Afghanistan vs Malaysia: Multi-party elections for legislature
Afghanistan
1
in 2021
Malaysia
1
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
1st
Malaysia rank
1st
Multi-party elections for legislature over time
- Afghanistan
- Malaysia
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 1 against 1 in Malaysia, a difference of 0.
Across all 37 years both countries report, Malaysia has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 1st and Malaysia ranks 1st of 172 countries.
Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Malaysia |
| 1960s | 0.5 | 1 | 0.5 | Malaysia |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher multi-party elections for legislature, Afghanistan or Malaysia?
- Afghanistan, at 1 against 1 in Malaysia as of 2021.
- What is the difference in multi-party elections for legislature between Afghanistan and Malaysia?
- 0, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Malaysia?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2021.
- How do Afghanistan and Malaysia rank globally for multi-party elections for legislature?
- Afghanistan ranks 1st and Malaysia ranks 1st of 172 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Multi-party elections for legislature. 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 multi-party elections for the national legislature were held or not.