Malawi vs Namibia: Liberal political institutions
Malawi
1
in 2025
Namibia
1
in 2025
Malawi rank
1st
Namibia rank
1st
Liberal political institutions over time
- Malawi
- Namibia
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 1 against 1 in Namibia, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 125 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Namibia ahead.
Malawi ranks 1st and Namibia ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 1 and Namibia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 0 | 0.9 | 0.9 | Namibia |
| 2000s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Namibia |
| 2010s | 0.4 | 0.9 | 0.5 | Namibia |
| 2020s | 1 | 0.6667 | 0.3333 | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher liberal political institutions, Malawi or Namibia?
- Malawi, at 1 against 1 in Namibia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in liberal political institutions between Malawi and Namibia?
- 0, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Namibia?
- 125 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Malawi and Namibia rank globally for liberal political institutions?
- Malawi ranks 1st and Namibia ranks 1st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Liberal political institutions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of whether the country has meaningfully liberal political institutions.