Malawi vs Pakistan: Equality of Political Power across Social Groups Score
Malawi
0.637
in 2025
Pakistan
0.689
in 2025
Malawi rank
104th
Pakistan rank
101st
Equality of Political Power across Social Groups Score over time
- Malawi
- Pakistan
How they compare
Pakistan currently reports 0.689 against 0.637 in Malawi, a difference of 0.052.
That makes Pakistan's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Pakistan ahead.
Malawi ranks 104th and Pakistan ranks 101st of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 5 and Pakistan in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -2.67 | 0.153 | 2.82 | Pakistan |
| 1910s | -2.67 | 0.306 | 2.98 | Pakistan |
| 1920s | -2.67 | 0.306 | 2.98 | Pakistan |
| 1930s | -2.67 | 0.5177 | 3.19 | Pakistan |
| 1940s | -1.92 | 0.3825 | 2.3 | Pakistan |
| 1950s | -1.42 | -0.216 | 1.21 | Pakistan |
| 1960s | -0.5874 | -0.216 | 0.3714 | Pakistan |
| 1970s | 0.001 | -0.008 | 0.009 | Malawi |
| 1980s | 0.001 | 0.044 | 0.043 | Pakistan |
| 1990s | 0.6045 | 0.044 | 0.5605 | Malawi |
| 2000s | 0.9755 | 0.044 | 0.9315 | Malawi |
| 2010s | 0.7978 | 0.1832 | 0.6146 | Malawi |
| 2020s | 0.7002 | 0.3877 | 0.3125 | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher equality of political power across social groups score, Malawi or Pakistan?
- Pakistan, at 0.689 against 0.637 in Malawi as of 2025.
- What is the difference in equality of political power across social groups score between Malawi and Pakistan?
- 0.052, with Pakistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Pakistan?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Malawi and Pakistan rank globally for equality of political power across social groups score?
- Malawi ranks 104th and Pakistan ranks 101st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Equality of Political Power across Social Groups Score. 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 social groups — defined by language, ethnicity, religion, race, region, and/or caste — are irrelevant to politics or have similar political power.