Malawi vs Malaysia: Free and fair elections index
Malawi
0.596
in 2025
Malaysia
0.598
in 2025
Malawi rank
84th
Malaysia rank
82nd
Free and fair elections index over time
- Malawi
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 0.598 against 0.596 in Malawi, a difference of 0.002.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Malaysia ahead.
Malawi ranks 84th and Malaysia ranks 82nd of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 7 and Malaysia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0.2137 | 0.2137 | Malaysia |
| 1960s | 0.551 | 0.3831 | 0.1679 | Malawi |
| 1970s | 0.4952 | 0.1504 | 0.3448 | Malawi |
| 1980s | 0.2924 | 0.2501 | 0.0423 | Malawi |
| 1990s | 0.5636 | 0.2037 | 0.3599 | Malawi |
| 2000s | 0.3713 | 0.2625 | 0.1088 | Malawi |
| 2010s | 0.4591 | 0.3752 | 0.0839 | Malawi |
| 2020s | 0.5805 | 0.5302 | 0.0503 | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher free and fair elections index, Malawi or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 0.598 against 0.596 in Malawi as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections index between Malawi and Malaysia?
- 0.002, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Malaysia?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Malawi and Malaysia rank globally for free and fair elections index?
- Malawi ranks 84th and Malaysia ranks 82nd 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.