Gabon vs Malawi: Political civil liberties index
Gabon
0.747
in 2025
Malawi
0.755
in 2025
Gabon rank
87th
Malawi rank
85th
Political civil liberties index over time
- Gabon
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 0.755 against 0.747 in Gabon, a difference of 0.008.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 116 shared years of data; in 1910 it was Gabon ahead.
Gabon ranks 87th and Malawi ranks 85th of 176 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, Gabon averaged higher in 9 and Malawi in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gabon | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0.039 | 0.036 | 0.003 | Gabon |
| 1920s | 0.0363 | 0.036 | 0.0003 | Gabon |
| 1930s | 0.0431 | 0.036 | 0.0071 | Gabon |
| 1940s | 0.0877 | 0.0417 | 0.046 | Gabon |
| 1950s | 0.1913 | 0.0445 | 0.1468 | Gabon |
| 1960s | 0.2567 | 0.102 | 0.1547 | Gabon |
| 1970s | 0.2066 | 0.0156 | 0.191 | Gabon |
| 1980s | 0.206 | 0.016 | 0.19 | Gabon |
| 1990s | 0.6929 | 0.4187 | 0.2742 | Gabon |
| 2000s | 0.7329 | 0.7452 | 0.0123 | Malawi |
| 2010s | 0.7923 | 0.8096 | 0.0173 | Malawi |
| 2020s | 0.7332 | 0.8132 | 0.08 | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher political civil liberties index, Gabon or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 0.755 against 0.747 in Gabon as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political civil liberties index between Gabon and Malawi?
- 0.008, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Malawi?
- 116 years are reported by both, from 1910 to 2025.
- How do Gabon and Malawi rank globally for political civil liberties index?
- Gabon ranks 87th and Malawi ranks 85th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Political civil liberties index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.