Madagascar vs Pakistan: Liberal political institutions index

Madagascar
0.387
in 2025
Pakistan
0.425
in 2025
Madagascar rank
120th
Pakistan rank
117th

Liberal political institutions index over time

  • Madagascar
  • Pakistan
00.20.40.6181719212025

How they compare

Pakistan currently reports 0.425 against 0.387 in Madagascar, a difference of 0.038.

That makes Pakistan's figure about 1.1 times Madagascar's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 187 shared years of data; in 1839 it was Pakistan ahead.

Madagascar ranks 120th and Pakistan ranks 117th of 176 countries.

Across the 20 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 2 and Pakistan in 18.

Head to head by decade

Decade Madagascar Pakistan Difference Ahead
1830s 0.033 0.258 0.225 Pakistan
1840s 0.033 0.258 0.225 Pakistan
1850s 0.033 0.2629 0.2299 Pakistan
1860s 0.0786 0.3074 0.2288 Pakistan
1870s 0.065 0.3138 0.2488 Pakistan
1880s 0.0569 0.315 0.2581 Pakistan
1890s 0.0878 0.315 0.2272 Pakistan
1900s 0.2215 0.347 0.1255 Pakistan
1910s 0.224 0.353 0.129 Pakistan
1920s 0.2186 0.353 0.1344 Pakistan
1930s 0.218 0.4245 0.2065 Pakistan
1940s 0.2366 0.4996 0.263 Pakistan
1950s 0.2874 0.4543 0.1669 Pakistan
1960s 0.3326 0.369 0.0364 Pakistan
1970s 0.2652 0.3135 0.0483 Pakistan
1980s 0.252 0.2765 0.0245 Pakistan
1990s 0.4586 0.4026 0.056 Madagascar
2000s 0.43 0.3752 0.0548 Madagascar
2010s 0.3646 0.5179 0.1533 Pakistan
2020s 0.3903 0.4868 0.0965 Pakistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher liberal political institutions index, Madagascar or Pakistan?
Pakistan, at 0.425 against 0.387 in Madagascar as of 2025.
What is the difference in liberal political institutions index between Madagascar and Pakistan?
0.038, with Pakistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Pakistan?
187 years are reported by both, from 1839 to 2025.
How do Madagascar and Pakistan rank globally for liberal political institutions index?
Madagascar ranks 120th and Pakistan ranks 117th 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