Malaysia vs Namibia: Free and fair elections index
Malaysia
0.598
in 2025
Namibia
0.604
in 2025
Malaysia rank
82nd
Namibia rank
80th
Free and fair elections index over time
- Malaysia
- Namibia
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 0.604 against 0.598 in Malaysia, a difference of 0.006.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Namibia ahead.
Malaysia ranks 82nd and Namibia ranks 80th of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 4 and Namibia in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0.0515 | 0.0515 | Namibia |
| 1930s | 0 | 0.1514 | 0.1514 | Namibia |
| 1940s | 0 | 0.1323 | 0.1323 | Namibia |
| 1950s | 0.2137 | 0.1398 | 0.0739 | Malaysia |
| 1960s | 0.3831 | 0.1488 | 0.2343 | Malaysia |
| 1970s | 0.1504 | 0.133 | 0.0174 | Malaysia |
| 1980s | 0.2501 | 0.0485 | 0.2016 | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 0.2037 | 0.6082 | 0.4045 | Namibia |
| 2000s | 0.2625 | 0.6756 | 0.4131 | Namibia |
| 2010s | 0.3752 | 0.6921 | 0.3169 | Namibia |
| 2020s | 0.5302 | 0.6213 | 0.0912 | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher free and fair elections index, Malaysia or Namibia?
- Namibia, at 0.604 against 0.598 in Malaysia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections index between Malaysia and Namibia?
- 0.006, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Namibia?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Malaysia and Namibia rank globally for free and fair elections index?
- Malaysia ranks 82nd and Namibia ranks 80th 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.