Malawi vs Turkey: Free and fair elections
Malawi
1
in 2025
Turkey
1
in 2025
Malawi rank
1st
Turkey rank
1st
Free and fair elections over time
- Malawi
- Turkey
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 1 against 1 in Turkey, a difference of 0.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Turkey has been ahead every year.
Malawi ranks 1st and Turkey ranks 1st of 172 countries.
Turkey has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0.6 | 1 | 0.4 | Turkey |
| 1980s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Turkey |
| 1990s | 0.8 | 1 | 0.2 | Turkey |
| 2000s | 0.5 | 1 | 0.5 | Turkey |
| 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 Turkey?
- Malawi, at 1 against 1 in Turkey as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections between Malawi and Turkey?
- 0, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Turkey?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Malawi and Turkey rank globally for free and fair elections?
- Malawi ranks 1st and Turkey 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.