Malawi vs Montenegro: Democracy
Malawi
6
in 2025
Montenegro
6
in 2025
Malawi rank
78th
Montenegro rank
78th
Democracy over time
- Malawi
- Montenegro
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 6 against 6 in Montenegro, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 132 shared years of data; in 1891 it was Montenegro ahead.
Malawi ranks 78th and Montenegro ranks 78th of 197 countries.
Across the 14 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 2 and Montenegro in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Montenegro | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Montenegro |
| 1910s | 0 | 1.43 | 1.43 | Montenegro |
| 1920s | 0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | Montenegro |
| 1930s | 0 | 1.9 | 1.9 | Montenegro |
| 1940s | 0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | Montenegro |
| 1950s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Montenegro |
| 1960s | 1.2 | 1 | 0.2 | Malawi |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 4 | 3 | 1 | Malawi |
| 2000s | 6 | 6 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 6 | 6 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 6 | 6 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Malawi or Montenegro?
- Malawi, at 6 against 6 in Montenegro as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Malawi and Montenegro?
- 0, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Montenegro?
- 132 years are reported by both, from 1891 to 2025.
- How do Malawi and Montenegro rank globally for democracy?
- Malawi ranks 78th and Montenegro 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).