Malawi vs New Zealand: Universal right to vote in practice
Malawi
2
in 2025
New Zealand
2
in 2025
Malawi rank
1st
New Zealand rank
1st
Universal right to vote in practice over time
- Malawi
- New Zealand
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 2 against 2 in New Zealand, a difference of 0.
Across all 135 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.
Malawi ranks 1st and New Zealand ranks 1st of 197 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 14 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 0 | 1.78 | 1.78 | New Zealand |
| 1900s | 0 | 2 | 2 | New Zealand |
| 1910s | 0 | 2 | 2 | New Zealand |
| 1920s | 0 | 2 | 2 | New Zealand |
| 1930s | 0 | 2 | 2 | New Zealand |
| 1940s | 0 | 2 | 2 | New Zealand |
| 1950s | 0 | 2 | 2 | New Zealand |
| 1960s | 1.2 | 2 | 0.8 | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher universal right to vote in practice, Malawi or New Zealand?
- Malawi, at 2 against 2 in New Zealand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in universal right to vote in practice between Malawi and New Zealand?
- 0, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and New Zealand?
- 135 years are reported by both, from 1891 to 2025.
- How do Malawi and New Zealand rank globally for universal right to vote in practice?
- Malawi ranks 1st and New Zealand ranks 1st of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Universal right to vote in practice. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Indicates whether virtually all adult citizens have the right to vote in practice (score 2), only men have broad voting rights in practice (score 1), or there are no broad voting rights in practice (score 0).