Gambia vs Malawi: Multi-party elections
Gambia
1
in 2025
Malawi
1
in 2025
Gambia rank
1st
Malawi rank
1st
Multi-party elections over time
- Gambia
- Malawi
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 1 against 1 in Malawi, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Malawi ahead.
Gambia ranks 1st and Malawi ranks 1st of 172 countries.
Gambia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | Gambia |
| 1980s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Gambia |
| 1990s | 1 | 0.7778 | 0.2222 | Gambia |
| 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, Gambia or Malawi?
- Gambia, at 1 against 1 in Malawi as of 2025.
- What is the difference in multi-party elections between Gambia and Malawi?
- 0, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Malawi?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Gambia and Malawi rank globally for multi-party elections?
- Gambia 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.