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?
- 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.