France vs Malawi: Democracy
France
4
in 2025
Malawi
4
in 2025
France rank
17th
Malawi rank
17th
Democracy over time
- France
- Malawi
How they compare
France currently reports 4 against 4 in Malawi, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was France ahead.
France ranks 17th and Malawi ranks 17th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, France averaged higher in 11 and Malawi in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 4 | 1 | 3 | France |
| 1910s | 4 | 1 | 3 | France |
| 1920s | 4 | 1 | 3 | France |
| 1930s | 3.9 | 1 | 2.9 | France |
| 1940s | 2.2 | 1 | 1.2 | France |
| 1950s | 4.6 | 1 | 3.6 | France |
| 1960s | 4 | 1.5 | 2.5 | France |
| 1970s | 4 | 1 | 3 | France |
| 1980s | 4 | 1 | 3 | France |
| 1990s | 4 | 2.8 | 1.2 | France |
| 2000s | 4 | 0.5 | 3.5 | France |
| 2010s | 4 | 4.1 | 0.1 | Malawi |
| 2020s | 4 | 4.33 | 0.3333 | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, France or Malawi?
- France, at 4 against 4 in Malawi as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between France and Malawi?
- 0, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Malawi?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do France and Malawi rank globally for democracy?
- France ranks 17th and Malawi ranks 17th of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Episodes of Regime Transformation (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 classification by the Episodes of Regime Transformation-project. It distinguishes between hardening autocracies (score 0), stable autocracies (score 1), liberalizing autocracies (score 2), eroding democracies (score 3), stable democracies (score 4), and deepening democracies (score 5).