Malawi vs Malaysia: Justified Political Positions Score
Malawi
0.774
in 2025
Malaysia
0.83
in 2025
Malawi rank
81st
Malaysia rank
78th
Justified Political Positions Score over time
- Malawi
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 0.83 against 0.774 in Malawi, a difference of 0.056.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Malaysia ahead.
Malawi ranks 81st and Malaysia ranks 78th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 4 and Malaysia in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -2.75 | -2.7 | 0.057 | Malaysia |
| 1910s | -2.75 | -2.7 | 0.057 | Malaysia |
| 1920s | -2.75 | -2.7 | 0.057 | Malaysia |
| 1930s | -2.75 | -2.7 | 0.057 | Malaysia |
| 1940s | -2.67 | -3.01 | 0.343 | Malawi |
| 1950s | -2.48 | -2.06 | 0.4171 | Malaysia |
| 1960s | -1.13 | 0.329 | 1.46 | Malaysia |
| 1970s | -0.299 | 0.352 | 0.651 | Malaysia |
| 1980s | -0.299 | 0.352 | 0.651 | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 0.4029 | 0.4485 | 0.0456 | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 1.27 | 0.5379 | 0.7287 | Malawi |
| 2010s | 0.8221 | 0.7116 | 0.1105 | Malawi |
| 2020s | 0.8927 | 0.7983 | 0.0943 | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher justified political positions score, Malawi or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 0.83 against 0.774 in Malawi as of 2025.
- What is the difference in justified political positions score between Malawi and Malaysia?
- 0.056, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Malaysia?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Malawi and Malaysia rank globally for justified political positions score?
- Malawi ranks 81st and Malaysia ranks 78th of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Justified Political Positions Score. 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 political elites provide complex, nuanced, and complete justifications for their views when considering important policy changes.