Guatemala vs Malawi: Liberal political institutions index
Guatemala
0.814
in 2025
Malawi
0.816
in 2025
Guatemala rank
50th
Malawi rank
47th
Liberal political institutions index over time
- Guatemala
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 0.816 against 0.814 in Guatemala, a difference of 0.002.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Guatemala ahead.
Guatemala ranks 50th and Malawi ranks 47th of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Guatemala averaged higher in 7 and Malawi in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guatemala | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.167 | 0.129 | 0.038 | Guatemala |
| 1910s | 0.1725 | 0.1574 | 0.0151 | Guatemala |
| 1920s | 0.2308 | 0.158 | 0.0728 | Guatemala |
| 1930s | 0.1878 | 0.158 | 0.0298 | Guatemala |
| 1940s | 0.3409 | 0.1586 | 0.1823 | Guatemala |
| 1950s | 0.3225 | 0.1615 | 0.161 | Guatemala |
| 1960s | 0.2274 | 0.2345 | 0.0071 | Malawi |
| 1970s | 0.2183 | 0.2224 | 0.0041 | Malawi |
| 1980s | 0.2623 | 0.222 | 0.0403 | Guatemala |
| 1990s | 0.4656 | 0.5232 | 0.0576 | Malawi |
| 2000s | 0.6223 | 0.766 | 0.1437 | Malawi |
| 2010s | 0.658 | 0.7872 | 0.1292 | Malawi |
| 2020s | 0.6627 | 0.838 | 0.1753 | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher liberal political institutions index, Guatemala or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 0.816 against 0.814 in Guatemala as of 2025.
- What is the difference in liberal political institutions index between Guatemala and Malawi?
- 0.002, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Malawi?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Guatemala and Malawi rank globally for liberal political institutions index?
- Guatemala ranks 50th 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.