Malawi vs United States of America: Equality of Political Power across Social Groups Score
Malawi
0.637
in 2025
United States of America
0.591
in 2025
Malawi rank
104th
United States of America rank
106th
Equality of Political Power across Social Groups Score over time
- Malawi
- United States of America
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 0.637 against 0.591 in United States of America, a difference of 0.046.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times United States of America's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was United States of America ahead.
Malawi ranks 104th and United States of America ranks 106th of 176 countries.
United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -2.67 | -0.341 | 2.33 | United States of America |
| 1910s | -2.67 | -0.341 | 2.33 | United States of America |
| 1920s | -2.67 | -0.336 | 2.33 | United States of America |
| 1930s | -2.67 | -0.3297 | 2.34 | United States of America |
| 1940s | -1.92 | -0.327 | 1.59 | United States of America |
| 1950s | -1.42 | -0.327 | 1.09 | United States of America |
| 1960s | -0.5874 | 0.0394 | 0.6268 | United States of America |
| 1970s | 0.001 | 1.15 | 1.15 | United States of America |
| 1980s | 0.001 | 1.15 | 1.15 | United States of America |
| 1990s | 0.6045 | 1.71 | 1.11 | United States of America |
| 2000s | 0.9755 | 1.57 | 0.5959 | United States of America |
| 2010s | 0.7978 | 1.58 | 0.7782 | United States of America |
| 2020s | 0.7002 | 1.34 | 0.6365 | United States of America |
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 United States of America?
- Malawi, at 0.637 against 0.591 in United States of America as of 2025.
- What is the difference in equality of political power across social groups score between Malawi and United States of America?
- 0.046, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and United States of America?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Malawi and United States of America rank globally for equality of political power across social groups score?
- Malawi ranks 104th and United States of America ranks 106th 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.