Malawi vs Tunisia: Democracy

Malawi
2
in 2018
Tunisia
2
in 2018
Malawi rank
1st
Tunisia rank
1st

Democracy over time

  • Malawi
  • Tunisia
00.511.52195619872018

How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 4 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Tunisia ahead.

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

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Tunisia Difference Ahead
1960s 0 0 0
1970s 0 0 0
1980s 0 0 0
1990s 1.2 0.7 0.5 Malawi
2000s 1.7 1 0.7 Malawi
2010s 2 1.67 0.3333 Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

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