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
0.20.40.60.8178919072025

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.

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About this data

Indicator
Liberal political institutions index
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 29,207 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed