Malawi vs Malaysia: Democracy
Malawi
5
in 2025
Malaysia
5
in 2025
Malawi rank
74th
Malaysia rank
74th
Democracy over time
- Malawi
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 5 against 5 in Malaysia, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Malaysia ahead.
Malawi ranks 74th and Malaysia ranks 74th of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 5 and Malaysia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | Malaysia |
| 1960s | 2.1 | 3 | 0.9 | Malaysia |
| 1970s | 2.8 | 1.8 | 1 | Malawi |
| 1980s | 2 | 3 | 1 | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 4 | 3 | 1 | Malawi |
| 2000s | 3.6 | 3 | 0.6 | Malawi |
| 2010s | 4.9 | 3.1 | 1.8 | Malawi |
| 2020s | 6 | 4.17 | 1.83 | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Malawi or Malaysia?
- Malawi, at 5 against 5 in Malaysia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Malawi and Malaysia?
- 0, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Malaysia?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Malawi and Malaysia rank globally for democracy?
- Malawi ranks 74th and Malaysia ranks 74th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Political regime of a country using the Regimes of the World classification by political scientists Anna Lührmann, Marcus Tannenberg and Staffan Lindberg, including ambiguous categories.