Malawi vs Paraguay: Meaningful democratic electoral institutions

Malawi
1
in 2025
Paraguay
1
in 2025
Malawi rank
1st
Paraguay rank
1st

Meaningful democratic electoral institutions over time

  • Malawi
  • Paraguay
00.20.40.60.81181119182025

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 1 against 1 in Paraguay, a difference of 0.

Across all 126 years both countries report, Paraguay has been ahead every year.

Malawi ranks 1st and Paraguay ranks 1st of 176 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Meaningful democratic electoral institutions
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 29,649 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Central estimate of whether the country is meaningfully an electoral democracy. This includes the extent to which political leaders are elected under comprehensive suffrage in free and fair elections, and freedoms of association and expression are guaranteed.