Malawi vs Ukraine: Justified Political Positions Score

Malawi
0.774
in 2025
Ukraine
0.785
in 2025
Malawi rank
81st
Ukraine rank
80th

Justified Political Positions Score over time

  • Malawi
  • Ukraine
-3-2-1012190019622025

How they compare

Ukraine currently reports 0.785 against 0.774 in Malawi, a difference of 0.011.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 80 shared years of data; in 1946 it was Ukraine ahead.

Malawi ranks 81st and Ukraine ranks 80th of 175 countries.

Across the 9 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 4 and Ukraine in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Ukraine Difference Ahead
1940s -2.53 0.226 2.76 Ukraine
1950s -2.48 0.2656 2.74 Ukraine
1960s -1.13 0.292 1.42 Ukraine
1970s -0.299 0.292 0.591 Ukraine
1980s -0.299 0.7613 1.06 Ukraine
1990s 0.4029 -0.6554 1.06 Malawi
2000s 1.27 0.5368 0.7298 Malawi
2010s 0.8221 0.6188 0.2033 Malawi
2020s 0.8927 0.7568 0.1358 Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher justified political positions score, Malawi or Ukraine?
Ukraine, at 0.785 against 0.774 in Malawi as of 2025.
What is the difference in justified political positions score between Malawi and Ukraine?
0.011, with Ukraine ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Ukraine?
80 years are reported by both, from 1946 to 2025.
How do Malawi and Ukraine rank globally for justified political positions score?
Malawi ranks 81st and Ukraine ranks 80th 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

Indicator
Justified Political Positions Score
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
175 places, 20,802 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed

Central estimate of the extent to which political elites provide complex, nuanced, and complete justifications for their views when considering important policy changes.