Malawi vs Nigeria: Multi-party elections for legislature
Malawi
1
in 2025
Nigeria
1
in 2025
Malawi rank
1st
Nigeria rank
1st
Multi-party elections for legislature over time
- Malawi
- Nigeria
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 1 against 1 in Nigeria, a difference of 0.
Across all 41 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.
Malawi ranks 1st and Nigeria ranks 1st of 172 countries.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 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, Malawi or Nigeria?
- Malawi, at 1 against 1 in Nigeria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in multi-party elections for legislature between Malawi and Nigeria?
- 0, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Nigeria?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Malawi and Nigeria rank globally for multi-party elections for legislature?
- Malawi ranks 1st and Nigeria 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.