Malawi vs Niger: Political civil liberties index
Malawi
0.755
in 2025
Niger
0.747
in 2025
Malawi rank
85th
Niger rank
87th
Political civil liberties index over time
- Malawi
- Niger
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 0.755 against 0.747 in Niger, a difference of 0.008.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 104 shared years of data; in 1922 it was Niger ahead.
Malawi ranks 85th and Niger ranks 87th of 176 countries.
Niger has averaged higher in every one of the 11 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0.036 | 0.059 | 0.023 | Niger |
| 1930s | 0.036 | 0.061 | 0.025 | Niger |
| 1940s | 0.0417 | 0.0755 | 0.0338 | Niger |
| 1950s | 0.0445 | 0.0907 | 0.0462 | Niger |
| 1960s | 0.102 | 0.1156 | 0.0136 | Niger |
| 1970s | 0.0156 | 0.1349 | 0.1193 | Niger |
| 1980s | 0.016 | 0.1736 | 0.1576 | Niger |
| 1990s | 0.4187 | 0.691 | 0.2723 | Niger |
| 2000s | 0.7452 | 0.8166 | 0.0714 | Niger |
| 2010s | 0.8096 | 0.8724 | 0.0628 | Niger |
| 2020s | 0.8132 | 0.8215 | 0.0083 | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher political civil liberties index, Malawi or Niger?
- Malawi, at 0.755 against 0.747 in Niger as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political civil liberties index between Malawi and Niger?
- 0.008, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Niger?
- 104 years are reported by both, from 1922 to 2025.
- How do Malawi and Niger rank globally for political civil liberties index?
- Malawi ranks 85th and Niger ranks 87th 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.