Malaysia vs Sweden: Multi-party elections
Malaysia
1
in 2025
Sweden
1
in 2025
Malaysia rank
1st
Sweden rank
1st
Multi-party elections over time
- Malaysia
- Sweden
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 1 against 1 in Sweden, a difference of 0.
Across all 67 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Malaysia ranks 1st and Sweden ranks 1st of 172 countries.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 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, Malaysia or Sweden?
- Malaysia, at 1 against 1 in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in multi-party elections between Malaysia and Sweden?
- 0, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Sweden?
- 67 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2025.
- How do Malaysia and Sweden rank globally for multi-party elections?
- Malaysia ranks 1st and Sweden 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.