Malawi vs East Timor: Free country
Malawi
2
in 2025
East Timor
2
in 2025
Malawi rank
1st
East Timor rank
1st
Free country over time
- Malawi
- East Timor
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 2 against 2 in East Timor, a difference of 0.
Across all 27 years both countries report, East Timor has been ahead every year.
Malawi ranks 1st and East Timor ranks 1st of 199 countries.
East Timor has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | East Timor | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 1.3 | 0.3 | East Timor |
| 2020s | 1.17 | 2 | 0.8333 | East Timor |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher free country, Malawi or East Timor?
- Malawi, at 2 against 2 in East Timor as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free country between Malawi and East Timor?
- 0, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and East Timor?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2025.
- How do Malawi and East Timor rank globally for free country?
- Malawi ranks 1st and East Timor ranks 1st of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Free country. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The variable identifies the political regime of a country. It distinguishes between free countries (score 2), partly free countries (score 1), and not free countries (score 0).