Albania vs Malawi: Free and fair elections
Albania
1
in 2025
Malawi
1
in 2025
Albania rank
1st
Malawi rank
1st
Free and fair elections over time
- Albania
- Malawi
How they compare
Albania currently reports 1 against 1 in Malawi, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Malawi ahead.
Albania ranks 1st and Malawi ranks 1st of 172 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Albania averaged higher in 1 and Malawi in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Albania | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Malawi |
| 1970s | 0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | Malawi |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.4 | Malawi |
| 2000s | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.4 | Albania |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher free and fair elections, Albania or Malawi?
- Albania, at 1 against 1 in Malawi as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections between Albania and Malawi?
- 0, with Albania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and Malawi?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Albania and Malawi rank globally for free and fair elections?
- Albania ranks 1st and Malawi ranks 1st of 172 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Free and fair elections. 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 whether national elections were free and fair or not.