Malawi vs East Timor: Political opposition
Malawi
1
in 2025
East Timor
1
in 2025
Malawi rank
1st
East Timor rank
1st
Political opposition over time
- Malawi
- East Timor
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 1 against 1 in East Timor, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 135 shared years of data; in 1891 it was East Timor ahead.
Malawi ranks 1st and East Timor ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Across the 14 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 3 and East Timor in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | East Timor | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0.3 | 0 | 0.3 | Malawi |
| 1970s | 0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | East Timor |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 0.6 | 0 | 0.6 | Malawi |
| 2000s | 1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | Malawi |
| 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, Malawi or East Timor?
- Malawi, at 1 against 1 in East Timor as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political opposition between Malawi and East Timor?
- 0, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and East Timor?
- 135 years are reported by both, from 1891 to 2025.
- How do Malawi and East Timor rank globally for political opposition?
- Malawi ranks 1st and East Timor 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.