Guinea-Bissau vs Malawi: Democracy

Guinea-Bissau
2
in 2018
Malawi
2
in 2018
Guinea-Bissau rank
1st
Malawi rank
1st

Democracy over time

  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Malawi
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How they compare

Guinea-Bissau currently reports 2 against 2 in Malawi, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Malawi ahead.

Guinea-Bissau ranks 1st and Malawi ranks 1st of 167 countries.

Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea-Bissau Malawi Difference Ahead
1970s 0 0 0
1980s 0 0 0
1990s 0.9 1.2 0.3 Malawi
2000s 1.5 1.7 0.2 Malawi
2010s 1.78 2 0.2222 Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Guinea-Bissau or Malawi?
Guinea-Bissau, at 2 against 2 in Malawi as of 2018.
What is the difference in democracy between Guinea-Bissau and Malawi?
0, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Malawi?
45 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2018.
How do Guinea-Bissau and Malawi rank globally for democracy?
Guinea-Bissau ranks 1st and Malawi ranks 1st of 167 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).