Malawi vs East Timor: Democracy
Malawi
6
in 2025
East Timor
6
in 2025
Malawi rank
78th
East Timor rank
78th
Democracy over time
- Malawi
- East Timor
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 6 against 6 in East Timor, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 135 shared years of data; in 1891 it was East Timor ahead.
Malawi ranks 78th and East Timor ranks 78th of 197 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 14 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | East Timor | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 1.2 | 0 | 1.2 | Malawi |
| 1970s | 1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | Malawi |
| 1980s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Malawi |
| 1990s | 4 | 0 | 4 | Malawi |
| 2000s | 6 | 5.4 | 0.6 | Malawi |
| 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 East Timor?
- Malawi, at 6 against 6 in East Timor as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Malawi and East Timor?
- 0, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and East Timor?
- 135 years are reported by both, from 1891 to 2025.
- How do Malawi and East Timor rank globally for democracy?
- Malawi ranks 78th and East Timor 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).