Malawi vs Nigeria: Democracy, gaps filled
Malawi
5
in 2025
Nigeria
5
in 2025
Malawi rank
74th
Nigeria rank
74th
Democracy, gaps filled over time
- Malawi
- Nigeria
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 5 against 5 in Nigeria, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 112 shared years of data; in 1914 it was Nigeria ahead.
Malawi ranks 74th and Nigeria ranks 74th of 176 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 12 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 2.1 | 0 | 2.1 | Malawi |
| 1970s | 2.8 | 0.3 | 2.5 | Malawi |
| 1980s | 2 | 0.9 | 1.1 | Malawi |
| 1990s | 4 | 0.3 | 3.7 | Malawi |
| 2000s | 3.6 | 3.3 | 0.3 | Malawi |
| 2010s | 4.9 | 4.7 | 0.2 | Malawi |
| 2020s | 6 | 4.33 | 1.67 | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, gaps filled, Malawi or Nigeria?
- Malawi, at 5 against 5 in Nigeria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy, gaps filled between Malawi and Nigeria?
- 0, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Nigeria?
- 112 years are reported by both, from 1914 to 2025.
- How do Malawi and Nigeria rank globally for democracy, gaps filled?
- Malawi ranks 74th and Nigeria ranks 74th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Democracy, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Democracy with 71 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.