (35%) | 20.00 | -55.00 |
Category point adjustment: -26.25 category points
Recorded reasoning
Live-reviewed from the automation completion record plus authoritative-source reconstruction after persistence failure. Capacity, reach, friction and return/regeneration are scored separately; national monetary gatekeeping is applied only at the overall-score stage.
Sources archived before (1)
Malawi faces deep poverty, food insecurity, limited electrification and major WASH/service gaps. The World Bank and UN agencies document large infrastructure and human-capital needs even as national programmes expand access. Water and sanitation systems are expanding, but the cited WASH evidence shows that safe, reliable service does not yet reach everyone equally; climate, distance or infrastructure gaps remain material.
Sources archived after the change (1)
Malawi faces deep poverty, food insecurity, limited electrification and major WASH/service gaps. The World Bank and UN agencies document large infrastructure and human-capital needs even as national programmes expand access. Water and sanitation systems are expanding, but the cited WASH evidence shows that safe, reliable service does not yet reach everyone equally; climate, distance or infrastructure gaps remain material.
Justice, Safety & Institutional Friction changed from 0.75 to 14.5. Review the recorded rails, explanation and source records below.
Justice, Safety & Institutional Friction
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 0.75 | 14.50 |
| Base category score | 0.75 | 14.50 |
| Capacity (25%) | 40.00 | 55.00 |
| Friction (25%) | -80.00 | -40.00 |
Category point adjustment: +13.75 category points
Recorded reasoning
Live-reviewed from the automation completion record plus authoritative-source reconstruction after persistence failure. Capacity, reach, friction and return/regeneration are scored separately; national monetary gatekeeping is applied only at the overall-score stage.
Sources archived before (1)
Malawi faces deep poverty, food insecurity, limited electrification and major WASH/service gaps. The World Bank and UN agencies document large infrastructure and human-capital needs even as national programmes expand access. Public institutions and legal systems provide real capacity, but access friction, security conditions, administrative burden and unequal ability to navigate institutions justify a conservative justice/safety score.
Sources archived after the change (1)
Malawi faces deep poverty, food insecurity, limited electrification and major WASH/service gaps. The World Bank and UN agencies document large infrastructure and human-capital needs even as national programmes expand access. Public institutions and legal systems provide real capacity, but access friction, security conditions, administrative burden and unequal ability to navigate institutions justify a conservative justice/safety score.
Health & Care Reach changed from 0.75 to -4.5. Review the recorded rails, explanation and source records below.
Health & Care Reach
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 0.75 | -4.50 |
| Base category score | 0.75 | -4.50 |
| Reach (35%) | 20.00 | 5.00 |
Category point adjustment: -5.25 category points
Recorded reasoning
Live-reviewed from the automation completion record plus authoritative-source reconstruction after persistence failure. Capacity, reach, friction and return/regeneration are scored separately; national monetary gatekeeping is applied only at the overall-score stage.
Sources archived before (1)
Malawi faces deep poverty, food insecurity, limited electrification and major WASH/service gaps. The World Bank and UN agencies document large infrastructure and human-capital needs even as national programmes expand access. The health system has functioning public capability, but WHO evidence supports a conservative reach score because service quality, distance, workforce, disease burden or financial/logistical barriers remain material.
Sources archived after the change (1)
Malawi faces deep poverty, food insecurity, limited electrification and major WASH/service gaps. The World Bank and UN agencies document large infrastructure and human-capital needs even as national programmes expand access. The health system has functioning public capability, but WHO evidence supports a conservative reach score because service quality, distance, workforce, disease burden or financial/logistical barriers remain material.
Energy & Household Capability changed from 0.75 to -25.5. Review the recorded rails, explanation and source records below.
Energy & Household Capability
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 0.75 | -25.50 |
| Base category score | 0.75 | -25.50 |
| Reach (35%) | 20.00 | -55.00 |
Category point adjustment: -26.25 category points
Recorded reasoning
Live-reviewed from the automation completion record plus authoritative-source reconstruction after persistence failure. Capacity, reach, friction and return/regeneration are scored separately; national monetary gatekeeping is applied only at the overall-score stage.
Sources archived before (1)
Malawi faces deep poverty, food insecurity, limited electrification and major WASH/service gaps. The World Bank and UN agencies document large infrastructure and human-capital needs even as national programmes expand access. Energy capacity and access are real but reliability, affordability, import dependence, rural reach or climate exposure still limit household capability.
Sources archived after the change (1)
Malawi faces deep poverty, food insecurity, limited electrification and major WASH/service gaps. The World Bank and UN agencies document large infrastructure and human-capital needs even as national programmes expand access. Energy capacity and access are real but reliability, affordability, import dependence, rural reach or climate exposure still limit household capability.
