Gambia vs Malawi: Democracy
Gambia
6
in 2025
Malawi
6
in 2025
Gambia rank
78th
Malawi rank
78th
Democracy over time
- Gambia
- Malawi
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 6 against 6 in Malawi, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 135 shared years of data; in 1891 it was Malawi ahead.
Gambia ranks 78th and Malawi ranks 78th of 197 countries.
Across the 14 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 5 and Malawi in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0.6 | 0 | 0.6 | Gambia |
| 1950s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Gambia |
| 1960s | 4.8 | 1.2 | 3.6 | Gambia |
| 1970s | 6 | 1 | 5 | Gambia |
| 1980s | 6 | 1 | 5 | Gambia |
| 1990s | 3.4 | 4 | 0.6 | Malawi |
| 2000s | 3 | 6 | 3 | Malawi |
| 2010s | 3.9 | 6 | 2.1 | Malawi |
| 2020s | 6 | 6 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Gambia or Malawi?
- Gambia, at 6 against 6 in Malawi as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Gambia and Malawi?
- 0, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Malawi?
- 135 years are reported by both, from 1891 to 2025.
- How do Gambia and Malawi rank globally for democracy?
- Gambia ranks 78th and Malawi ranks 78th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (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
Identifies the political regime of a country. It distinguishes between non-electoral autocracies (score 0), one-party autocracies (score 1), multi-party autocracies without elected executive (score 2), multi-party autocracies (score 3), exclusive democracies (score 4), male democracies (score 5), electoral democracies (score 6), and full democracies (score 7).