Bolivia vs Malawi: Democracy

Bolivia
2
in 2018
Malawi
2
in 2018
Bolivia rank
1st
Malawi rank
1st

Democracy over time

  • Bolivia
  • Malawi
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How they compare

Bolivia currently reports 2 against 2 in Malawi, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Bolivia ahead.

Bolivia ranks 1st and Malawi ranks 1st of 168 countries.

Bolivia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bolivia Malawi Difference Ahead
1960s 1 0 1 Bolivia
1970s 0.3 0 0.3 Bolivia
1980s 1.6 0 1.6 Bolivia
1990s 2 1.2 0.8 Bolivia
2000s 2 1.7 0.3 Bolivia
2010s 2 2 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Bolivia or Malawi?
Bolivia, at 2 against 2 in Malawi as of 2018.
What is the difference in democracy between Bolivia and Malawi?
0, with Bolivia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Malawi?
55 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2018.
How do Bolivia and Malawi rank globally for democracy?
Bolivia ranks 1st and Malawi ranks 1st of 168 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Polity 5 (2020) – 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

Indicator
Democracy
Source
Polity 5 (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
168 places, 18,392 data points, 1776–2020
Last refreshed

Identifies the political regime of a country using the Polity 5 data by the Center for Systemic Peace. It distinguishes between autocracies (score 0), anocracies (score 1), and democracies (score 2).