Money Gate (separate 20-point gate) changed from 1.01 to 1.02. Review the recorded rails, explanation and source records below.
Money Gate (separate 20-point gate)
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 1.01 | 1.02 |
Category point adjustment: +0.01 category points
Recorded reasoning
Transitional proxy or benchmark; no invented five-part direct audit.
No individual archived source links were captured for this observation.
Published evidence, observations or country data changed. The headline score did not materially change in this update.
Recorded rank movement.
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
Held through 20 Oct 2026 · 08:33 GMT-0500; 2 identical observations condensed for display, all source records retained.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #216 to #215 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Slovenia #64 → #232
Countries previously above that are no longer ranked (2)
- Kazakhstan Previously #120; no longer ranked in this snapshot
- Algeria Previously #125; no longer ranked in this snapshot
Recorded rank movement.
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
Held through 20 Oct 2026 · 16:49 GMT-0500; 1 identical observations condensed for display, all source records retained.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #215 to #214 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Senegal #113 → #229
Countries previously above that are no longer ranked (2)
- Kazakhstan Previously #120; no longer ranked in this snapshot
- Algeria Previously #125; no longer ranked in this snapshot
Recorded rank movement.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
No additional field-by-field change record was found at this date; older missing details are not reconstructed.
Recorded rank movement.
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
TBF Abundance rank moved down from #171 to #188 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Positions first recorded above (not confirmed rank jumps) (17)
- Lithuania First recorded here at #46; earlier position unavailable
- Montenegro First recorded here at #47; earlier position unavailable
- South Korea First recorded here at #48; earlier position unavailable
- Latvia First recorded here at #54; earlier position unavailable
- Barbados First recorded here at #57; earlier position unavailable
- Slovenia First recorded here at #68; earlier position unavailable
- Serbia First recorded here at #73; earlier position unavailable
- Armenia First recorded here at #86; earlier position unavailable
- North Macedonia First recorded here at #90; earlier position unavailable
- Kyrgyzstan First recorded here at #128; earlier position unavailable
- Cambodia First recorded here at #141; earlier position unavailable
- Aruba First recorded here at #145; earlier position unavailable
- Togo First recorded here at #156; earlier position unavailable
- Kosovo First recorded here at #173; earlier position unavailable
- Burundi First recorded here at #178; earlier position unavailable
- The Bahamas First recorded here at #183; earlier position unavailable
- Jamaica First recorded here at #184; earlier position unavailable
Countries previously above that are no longer ranked (2)
- Kazakhstan Previously #120; no longer ranked in this snapshot
- Algeria Previously #125; no longer ranked in this snapshot
Recorded rank movement.
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
TBF Abundance rank moved down from #188 to #199 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Positions first recorded above (not confirmed rank jumps) (11)
- Tokelau First recorded here at #2; earlier position unavailable
- San Marino First recorded here at #4; earlier position unavailable
- Falkland Islands First recorded here at #5; earlier position unavailable
- Liechtenstein First recorded here at #6; earlier position unavailable
- Saint Pierre and Miquelon First recorded here at #10; earlier position unavailable
- Andorra First recorded here at #14; earlier position unavailable
- Brunei First recorded here at #15; earlier position unavailable
- Italy First recorded here at #36; earlier position unavailable
- Maldives First recorded here at #51; earlier position unavailable
- Russia First recorded here at #75; earlier position unavailable
- Tajikistan First recorded here at #180; earlier position unavailable
Countries previously above that are no longer ranked (2)
- Kazakhstan Previously #120; no longer ranked in this snapshot
- Algeria Previously #125; no longer ranked in this snapshot
TBF Abundance rank moved down from #188 to #191 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Positions first recorded above (not confirmed rank jumps) (3)
- San Marino First recorded here at #3; earlier position unavailable
- Liechtenstein First recorded here at #4; earlier position unavailable
- Brunei First recorded here at #11; earlier position unavailable
Countries previously above that are no longer ranked (2)
- Kazakhstan Previously #120; no longer ranked in this snapshot
- Algeria Previously #125; no longer ranked in this snapshot
Recorded rank movement.
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
TBF Abundance rank moved down from #199 to #200 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries previously above that are no longer ranked (1)
- Algeria Previously #125; no longer ranked in this snapshot
Recorded rank movement.
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Peer identities were not stored for this older rank event; missing before/after rankings cannot be reconstructed.
TBF Abundance rank moved down from #200 to #201 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
No peer crossing can be confirmed from the two archived ranking snapshots.
Every recorded change
Each archived event is preserved. Category details and sources begin from the first detailed country snapshot; older records remain visible without invented comparisons.
