Malawi vs Portugal: Deliberative Political Institutions Index
Malawi
0.836
in 2025
Portugal
0.837
in 2025
Malawi rank
38th
Portugal rank
37th
Deliberative Political Institutions Index over time
- Malawi
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 0.837 against 0.836 in Malawi, a difference of 0.001.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Portugal ahead.
Malawi ranks 38th and Portugal ranks 37th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 2 and Portugal in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.046 | 0.129 | 0.083 | Portugal |
| 1910s | 0.046 | 0.2796 | 0.2336 | Portugal |
| 1920s | 0.046 | 0.2077 | 0.1617 | Portugal |
| 1930s | 0.046 | 0.0396 | 0.0064 | Malawi |
| 1940s | 0.048 | 0.0559 | 0.0079 | Portugal |
| 1950s | 0.0548 | 0.057 | 0.0022 | Portugal |
| 1960s | 0.1736 | 0.0644 | 0.1092 | Malawi |
| 1970s | 0.1178 | 0.5111 | 0.3933 | Portugal |
| 1980s | 0.115 | 0.8452 | 0.7302 | Portugal |
| 1990s | 0.5314 | 0.8627 | 0.3313 | Portugal |
| 2000s | 0.7382 | 0.904 | 0.1658 | Portugal |
| 2010s | 0.7421 | 0.9359 | 0.1938 | Portugal |
| 2020s | 0.8047 | 0.8833 | 0.0787 | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher deliberative political institutions index, Malawi or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 0.837 against 0.836 in Malawi as of 2025.
- What is the difference in deliberative political institutions index between Malawi and Portugal?
- 0.001, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Portugal?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Malawi and Portugal rank globally for deliberative political institutions index?
- Malawi ranks 38th and Portugal ranks 37th of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Deliberative Political Institutions Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which political elites justify their positions, justify them with the common good, acknowledge counterarguments, consult elites in policy changes, and society deliberates policy changes.