Which has higher free and fair elections index, Liberia or Malawi?

Malawi, at 0.596 against 0.592 in Liberia as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Malawi?

126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Free and Fair Elections Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Liberia vs Malawi: Free and Fair Elections Index

Liberia

0.592

in 2025

Malawi

0.596

in 2025

Liberia rank

85th

Malawi rank

84th

Free and Fair Elections Index over time

Liberia
Malawi

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 0.596 against 0.592 in Liberia, a difference of 0.004.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Liberia ahead.

Liberia ranks 85th and Malawi ranks 84th of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Liberia averaged higher in 9 and Malawi in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Liberia	Malawi	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.4479	0	0.4479	Liberia
1910s	0.456	0	0.456	Liberia
1920s	0.3678	0	0.3678	Liberia
1930s	0.4322	0	0.4322	Liberia
1940s	0.3945	0	0.3945	Liberia
1950s	0.1608	0	0.1608	Liberia
1960s	0.1715	0.551	0.3795	Malawi
1970s	0.1706	0.4952	0.3246	Malawi
1980s	0.094	0.2924	0.1984	Malawi
1990s	0.1204	0.5636	0.4432	Malawi
2000s	0.4455	0.3713	0.0742	Liberia
2010s	0.5938	0.4591	0.1347	Liberia
2020s	0.6023	0.5805	0.0218	Liberia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher free and fair elections index, Liberia or Malawi?: Malawi, at 0.596 against 0.592 in Liberia as of 2025.
What is the difference in free and fair elections index between Liberia and Malawi?: 0.004, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Malawi?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Liberia and Malawi rank globally for free and fair elections index?: Liberia ranks 85th and Malawi ranks 84th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Free and Fair Elections Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Free and Fair Elections Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,402 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which registration fraud, systematic irregularities, government intimidation of the opposition, vote buying, and election violence are absent, and the election management body is autonomous and has enough staff and resources.