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?
- 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
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.