Malawi Open Data Inventory Profile

Country Profile

ODIN SCORE

Malawi

135th

GLOBAL RANK
OUT OF 187

COVERAGE SCORE
OUT OF 100

OPENNESS SCORE
OUT OF 100

Summary of Results

The Open Data Inventory (ODIN) measures how complete a country’s statistical offerings are and whether their data meet international standards of openness. Malawi ranks 135th in the Open Data Inventory 2020 with an overall score of 40. The overall score is a combination of a data coverage subscore of 41 and a data openness subscore of 40.

The following tables show the coverage and openness scores for each data category. For more detailed information, view the Coverage and Openness tabs.

Rankings	Coverage	Openness	Overall
Global OUT OF 187	134th	126th	135th
Eastern Africa OUT OF 16	8th	9th	9th

Category Scores

Data Category	Coverage	Openness	Overall
Population & vital statistics	50	60	55
Education facilities	30	50	40
Education outcomes	50	60	55
Health facilities	0	0	0
Health outcomes	50	50	50
Reproductive health	60	60	60
Food security & nutrition	63	60	61
Gender statistics	50	60	55
Crime & justice	0	0	0
Poverty & income	40	50	45
Social Statistics subscore	39	45	42
National accounts	38	50	44
Labor	40	50	45
Price indexes	63	60	61
Government finance	75	40	56
Money & banking	50	40	44
International trade	50	50	50
Balance of payments	100	40	63
Economic Statistics subscore	58	47	52
Agriculture & Land Use	30	40	35
Resource use	38	50	44
Energy	0	0	0
Pollution	0	0	0
Built environment	60	50	55
Environment subscore	29	28	28
All Categories	41	40	40

Last updated: July 21, 2021

Understanding the Scores

Each category receives a coverage and openness score. Coverage scores are based on five coverage elements* and openness scores are based on five openness elements. Overall scores are an average of all 10 criteria.

100	Score 100 Data in this category fulfill all ODIN coverage/openness criteria.
82	Scores 81-99 Data in this category fulfill most ODIN coverage/openness criteria.
62	Scores 61-80 Data in this category fulfill many ODIN coverage/openness criteria, but some important gaps remain.
42	Scores 41-60 Data in this category fulfill some ODIN coverage/openness criteria, but many important gaps remain.
22	Scores 21-40 Data in this category fulfill some ODIN coverage/openness criteria, but many important gaps remain.
11	Scores 1-20 Data in this category fulfill few ODIN coverage/openness criteria and there are significant gaps.
0	Score 0 Not enough data were published to meet the minimum threshold to receive a score.

*Some categories are only scored on 3 or 4 coverage criteria. View the coverage tab for more information.

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Coverage

The Open Data Inventory (ODIN) assesses coverage based on five coverage elements described below. Each category receives a coverage score based on the amount of data available in that category. Average scores across all categories are shown in the chart below.

In general, coverage scores are based on the availability of indicators and disaggregations published, how many observations are available over the last 10 years, and if national and subnational data exist.

Indicators Not Published Indicators are considered not published when no qualifying and disaggregated data are found. Not all indicators are required for full credit in every category.	34%
Number of Categories That Score 0 Categories that score 0 do not publish the minimum amount of data to receive a score. For most categories, the minimum amount of data is one indicator. There are 22 categories.	4
Indicators Lacking Sex Disaggregation Sex- disaggregated data are important to reflect the realities of men and women in various policy areas and narrow gender inequalities.	38%

Coverage Element Scores, 2020

Understanding the Scores

Coverage scores are based on five coverage elements.* Overall coverage scores are an average of all criteria.

Score 100
Data in this category fulfill all ODIN coverage/openness criteria.

Scores 81-99
Data in this category fulfill most ODIN coverage/openness criteria.

Scores 61-80
Data in this category fulfill many ODIN coverage/openness criteria, but some important gaps remain.

Scores 41-60
Data in this category fulfill some ODIN coverage/openness criteria, but many important gaps remain.

Scores 21-40
Data in this category fulfill some ODIN coverage/openness criteria, but many important gaps remain.

Scores 1-20
Data in this category fulfill few ODIN coverage/openness criteria and there are significant gaps.

Score 0
Not enough data were published to meet the minimum threshold to receive a score.

*Some categories are only scored on 3 or 4 coverage criteria. View the coverage tab for more information.

Coverage Elements

Click to see a description of each coverage element. Scoring criteria for each can be found in the Methodology Guide on the page that corresponds to the coverage element. Element scores are given for each category. The chart above shows average scores across all categories.

Indicators and Disaggregation
This coverage element measures how many indicators and disaggregations are published within a category. In each category, all other coverage elements cannot score higher than this element so that coverage scores are not inflated by only a few datasets.

Data Available the Last 5 Years
This coverage element measures how many of the last 5 years of data are available for indicators within each category.

Data Available the Last 10 Years
This coverage element measures how many of the last 10 years of data are available for indicators within each category.

First Administrative Level
This coverage element measures whether data are available at the first administrative level within each category. First administrative levels are defined by the ISO 3166-2 standard and adjusted for country practices. Not all categories or indicators are required to be published data at this level. (See exemptions here.)

Second Administrative Level
This coverage element measures whether data are available at the second administrative level within each category. Second administrative levels are not defined and any further division of first administrative levels are accepted. Not all categories or indicators are required to be published at this level. (See exemptions here.)

Openness

The Open Data Inventory (ODIN) assesses openness based on five coverage elements described below. Each category receives a coverage score based on the amount of data available in that category. Average scores across all categories are shown in the chart below.

In general, openness scores are based on the format and licensing of the datasets, the comprehensiveness of metadata, and what download options exist.

Data License/Terms of Use

The licensing or terms of use that govern the use and reuse of data assessed in ODIN are classified as Open, Some Restrictions, Not Open or Not Available (if no license is found). Below is licensing information for data from the national statistics office on their website and most prominent data portal, if applicable.

	NSO Website National Statistical Office	Some Restrictions
	NSO Data Portal Malawi Data Portal	Varies by Dataset

Openness Element Scores, 2020

Understanding the Scores

Openness scores are based on five openness elements. Overall openness scores are an average of all criteria.