TBF Abundance rank moved down from #200 to #201 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
No peer crossing can be confirmed from the two archived ranking snapshots.
TBF Abundance rank moved down from #199 to #200 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Countries previously above that are no longer ranked (1)
- Algeria Previously #125; no longer ranked in this snapshot
Living Ground, Biodiversity & Resilience changed from 27.5 to 7.2. Review the recorded rails, explanation and source records below.
Living Ground, Biodiversity & Resilience
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 27.50 | 7.20 |
| Base category score | 27.50 | 7.20 |
| Reach / Ecological Function (35%) | 50.00 | -8.00 |
Category point adjustment: -20.30 category points
Recorded reasoning
Live-reviewed from the automation completion record plus authoritative-source reconstruction after persistence failure. Capacity, reach, friction and return/regeneration are scored separately; national monetary gatekeeping is applied only at the overall-score stage.
Sources archived before (1)
Malawi faces deep poverty, food insecurity, limited electrification and major WASH/service gaps. The World Bank and UN agencies document large infrastructure and human-capital needs even as national programmes expand access. The country has important living-ground assets, but resilience is reduced where climate shocks, habitat loss, land degradation, pollution or infrastructure pressure weaken ecological function.
Sources archived after the change (1)
Malawi faces deep poverty, food insecurity, limited electrification and major WASH/service gaps. The World Bank and UN agencies document large infrastructure and human-capital needs even as national programmes expand access. The country has important living-ground assets, but resilience is reduced where climate shocks, habitat loss, land degradation, pollution or infrastructure pressure weaken ecological function.
Food, Nourishment & Free Food Abundance changed from 0.75 to 2.5. Review the recorded rails, explanation and source records below.
Food, Nourishment & Free Food Abundance
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 0.75 | 2.50 |
| Base category score | 0.75 | 2.50 |
| Reach (35%) | 20.00 | 25.00 |
Category point adjustment: +1.75 category points
Recorded reasoning
Live-reviewed from the automation completion record plus authoritative-source reconstruction after persistence failure. Capacity, reach, friction and return/regeneration are scored separately; national monetary gatekeeping is applied only at the overall-score stage.
Sources archived before (1)
Malawi faces deep poverty, food insecurity, limited electrification and major WASH/service gaps. The World Bank and UN agencies document large infrastructure and human-capital needs even as national programmes expand access. The food audit distinguishes physical production from nourishment reach. The cited food-security source shows that market access, shocks, nutrition or import exposure still matter, so domestic capacity is not treated as universal food abundance.
Sources archived after the change (1)
Malawi faces deep poverty, food insecurity, limited electrification and major WASH/service gaps. The World Bank and UN agencies document large infrastructure and human-capital needs even as national programmes expand access. The food audit distinguishes physical production from nourishment reach. The cited food-security source shows that market access, shocks, nutrition or import exposure still matter, so domestic capacity is not treated as universal food abundance.
Money Gate (separate 20-point gate) changed from 1.02 to 0.99. Review the recorded rails, explanation and source records below.
Money Gate (separate 20-point gate)
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 1.02 | 0.99 |
Category point adjustment: -0.03 category points
Recorded reasoning
Transitional proxy or benchmark; no invented five-part direct audit.
No individual archived source links were captured for this observation.
Published evidence, observations or country data changed. The headline score did not materially change in this update.
TBF Abundance rank moved down from #188 to #199 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Positions first recorded above (not confirmed rank jumps) (11)
- Tokelau First recorded here at #2; earlier position unavailable
- San Marino First recorded here at #4; earlier position unavailable
- Falkland Islands First recorded here at #5; earlier position unavailable
- Liechtenstein First recorded here at #6; earlier position unavailable
- Saint Pierre and Miquelon First recorded here at #10; earlier position unavailable
- Andorra First recorded here at #14; earlier position unavailable
- Brunei First recorded here at #15; earlier position unavailable
- Italy First recorded here at #36; earlier position unavailable
- Maldives First recorded here at #51; earlier position unavailable
- Russia First recorded here at #75; earlier position unavailable
- Tajikistan First recorded here at #180; earlier position unavailable
Countries previously above that are no longer ranked (2)
- Kazakhstan Previously #120; no longer ranked in this snapshot
- Algeria Previously #125; no longer ranked in this snapshot
TBF Abundance rank moved down from #188 to #191 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Positions first recorded above (not confirmed rank jumps) (3)
- San Marino First recorded here at #3; earlier position unavailable
- Liechtenstein First recorded here at #4; earlier position unavailable
- Brunei First recorded here at #11; earlier position unavailable
Countries previously above that are no longer ranked (2)
- Kazakhstan Previously #120; no longer ranked in this snapshot
- Algeria Previously #125; no longer ranked in this snapshot
TBF Abundance rank moved down from #171 to #188 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Rank moved while this country’s points stayed unchanged.
