Malaysia vs Sierra Leone: Multi-party elections
Malaysia
1
in 2025
Sierra Leone
1
in 2025
Malaysia rank
1st
Sierra Leone rank
1st
Multi-party elections over time
- Malaysia
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 1 against 1 in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1955 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Malaysia ranks 1st and Sierra Leone ranks 1st of 172 countries.
Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 1 | 0.2 | 0.8 | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 1 | 0.4 | 0.6 | Malaysia |
| 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, Malaysia or Sierra Leone?
- Malaysia, at 1 against 1 in Sierra Leone as of 2025.
- What is the difference in multi-party elections between Malaysia and Sierra Leone?
- 0, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Sierra Leone?
- 58 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2025.
- How do Malaysia and Sierra Leone rank globally for multi-party elections?
- Malaysia ranks 1st and Sierra Leone 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.