Malawi vs United States: Individual liberties and equality before the law index
Malawi
0.829
in 2025
United States
0.822
in 2025
Malawi rank
65th
United States rank
67th
Individual liberties and equality before the law index over time
- Malawi
- United States
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 0.829 against 0.822 in United States, a difference of 0.007.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was United States ahead.
Malawi ranks 65th and United States ranks 67th of 176 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.038 | 0.678 | 0.64 | United States |
| 1910s | 0.0423 | 0.673 | 0.6307 | United States |
| 1920s | 0.0448 | 0.6684 | 0.6236 | United States |
| 1930s | 0.048 | 0.6874 | 0.6394 | United States |
| 1940s | 0.048 | 0.7002 | 0.6522 | United States |
| 1950s | 0.0518 | 0.7444 | 0.6926 | United States |
| 1960s | 0.1202 | 0.7924 | 0.6722 | United States |
| 1970s | 0.1569 | 0.9286 | 0.7717 | United States |
| 1980s | 0.16 | 0.9508 | 0.7908 | United States |
| 1990s | 0.4473 | 0.96 | 0.5127 | United States |
| 2000s | 0.74 | 0.9536 | 0.2136 | United States |
| 2010s | 0.8022 | 0.9521 | 0.1499 | United States |
| 2020s | 0.8535 | 0.9215 | 0.068 | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher individual liberties and equality before the law index, Malawi or United States?
- Malawi, at 0.829 against 0.822 in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in individual liberties and equality before the law index between Malawi and United States?
- 0.007, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and United States?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Malawi and United States rank globally for individual liberties and equality before the law index?
- Malawi ranks 65th and United States ranks 67th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Individual liberties and equality before the law index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.