Malawi vs Namibia: Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote
Malawi
100.0%
in 2025
Namibia
100.0%
in 2025
Malawi rank
1st
Namibia rank
1st
Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote over time
- Malawi
- Namibia
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 100.0% against 100.0% in Namibia, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Namibia ahead.
Malawi ranks 1st and Namibia ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 3 and Namibia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1910s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1920s | 0.0% | 2.0% | 2.0% | Namibia |
| 1930s | 0.0% | 5.0% | 5.0% | Namibia |
| 1940s | 0.0% | 5.0% | 5.0% | Namibia |
| 1950s | 1.0% | 5.0% | 4.0% | Namibia |
| 1960s | 63.2% | 7.0% | 56.2% | Malawi |
| 1970s | 100.0% | 10.0% | 90.0% | Malawi |
| 1980s | 100.0% | 19.0% | 81.0% | Malawi |
| 1990s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2000s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2010s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of adult citizens who have the right to vote, Malawi or Namibia?
- Malawi, at 100.0% against 100.0% in Namibia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of adult citizens who have the right to vote between Malawi and Namibia?
- 0.0%, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Namibia?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Malawi and Namibia rank globally for share of adult citizens who have the right to vote?
- Malawi ranks 1st and Namibia ranks 1st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of adult citizens which have the legal right to vote in national elections.