Japan vs Malawi: Political opposition
Japan
1
in 2025
Malawi
1
in 2025
Japan rank
1st
Malawi rank
1st
Political opposition over time
- Japan
- Malawi
How they compare
Japan currently reports 1 against 1 in Malawi, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 135 shared years of data; in 1891 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 1st and Malawi ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 14 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Japan |
| 1900s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Japan |
| 1910s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Japan |
| 1920s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Japan |
| 1930s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Japan |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0.8 | 0 | 0.8 | Japan |
| 1960s | 1 | 0.3 | 0.7 | Japan |
| 1970s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Japan |
| 1980s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Japan |
| 1990s | 1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | Japan |
| 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 political opposition, Japan or Malawi?
- Japan, at 1 against 1 in Malawi as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political opposition between Japan and Malawi?
- 0, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Malawi?
- 135 years are reported by both, from 1891 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Malawi rank globally for political opposition?
- Japan ranks 1st and Malawi ranks 1st of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Political opposition. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Indicates whether more than one party or non-party candidate are able to compete in elections for the legislature.