Positions first recorded above (not confirmed rank jumps) (17)
- Lithuania First recorded here at #46; earlier position unavailable
- Montenegro First recorded here at #47; earlier position unavailable
- South Korea First recorded here at #48; earlier position unavailable
- Latvia First recorded here at #54; earlier position unavailable
- Barbados First recorded here at #57; earlier position unavailable
- Slovenia First recorded here at #68; earlier position unavailable
- Serbia First recorded here at #73; earlier position unavailable
- Armenia First recorded here at #86; earlier position unavailable
- North Macedonia First recorded here at #90; earlier position unavailable
- Kyrgyzstan First recorded here at #128; earlier position unavailable
- Cambodia First recorded here at #141; earlier position unavailable
- Aruba First recorded here at #145; earlier position unavailable
- Togo First recorded here at #156; earlier position unavailable
- Kosovo First recorded here at #173; earlier position unavailable
- Burundi First recorded here at #178; earlier position unavailable
- The Bahamas First recorded here at #183; earlier position unavailable
- Jamaica First recorded here at #184; earlier position unavailable
Countries previously above that are no longer ranked (2)
- Kazakhstan Previously #120; no longer ranked in this snapshot
- Algeria Previously #125; no longer ranked in this snapshot
Pacorips source-specific correction of selected previously patterned category assessments, with prior beleshky scores preserved in rank history. Direct Money Gate, remaining scored categories, dates of underlying observations and national coverage not overwritten. Signed points are authored readings, not source-reported percentages.
National points: — → —; Rank: #214 → #214
Money Gate (separate 20-point gate)
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 1.02 | 0.99 |
Category point adjustment: -0.03 category points
Recorded reasoning
Transitional proxy or benchmark; no invented five-part direct audit.
No individual archived source links were captured for this observation.
Food, Nourishment & Free Food Abundance
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 0.75 | 2.50 |
| Base category score | 0.75 | 2.50 |
| Reach (35%) | 20.00 | 25.00 |
Category point adjustment: +1.75 category points
Recorded reasoning
Live-reviewed from the automation completion record plus authoritative-source reconstruction after persistence failure. Capacity, reach, friction and return/regeneration are scored separately; national monetary gatekeeping is applied only at the overall-score stage.
Sources archived before (1)
Malawi faces deep poverty, food insecurity, limited electrification and major WASH/service gaps. The World Bank and UN agencies document large infrastructure and human-capital needs even as national programmes expand access. The food audit distinguishes physical production from nourishment reach. The cited food-security source shows that market access, shocks, nutrition or import exposure still matter, so domestic capacity is not treated as universal food abundance.
Sources archived after the change (1)
Malawi faces deep poverty, food insecurity, limited electrification and major WASH/service gaps. The World Bank and UN agencies document large infrastructure and human-capital needs even as national programmes expand access. The food audit distinguishes physical production from nourishment reach. The cited food-security source shows that market access, shocks, nutrition or import exposure still matter, so domestic capacity is not treated as universal food abundance.
Living Ground, Biodiversity & Resilience
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 27.50 | 7.20 |
| Base category score | 27.50 | 7.20 |
| Reach / Ecological Function (35%) | 50.00 | -8.00 |
Category point adjustment: -20.30 category points
Recorded reasoning
Live-reviewed from the automation completion record plus authoritative-source reconstruction after persistence failure. Capacity, reach, friction and return/regeneration are scored separately; national monetary gatekeeping is applied only at the overall-score stage.
Sources archived before (1)
Malawi faces deep poverty, food insecurity, limited electrification and major WASH/service gaps. The World Bank and UN agencies document large infrastructure and human-capital needs even as national programmes expand access. The country has important living-ground assets, but resilience is reduced where climate shocks, habitat loss, land degradation, pollution or infrastructure pressure weaken ecological function.
Sources archived after the change (1)
Malawi faces deep poverty, food insecurity, limited electrification and major WASH/service gaps. The World Bank and UN agencies document large infrastructure and human-capital needs even as national programmes expand access. The country has important living-ground assets, but resilience is reduced where climate shocks, habitat loss, land degradation, pollution or infrastructure pressure weaken ecological function.
Sources archived with this rescan (2)
Malawi: WHO/UNICEF JMP — safely managed sanitation indicates 46% for 2024. Only the sanitation-related resilience beleshky is reassessed: Pacorips uses its explicitly authored interpretation (2 × indicator share − 100) → -8 signed points. Safely managed sanitation is one aspect of living-ground resilience, not an exhaustive measure of healthy land or free provision. Other beleshkies, especially payment/family burden, remain at archived values pending independent evidence. This does not change any Direct Money Gate clearance award.
