Malawi vs Poland: Democracy

Malawi
2
in 2018
Poland
2
in 2018
Malawi rank
1st
Poland rank
1st

Democracy over time

  • Malawi
  • Poland
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How they compare

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

Across all 55 years both countries report, Poland has been ahead every year.

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

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Poland Difference Ahead
1960s 0 0 0
1970s 0 0 0
1980s 0 0.1 0.1 Poland
1990s 1.2 1.9 0.7 Poland
2000s 1.7 2 0.3 Poland
2010s 2 2 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher democracy, Malawi or Poland?
Malawi, at 2 against 2 in Poland as of 2018.
What is the difference in democracy between Malawi and Poland?
0, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Poland?
55 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2018.
How do Malawi and Poland rank globally for democracy?
Malawi ranks 1st and Poland 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).