Lithuania vs Malawi: Democracy

Lithuania
4
in 2025
Malawi
4
in 2025
Lithuania rank
17th
Malawi rank
17th

Democracy over time

  • Lithuania
  • Malawi
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How they compare

Lithuania currently reports 4 against 4 in Malawi, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1918 it was Malawi ahead.

Lithuania ranks 17th and Malawi ranks 17th of 172 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Lithuania averaged higher in 3 and Malawi in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lithuania Malawi Difference Ahead
1910s 1 1 0
1920s 2.8 1 1.8 Lithuania
1930s 1 1 0
1990s 4 2.8 1.2 Lithuania
2000s 4 0.5 3.5 Lithuania
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, Lithuania or Malawi?
Lithuania, at 4 against 4 in Malawi as of 2025.
What is the difference in democracy between Lithuania and Malawi?
0, with Lithuania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lithuania and Malawi?
58 years are reported by both, from 1918 to 2025.
How do Lithuania and Malawi rank globally for democracy?
Lithuania ranks 17th and Malawi ranks 17th of 172 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

Indicator
Democracy
Source
Episodes of Regime Transformation (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
175 places, 19,128 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed

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).