Malawi: FAO / World Bank — prevalence of undernourishment indicates 25% for 2024. Only the chronic nourishment exposure beleshky is reassessed: Pacorips uses its explicitly authored interpretation (100 − 3 × estimated undernourishment rate) → 25 signed points. Estimated chronic undernourishment; absence of undernourishment does not prove money-free food access. Other beleshkies, especially payment/family burden, remain at archived values pending independent evidence. This does not change any Direct Money Gate clearance award.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #215 to #214 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Senegal #113 → #229
Countries previously above that are no longer ranked (2)
- Kazakhstan Previously #120; no longer ranked in this snapshot
- Algeria Previously #125; no longer ranked in this snapshot
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #216 to #215 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Slovenia #65 → #232
Countries previously above that are no longer ranked (2)
- Kazakhstan Previously #120; no longer ranked in this snapshot
- Algeria Previously #125; no longer ranked in this snapshot
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #216 to #215 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Slovenia #64 → #232
Countries previously above that are no longer ranked (2)
- Kazakhstan Previously #120; no longer ranked in this snapshot
- Algeria Previously #125; no longer ranked in this snapshot
International Accessibility, Migration & Human Welcome changed from pending to 4.5. Review the recorded rails, explanation and source records below.
International Accessibility, Migration & Human Welcome
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | — | 4.50 |
| Base category score | — | 4.50 |
| Research coverage (%) | — | 100.00 |
| Category weight (%) | — | 6.00 |
| Entry Accessibility (25%) | — | 45.00 |
| Migrant Practical Life (30%) | — | 30.00 |
| Refugee / Neighbour Welcome (25%) | — | -45.00 |
| Flexibility / Continuity (20%) | — | -40.00 |
Updated reasoning
Source-supported Trott Bailey Family evaluative inference, not a measured national population share. Malawi hosts displaced families at Dzaleka, while overcrowding and restrictive settlement conditions limit effective refuge. The 2026 official eVisa/visa-on-arrival system is accessible to eligible nationalities but involves fees and conditional admission. Sources: https://www.unhcr.org/where-we-work/countries/malawi ; https://www.evisa.gov.mw/. Two-source contextual assessment; direct access denominators and unobserved outcomes are not fabricated. Individual beleshkies are weighted 25/35/25/15; a zero non-extractive value is neutral uncertainty, not proof of absence of harm.
Sources archived after the change (1)
Malawi faces deep poverty, food insecurity, limited electrification and major WASH/service gaps. The World Bank and UN agencies document large infrastructure and human-capital needs even as national programmes expand access. International movement remains governed by passports, visas, residence rules, documentation and financial conditions. This is recorded factually and remains unscored under the frozen methodology.
External Footprint & Non-Extractive Global Conduct changed from pending to 40. Review the recorded rails, explanation and source records below.
External Footprint & Non-Extractive Global Conduct
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | — | 40.00 |
| Base category score | — | 40.00 |
| Research coverage (%) | — | 100.00 |
| Category weight (%) | — | 6.00 |
| Positive Contribution (25%) | — | 60.00 |
| Mutuality / Local Benefit (25%) | — | 45.00 |
| Documented Harm / Extraction (35%) | — | 10.00 |
| Accountability / Repair (15%) | — | 45.00 |
Updated reasoning
Source-supported Trott Bailey Family evaluative inference, not a measured national population share. Malawian personnel have served in UN peacekeeping missions, a documented concrete external contribution. Hosting regional displaced people is treated separately under Welcome; peacekeeping deployment is not assumed to guarantee recipient outcomes. Sources: https://peacekeeping.un.org/en/malawi ; https://www.unhcr.org/where-we-work/countries/malawi. Two-source contextual assessment; direct access denominators and unobserved outcomes are not fabricated. Individual beleshkies are weighted 25/35/25/15; a zero non-extractive value is neutral uncertainty, not proof of absence of harm.
Sources archived after the change (1)
Malawi faces deep poverty, food insecurity, limited electrification and major WASH/service gaps. The World Bank and UN agencies document large infrastructure and human-capital needs even as national programmes expand access. External trade, resource flows, aid, emissions and cross-border effects cannot be reduced to territorial conditions alone. This category records the external ledger factually and remains unscored under the frozen methodology.
Water & Sanitation Abundance changed from 0.75 to -25.5. Review the recorded rails, explanation and source records below.
Water & Sanitation Abundance
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 0.75 | -25.50 |
| Base category score | 0.75 | -25.50 |
| Reach (35%) | 20.00 | -55.00 |
Category point adjustment: -26.25 category points
Recorded reasoning
Live-reviewed from the automation completion record plus authoritative-source reconstruction after persistence failure. Capacity, reach, friction and return/regeneration are scored separately; national monetary gatekeeping is applied only at the overall-score stage.
