Malawi vs Malaysia: Democracy
Malawi
2
in 2018
Malaysia
2
in 2018
Malawi rank
1st
Malaysia rank
1st
Democracy over time
- Malawi
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 2 against 2 in Malaysia, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Malaysia ahead.
Malawi ranks 1st and Malaysia ranks 1st of 168 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 3 and Malaysia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 1.83 | 1.83 | Malaysia |
| 1970s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Malaysia |
| 1980s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 1.2 | 1 | 0.2 | Malawi |
| 2000s | 1.7 | 1.2 | 0.5 | Malawi |
| 2010s | 2 | 1.56 | 0.4444 | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Malawi or Malaysia?
- Malawi, at 2 against 2 in Malaysia as of 2018.
- What is the difference in democracy between Malawi and Malaysia?
- 0, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Malaysia?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2018.
- How do Malawi and Malaysia rank globally for democracy?
- Malawi ranks 1st and Malaysia 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
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).