Malawi vs Slovakia: Free and fair elections

Malawi
1
in 2025
Slovakia
1
in 2025
Malawi rank
1st
Slovakia rank
1st

Free and fair elections over time

  • Malawi
  • Slovakia
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How they compare

Malawi currently reports 1 against 1 in Slovakia, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Malawi ahead.

Malawi ranks 1st and Slovakia ranks 1st of 172 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 2 and Slovakia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Slovakia Difference Ahead
1960s 1 0 1 Malawi
1970s 0.6 0 0.6 Malawi
1980s 0 0 0
1990s 0.7778 1 0.2222 Slovakia
2000s 0.5 1 0.5 Slovakia
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, Malawi or Slovakia?
Malawi, at 1 against 1 in Slovakia as of 2025.
What is the difference in free and fair elections between Malawi and Slovakia?
0, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Slovakia?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
How do Malawi and Slovakia rank globally for free and fair elections?
Malawi ranks 1st and Slovakia 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

Indicator
Free and fair elections
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
172 places, 17,000 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Central estimate of whether national elections were free and fair or not.