Luxembourg vs Malawi: Democracy

Luxembourg
2
in 2018
Malawi
2
in 2018
Luxembourg rank
1st
Malawi rank
1st

Democracy over time

  • Luxembourg
  • Malawi
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How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Luxembourg ahead.

Luxembourg ranks 1st and Malawi ranks 1st of 167 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

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

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Luxembourg or Malawi?
Luxembourg, at 2 against 2 in Malawi as of 2018.
What is the difference in democracy between Luxembourg and Malawi?
0, with Luxembourg ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Malawi?
55 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2018.
How do Luxembourg and Malawi rank globally for democracy?
Luxembourg 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).