Jamaica vs Malawi: Liberal political institutions index
Jamaica
0.837
in 2025
Malawi
0.816
in 2025
Jamaica rank
44th
Malawi rank
47th
Liberal political institutions index over time
- Jamaica
- Malawi
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 0.837 against 0.816 in Malawi, a difference of 0.021.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Jamaica ahead.
Jamaica ranks 44th and Malawi ranks 47th of 176 countries.
Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.53 | 0.129 | 0.401 | Jamaica |
| 1910s | 0.53 | 0.1574 | 0.3726 | Jamaica |
| 1920s | 0.533 | 0.158 | 0.375 | Jamaica |
| 1930s | 0.5478 | 0.158 | 0.3898 | Jamaica |
| 1940s | 0.5705 | 0.1586 | 0.4119 | Jamaica |
| 1950s | 0.623 | 0.1615 | 0.4615 | Jamaica |
| 1960s | 0.6965 | 0.2345 | 0.462 | Jamaica |
| 1970s | 0.7307 | 0.2224 | 0.5083 | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 0.7352 | 0.222 | 0.5132 | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 0.7562 | 0.5232 | 0.233 | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 0.8268 | 0.766 | 0.0608 | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 0.8517 | 0.7872 | 0.0645 | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 0.8537 | 0.838 | 0.0157 | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher liberal political institutions index, Jamaica or Malawi?
- Jamaica, at 0.837 against 0.816 in Malawi as of 2025.
- What is the difference in liberal political institutions index between Jamaica and Malawi?
- 0.021, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Malawi?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Jamaica and Malawi rank globally for liberal political institutions index?
- Jamaica ranks 44th 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.