Sources archived before (1)
Malawi faces deep poverty, food insecurity, limited electrification and major WASH/service gaps. The World Bank and UN agencies document large infrastructure and human-capital needs even as national programmes expand access. Water and sanitation systems are expanding, but the cited WASH evidence shows that safe, reliable service does not yet reach everyone equally; climate, distance or infrastructure gaps remain material.
Sources archived after the change (1)
Malawi faces deep poverty, food insecurity, limited electrification and major WASH/service gaps. The World Bank and UN agencies document large infrastructure and human-capital needs even as national programmes expand access. Water and sanitation systems are expanding, but the cited WASH evidence shows that safe, reliable service does not yet reach everyone equally; climate, distance or infrastructure gaps remain material.
Justice, Safety & Institutional Friction changed from 0.75 to 14.5. Review the recorded rails, explanation and source records below.
Justice, Safety & Institutional Friction
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 0.75 | 14.50 |
| Base category score | 0.75 | 14.50 |
| Capacity (25%) | 40.00 | 55.00 |
| Friction (25%) | -80.00 | -40.00 |
Category point adjustment: +13.75 category points
Recorded reasoning
Live-reviewed from the automation completion record plus authoritative-source reconstruction after persistence failure. Capacity, reach, friction and return/regeneration are scored separately; national monetary gatekeeping is applied only at the overall-score stage.
Sources archived before (1)
Malawi faces deep poverty, food insecurity, limited electrification and major WASH/service gaps. The World Bank and UN agencies document large infrastructure and human-capital needs even as national programmes expand access. Public institutions and legal systems provide real capacity, but access friction, security conditions, administrative burden and unequal ability to navigate institutions justify a conservative justice/safety score.
Sources archived after the change (1)
Malawi faces deep poverty, food insecurity, limited electrification and major WASH/service gaps. The World Bank and UN agencies document large infrastructure and human-capital needs even as national programmes expand access. Public institutions and legal systems provide real capacity, but access friction, security conditions, administrative burden and unequal ability to navigate institutions justify a conservative justice/safety score.
Health & Care Reach changed from 0.75 to -4.5. Review the recorded rails, explanation and source records below.
Health & Care Reach
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 0.75 | -4.50 |
| Base category score | 0.75 | -4.50 |
| Reach (35%) | 20.00 | 5.00 |
Category point adjustment: -5.25 category points
Recorded reasoning
Live-reviewed from the automation completion record plus authoritative-source reconstruction after persistence failure. Capacity, reach, friction and return/regeneration are scored separately; national monetary gatekeeping is applied only at the overall-score stage.
Sources archived before (1)
Malawi faces deep poverty, food insecurity, limited electrification and major WASH/service gaps. The World Bank and UN agencies document large infrastructure and human-capital needs even as national programmes expand access. The health system has functioning public capability, but WHO evidence supports a conservative reach score because service quality, distance, workforce, disease burden or financial/logistical barriers remain material.
Sources archived after the change (1)
Malawi faces deep poverty, food insecurity, limited electrification and major WASH/service gaps. The World Bank and UN agencies document large infrastructure and human-capital needs even as national programmes expand access. The health system has functioning public capability, but WHO evidence supports a conservative reach score because service quality, distance, workforce, disease burden or financial/logistical barriers remain material.
Energy & Household Capability changed from 0.75 to -25.5. Review the recorded rails, explanation and source records below.
Energy & Household Capability
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 0.75 | -25.50 |
| Base category score | 0.75 | -25.50 |
| Reach (35%) | 20.00 | -55.00 |
Category point adjustment: -26.25 category points
Recorded reasoning
Live-reviewed from the automation completion record plus authoritative-source reconstruction after persistence failure. Capacity, reach, friction and return/regeneration are scored separately; national monetary gatekeeping is applied only at the overall-score stage.
Sources archived before (1)
Malawi faces deep poverty, food insecurity, limited electrification and major WASH/service gaps. The World Bank and UN agencies document large infrastructure and human-capital needs even as national programmes expand access. Energy capacity and access are real but reliability, affordability, import dependence, rural reach or climate exposure still limit household capability.
Sources archived after the change (1)
Malawi faces deep poverty, food insecurity, limited electrification and major WASH/service gaps. The World Bank and UN agencies document large infrastructure and human-capital needs even as national programmes expand access. Energy capacity and access are real but reliability, affordability, import dependence, rural reach or climate exposure still limit household capability.
Money Gate (separate 20-point gate) changed from 1.01 to 1.02. Review the recorded rails, explanation and source records below.
Money Gate (separate 20-point gate)
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 1.01 | 1.02 |
Category point adjustment: +0.01 category points
Recorded reasoning
Transitional proxy or benchmark; no invented five-part direct audit.
No individual archived source links were captured for this observation.
Published evidence, observations or country data changed. The headline score did not materially change in this update.
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #217 to #216 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Serbia #52 → #231
Countries previously above that are no longer ranked (2)
- Kazakhstan Previously #120; no longer ranked in this snapshot
- Algeria Previously #125; no longer ranked in this snapshot
TBF Abundance rank moved up from #217 to #216 as the published ranking changed. The country-data update clock did not move unless its own dataset also changed.
Countries that fell below this country (1)
- Serbia #52 → #231
Countries previously above that are no longer ranked (2)
- Kazakhstan Previously #120; no longer ranked in this snapshot
- Algeria Previously #125; no longer ranked in this snapshot
International Accessibility, Migration & Human Welcome changed from pending to 4.5. Review the recorded rails, explanation and source records below.
International Accessibility, Migration & Human Welcome
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | — | 4.50 |
| Base category score | — | 4.50 |
| Research coverage (%) | — | 100.00 |
| Category weight (%) | — | 6.00 |
| Entry Accessibility (25%) | — | 45.00 |
| Migrant Practical Life (30%) | — | 30.00 |
| Refugee / Neighbour Welcome (25%) | — | -45.00 |
| Flexibility / Continuity (20%) | — | -40.00 |
Updated reasoning
Source-supported Trott Bailey Family evaluative inference, not a measured national population share. Malawi hosts displaced families at Dzaleka, while overcrowding and restrictive settlement conditions limit effective refuge. The 2026 official eVisa/visa-on-arrival system is accessible to eligible nationalities but involves fees and conditional admission. Sources: https://www.unhcr.org/where-we-work/countries/malawi ; https://www.evisa.gov.mw/. Two-source contextual assessment; direct access denominators and unobserved outcomes are not fabricated. Individual beleshkies are weighted 25/35/25/15; a zero non-extractive value is neutral uncertainty, not proof of absence of harm.
Sources archived after the change (1)
Malawi faces deep poverty, food insecurity, limited electrification and major WASH/service gaps. The World Bank and UN agencies document large infrastructure and human-capital needs even as national programmes expand access. International movement remains governed by passports, visas, residence rules, documentation and financial conditions. This is recorded factually and remains unscored under the frozen methodology.
External Footprint & Non-Extractive Global Conduct changed from pending to 40. Review the recorded rails, explanation and source records below.
External Footprint & Non-Extractive Global Conduct
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | — | 40.00 |
| Base category score | — | 40.00 |
| Research coverage (%) | — | 100.00 |
| Category weight (%) | — | 6.00 |
| Positive Contribution (25%) | — | 60.00 |
| Mutuality / Local Benefit (25%) | — | 45.00 |
| Documented Harm / Extraction (35%) | — | 10.00 |
| Accountability / Repair (15%) | — | 45.00 |
Updated reasoning
Source-supported Trott Bailey Family evaluative inference, not a measured national population share. Malawian personnel have served in UN peacekeeping missions, a documented concrete external contribution. Hosting regional displaced people is treated separately under Welcome; peacekeeping deployment is not assumed to guarantee recipient outcomes. Sources: https://peacekeeping.un.org/en/malawi ; https://www.unhcr.org/where-we-work/countries/malawi. Two-source contextual assessment; direct access denominators and unobserved outcomes are not fabricated. Individual beleshkies are weighted 25/35/25/15; a zero non-extractive value is neutral uncertainty, not proof of absence of harm.
Sources archived after the change (1)
Malawi faces deep poverty, food insecurity, limited electrification and major WASH/service gaps. The World Bank and UN agencies document large infrastructure and human-capital needs even as national programmes expand access. External trade, resource flows, aid, emissions and cross-border effects cannot be reduced to territorial conditions alone. This category records the external ledger factually and remains unscored under the frozen methodology.
Water & Sanitation Abundance changed from 0.75 to -25.5. Review the recorded rails, explanation and source records below.
Water & Sanitation Abundance
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 0.75 | -25.50 |
| Base category score | 0.75 | -25.50 |
| Reach (35%) | 20.00 | -55.00 |
Category point adjustment: -26.25 category points
Recorded reasoning
Live-reviewed from the automation completion record plus authoritative-source reconstruction after persistence failure. Capacity, reach, friction and return/regeneration are scored separately; national monetary gatekeeping is applied only at the overall-score stage.
