Malawi vs Solomon Islands: Democracy
Malawi
6
in 2025
Solomon Islands
6
in 2025
Malawi rank
78th
Solomon Islands rank
78th
Democracy over time
- Malawi
- Solomon Islands
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 6 against 6 in Solomon Islands, a difference of 0.
Across all 133 years both countries report, Solomon Islands has been ahead every year.
Malawi ranks 78th and Solomon Islands ranks 78th of 197 countries.
Solomon Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 14 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Solomon Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Solomon Islands |
| 1910s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Solomon Islands |
| 1920s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Solomon Islands |
| 1930s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Solomon Islands |
| 1940s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Solomon Islands |
| 1950s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Solomon Islands |
| 1960s | 1.2 | 2 | 0.8 | Solomon Islands |
| 1970s | 1 | 2.8 | 1.8 | Solomon Islands |
| 1980s | 1 | 6 | 5 | Solomon Islands |
| 1990s | 4 | 6 | 2 | Solomon Islands |
| 2000s | 6 | 6 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 6 | 6.2 | 0.2 | Solomon Islands |
| 2020s | 6 | 6.33 | 0.3333 | Solomon Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Malawi or Solomon Islands?
- Malawi, at 6 against 6 in Solomon Islands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Malawi and Solomon Islands?
- 0, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Solomon Islands?
- 133 years are reported by both, from 1893 to 2025.
- How do Malawi and Solomon Islands rank globally for democracy?
- Malawi ranks 78th and Solomon Islands 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).