Malawi vs Taiwan: Legislative constraints on the executive index
Malawi
0.922
in 2025
Taiwan
0.923
in 2025
Malawi rank
19th
Taiwan rank
18th
Legislative constraints on the executive index over time
- Malawi
- Taiwan
How they compare
Taiwan currently reports 0.923 against 0.922 in Malawi, a difference of 0.001.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 19th and Taiwan ranks 18th of 174 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 7 and Taiwan in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.1385 | 0.084 | 0.0545 | Malawi |
| 1910s | 0.1 | 0.084 | 0.016 | Malawi |
| 1920s | 0.1 | 0.084 | 0.016 | Malawi |
| 1930s | 0.1 | 0.084 | 0.016 | Malawi |
| 1940s | 0.1 | 0.1012 | 0.0012 | Taiwan |
| 1950s | 0.1 | 0.167 | 0.067 | Taiwan |
| 1960s | 0.2051 | 0.167 | 0.0381 | Malawi |
| 1970s | 0.0749 | 0.196 | 0.1211 | Taiwan |
| 1980s | 0.073 | 0.3005 | 0.2275 | Taiwan |
| 1990s | 0.5245 | 0.6815 | 0.157 | Taiwan |
| 2000s | 0.8235 | 0.8502 | 0.0267 | Taiwan |
| 2010s | 0.8437 | 0.8031 | 0.0406 | Malawi |
| 2020s | 0.9032 | 0.849 | 0.0542 | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher legislative constraints on the executive index, Malawi or Taiwan?
- Taiwan, at 0.923 against 0.922 in Malawi as of 2025.
- What is the difference in legislative constraints on the executive index between Malawi and Taiwan?
- 0.001, with Taiwan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Taiwan?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Malawi and Taiwan rank globally for legislative constraints on the executive index?
- Malawi ranks 19th and Taiwan ranks 18th of 174 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Legislative constraints on the executive index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.