Sources archived before (1)
Malawi faces deep poverty, food insecurity, limited electrification and major WASH/service gaps. The World Bank and UN agencies document large infrastructure and human-capital needs even as national programmes expand access. Water and sanitation systems are expanding, but the cited WASH evidence shows that safe, reliable service does not yet reach everyone equally; climate, distance or infrastructure gaps remain material.
Sources archived after the change (1)
Malawi faces deep poverty, food insecurity, limited electrification and major WASH/service gaps. The World Bank and UN agencies document large infrastructure and human-capital needs even as national programmes expand access. Water and sanitation systems are expanding, but the cited WASH evidence shows that safe, reliable service does not yet reach everyone equally; climate, distance or infrastructure gaps remain material.
Justice, Safety & Institutional Friction changed from 0.75 to 14.5. Review the recorded rails, explanation and source records below.
Justice, Safety & Institutional Friction
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 0.75 | 14.50 |
| Base category score | 0.75 | 14.50 |
| Capacity (25%) | 40.00 | 55.00 |
| Friction (25%) | -80.00 | -40.00 |
Category point adjustment: +13.75 category points
Recorded reasoning
Live-reviewed from the automation completion record plus authoritative-source reconstruction after persistence failure. Capacity, reach, friction and return/regeneration are scored separately; national monetary gatekeeping is applied only at the overall-score stage.
Sources archived before (1)
Malawi faces deep poverty, food insecurity, limited electrification and major WASH/service gaps. The World Bank and UN agencies document large infrastructure and human-capital needs even as national programmes expand access. Public institutions and legal systems provide real capacity, but access friction, security conditions, administrative burden and unequal ability to navigate institutions justify a conservative justice/safety score.
Sources archived after the change (1)
Malawi faces deep poverty, food insecurity, limited electrification and major WASH/service gaps. The World Bank and UN agencies document large infrastructure and human-capital needs even as national programmes expand access. Public institutions and legal systems provide real capacity, but access friction, security conditions, administrative burden and unequal ability to navigate institutions justify a conservative justice/safety score.
Health & Care Reach changed from 0.75 to -4.5. Review the recorded rails, explanation and source records below.
Health & Care Reach
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 0.75 | -4.50 |
| Base category score | 0.75 | -4.50 |
| Reach (35%) | 20.00 | 5.00 |
Category point adjustment: -5.25 category points
Recorded reasoning
Live-reviewed from the automation completion record plus authoritative-source reconstruction after persistence failure. Capacity, reach, friction and return/regeneration are scored separately; national monetary gatekeeping is applied only at the overall-score stage.
Sources archived before (1)
Malawi faces deep poverty, food insecurity, limited electrification and major WASH/service gaps. The World Bank and UN agencies document large infrastructure and human-capital needs even as national programmes expand access. The health system has functioning public capability, but WHO evidence supports a conservative reach score because service quality, distance, workforce, disease burden or financial/logistical barriers remain material.
Sources archived after the change (1)
Malawi faces deep poverty, food insecurity, limited electrification and major WASH/service gaps. The World Bank and UN agencies document large infrastructure and human-capital needs even as national programmes expand access. The health system has functioning public capability, but WHO evidence supports a conservative reach score because service quality, distance, workforce, disease burden or financial/logistical barriers remain material.
Energy & Household Capability changed from 0.75 to -25.5. Review the recorded rails, explanation and source records below.
Energy & Household Capability
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 0.75 | -25.50 |
| Base category score | 0.75 | -25.50 |
| Reach (35%) | 20.00 | -55.00 |
Category point adjustment: -26.25 category points
Recorded reasoning
Live-reviewed from the automation completion record plus authoritative-source reconstruction after persistence failure. Capacity, reach, friction and return/regeneration are scored separately; national monetary gatekeeping is applied only at the overall-score stage.
Sources archived before (1)
Malawi faces deep poverty, food insecurity, limited electrification and major WASH/service gaps. The World Bank and UN agencies document large infrastructure and human-capital needs even as national programmes expand access. Energy capacity and access are real but reliability, affordability, import dependence, rural reach or climate exposure still limit household capability.
Sources archived after the change (1)
Malawi faces deep poverty, food insecurity, limited electrification and major WASH/service gaps. The World Bank and UN agencies document large infrastructure and human-capital needs even as national programmes expand access. Energy capacity and access are real but reliability, affordability, import dependence, rural reach or climate exposure still limit household capability.
Money Gate (separate 20-point gate) changed from 1.01 to 1.02. Review the recorded rails, explanation and source records below.
Money Gate (separate 20-point gate)
| Category field | Before | After |
|---|---|---|
| Published category score | 1.01 | 1.02 |
Category point adjustment: +0.01 category points
Recorded reasoning
Transitional proxy or benchmark; no invented five-part direct audit.
No individual archived source links were captured for this observation.
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