Malawi vs Slovakia: Democracy

Malawi
2
in 2018
Slovakia
2
in 2018
Malawi rank
1st
Slovakia rank
1st

Democracy over time

  • Malawi
  • Slovakia
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How they compare

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

Across all 54 years both countries report, Slovakia has been ahead every year.

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

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Slovakia Difference Ahead
1960s 0 0 0
1970s 0 0 0
1980s 0 0.1 0.1 Slovakia
1990s 1.2 2 0.8 Slovakia
2000s 1.7 2 0.3 Slovakia
2010s 2 2 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

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