Malawi vs Tanzania: Elected parliament and government
Malawi
1
in 2025
Tanzania
1
in 2025
Malawi rank
1st
Tanzania rank
1st
Elected parliament and government over time
- Malawi
- Tanzania
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 1 against 1 in Tanzania, a difference of 0.
Across all 112 years both countries report, Tanzania has been ahead every year.
Malawi ranks 1st and Tanzania ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Tanzania has averaged higher in every one of the 12 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0.6 | 0.9 | 0.3 | Tanzania |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher elected parliament and government, Malawi or Tanzania?
- Malawi, at 1 against 1 in Tanzania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in elected parliament and government between Malawi and Tanzania?
- 0, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Tanzania?
- 112 years are reported by both, from 1914 to 2025.
- How do Malawi and Tanzania rank globally for elected parliament and government?
- Malawi ranks 1st and Tanzania ranks 1st of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Elected parliament and government. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The variable indicates whether some citizens elect both the chief executive and the legislature.