Luxembourg vs Malawi: Democracy
Luxembourg
4
in 2025
Malawi
4
in 2025
Luxembourg rank
17th
Malawi rank
17th
Democracy over time
- Luxembourg
- Malawi
How they compare
Luxembourg currently reports 4 against 4 in Malawi, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 111 shared years of data; in 1915 it was Malawi ahead.
Luxembourg ranks 17th and Malawi ranks 17th of 175 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, Luxembourg averaged higher in 10 and Malawi in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Luxembourg | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Luxembourg |
| 1920s | 4.1 | 1 | 3.1 | Luxembourg |
| 1930s | 4 | 1 | 3 | Luxembourg |
| 1940s | 2.3 | 1 | 1.3 | Luxembourg |
| 1950s | 4 | 1 | 3 | Luxembourg |
| 1960s | 4 | 1.5 | 2.5 | Luxembourg |
| 1970s | 4 | 1 | 3 | Luxembourg |
| 1980s | 4 | 1 | 3 | Luxembourg |
| 1990s | 4 | 2.8 | 1.2 | Luxembourg |
| 2000s | 4 | 0.5 | 3.5 | Luxembourg |
| 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, Luxembourg or Malawi?
- Luxembourg, at 4 against 4 in Malawi as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Luxembourg and Malawi?
- 0, with Luxembourg ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Malawi?
- 111 years are reported by both, from 1915 to 2025.
- How do Luxembourg and Malawi rank globally for democracy?
- Luxembourg 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).