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Lesotho vs Malawi: Private Civil Liberties Index

Lesotho
0.817
in 2025
Malawi
0.819
in 2025
Lesotho rank
73rd
Malawi rank
72nd

Private Civil Liberties Index over time

  • Lesotho
  • Malawi
00.20.40.60.8190019622025

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 0.819 against 0.817 in Lesotho, a difference of 0.002.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Lesotho ahead.

Lesotho ranks 73rd and Malawi ranks 72nd of 176 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Private Civil Liberties Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,494 data points, 1789–2025
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Central estimate the extent to which people are free from forced labor, have property rights, and enjoy freedom of movement and religion.