Malaysia vs Senegal: Democracy
Malaysia
6
in 2025
Senegal
6
in 2025
Malaysia rank
78th
Senegal rank
78th
Democracy over time
- Malaysia
- Senegal
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 6 against 6 in Senegal, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 122 shared years of data; in 1904 it was Senegal ahead.
Malaysia ranks 78th and Senegal ranks 78th of 197 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 2 and Senegal in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | Senegal |
| 1950s | 1.3 | 2 | 0.7 | Senegal |
| 1960s | 2.7 | 1.6 | 1.1 | Malaysia |
| 1970s | 2.7 | 1.4 | 1.3 | Malaysia |
| 1980s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 3 | 6.9 | 3.9 | Senegal |
| 2010s | 3.6 | 6.7 | 3.1 | Senegal |
| 2020s | 6 | 6 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Malaysia or Senegal?
- Malaysia, at 6 against 6 in Senegal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Malaysia and Senegal?
- 0, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Senegal?
- 122 years are reported by both, from 1904 to 2025.
- How do Malaysia and Senegal rank globally for democracy?
- Malaysia ranks 78th and Senegal 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).