Italy vs Malawi: Transparent laws
Italy
1
in 2025
Malawi
1
in 2025
Italy rank
1st
Malawi rank
1st
Transparent laws over time
- Italy
- Malawi
How they compare
Italy currently reports 1 against 1 in Malawi, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Malawi ahead.
Italy ranks 1st and Malawi ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0.3 | 0 | 0.3 | Italy |
| 1950s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Italy |
| 1960s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Italy |
| 1970s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Italy |
| 1980s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Italy |
| 1990s | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Italy |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Italy |
| 2020s | 1 | 0.8333 | 0.1667 | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher transparent laws, Italy or Malawi?
- Italy, at 1 against 1 in Malawi as of 2025.
- What is the difference in transparent laws between Italy and Malawi?
- 0, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Malawi?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Italy and Malawi rank globally for transparent laws?
- Italy ranks 1st and Malawi ranks 1st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Transparent laws. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of whether laws are transparent, coherent, and relatively stable, and their enforcement predictable.