Chile vs Malawi: Water productivity, GDP per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal

Chile

7.89 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal

in 2022

Malawi

8.5 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal

in 2022

Chile rank

142nd

Malawi rank

140th

Water productivity, GDP per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal over time

Chile
Malawi

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 8.5 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal against 7.89 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal in Chile, a difference of 0.607 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal.

That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Chile's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 29 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Chile ahead.

Chile ranks 142nd and Malawi ranks 140th of 179 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Water productivity, GDP per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal
Unit: constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization (AQUASTAT), World Bank, and OECD (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 179 places, 6,112 data points, 1962–2022
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Water productivity is calculated as total gross domestic product (GDP), measured in constant 2015 US$ divided by annual total water withdrawal.