Ethiopia vs Malawi: Multi-party elections
Ethiopia
1
in 2025
Malawi
1
in 2025
Ethiopia rank
1st
Malawi rank
1st
Multi-party elections over time
- Ethiopia
- Malawi
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 1 against 1 in Malawi, a difference of 0.
Across all 53 years both countries report, Malawi has been ahead every year.
Ethiopia ranks 1st and Malawi ranks 1st of 172 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Malawi |
| 1970s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Malawi |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.2 | Malawi |
| 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, Ethiopia or Malawi?
- Ethiopia, at 1 against 1 in Malawi as of 2025.
- What is the difference in multi-party elections between Ethiopia and Malawi?
- 0, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Malawi?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Ethiopia and Malawi rank globally for multi-party elections?
- Ethiopia ranks 1st and Malawi 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. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate whether national multi-party elections were held.