Bulgaria vs Malawi: Liberal political institutions index
Bulgaria
0.826
in 2025
Malawi
0.816
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
46th
Malawi rank
47th
Liberal political institutions index over time
- Bulgaria
- Malawi
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 0.826 against 0.816 in Malawi, a difference of 0.01.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 46th and Malawi ranks 47th of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 9 and Malawi in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.5342 | 0.129 | 0.4052 | Bulgaria |
| 1910s | 0.5356 | 0.1574 | 0.3782 | Bulgaria |
| 1920s | 0.5041 | 0.158 | 0.3461 | Bulgaria |
| 1930s | 0.4229 | 0.158 | 0.2649 | Bulgaria |
| 1940s | 0.2999 | 0.1586 | 0.1413 | Bulgaria |
| 1950s | 0.1417 | 0.1615 | 0.0198 | Malawi |
| 1960s | 0.1409 | 0.2345 | 0.0936 | Malawi |
| 1970s | 0.146 | 0.2224 | 0.0764 | Malawi |
| 1980s | 0.1464 | 0.222 | 0.0756 | Malawi |
| 1990s | 0.8471 | 0.5232 | 0.3239 | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 0.8672 | 0.766 | 0.1012 | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 0.8356 | 0.7872 | 0.0484 | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 0.8465 | 0.838 | 0.0085 | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher liberal political institutions index, Bulgaria or Malawi?
- Bulgaria, at 0.826 against 0.816 in Malawi as of 2025.
- What is the difference in liberal political institutions index between Bulgaria and Malawi?
- 0.01, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Malawi?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Malawi rank globally for liberal political institutions index?
- Bulgaria ranks 46th and Malawi ranks 47th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Liberal political institutions index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.