What is egalitarian political institutions index in Malawi?

Egalitarian political institutions index in Malawi was 0.492 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.

What is the highest egalitarian political institutions index recorded in Malawi?

The highest recorded value was 0.56 in 2000.

What is the lowest egalitarian political institutions index recorded in Malawi?

The lowest recorded value was 0.034 in 1900.

How does Malawi rank for egalitarian political institutions index?

Malawi ranks 113th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.

Is egalitarian political institutions index rising or falling in Malawi?

Over the last ten years it is down 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Malawi data come from?

The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Egalitarian political institutions index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Egalitarian political institutions index in Malawi

Name: Egalitarian political institutions index in Malawi
Creator: Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Malawi: Egalitarian political institutions index was 0.492 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

0.492

Change on year

down 2.8%

World rank

113th

of 175 countries

All-time high

0.56

in 2000

All-time low

0.034

in 1900

Years of data

126

1900–2025

Egalitarian political institutions index in Malawi, 1900–2025

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Malawi recorded 0.492 for egalitarian political institutions index in 2025.

The figure is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 6.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, egalitarian political institutions index in Malawi peaked at 0.56 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.034, in 1900.

Malawi ranks 113th of 175 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Egalitarian political institutions index in Malawi, year by year

Annual values for Egalitarian political institutions index in Malawi, 1900 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1900	0.034	—
1901	0.034	+0.0%
1902	0.034	+0.0%
1903	0.034	+0.0%
1904	0.034	+0.0%
1905	0.034	+0.0%
1906	0.034	+0.0%
1907	0.034	+0.0%
1908	0.034	+0.0%
1909	0.034	+0.0%
1910	0.034	+0.0%
1911	0.034	+0.0%
1912	0.034	+0.0%
1913	0.034	+0.0%
1914	0.034	+0.0%
1915	0.034	+0.0%
1916	0.034	+0.0%
1917	0.034	+0.0%
1918	0.034	+0.0%
1919	0.034	+0.0%
1920	0.034	+0.0%
1921	0.034	+0.0%
1922	0.034	+0.0%
1923	0.034	+0.0%
1924	0.034	+0.0%
1925	0.034	+0.0%
1926	0.034	+0.0%
1927	0.034	+0.0%
1928	0.034	+0.0%
1929	0.034	+0.0%
1930	0.034	+0.0%
1931	0.034	+0.0%
1932	0.034	+0.0%
1933	0.034	+0.0%
1934	0.034	+0.0%
1935	0.034	+0.0%
1936	0.034	+0.0%
1937	0.034	+0.0%
1938	0.034	+0.0%
1939	0.034	+0.0%
1940	0.034	+0.0%
1941	0.034	+0.0%
1942	0.034	+0.0%
1943	0.034	+0.0%
1944	0.062	+82.4%
1945	0.062	+0.0%
1946	0.062	+0.0%
1947	0.062	+0.0%
1948	0.062	+0.0%
1949	0.062	+0.0%
1950	0.062	+0.0%
1951	0.062	+0.0%
1952	0.062	+0.0%
1953	0.062	+0.0%
1954	0.062	+0.0%
1955	0.062	+0.0%
1956	0.062	+0.0%
1957	0.062	+0.0%
1958	0.062	+0.0%
1959	0.062	+0.0%
1960	0.063	+1.6%
1961	0.132	+109.5%
1962	0.132	+0.0%
1963	0.132	+0.0%
1964	0.344	+160.6%
1965	0.375	+9.0%
1966	0.375	+0.0%
1967	0.375	+0.0%
1968	0.375	+0.0%
1969	0.375	+0.0%
1970	0.375	+0.0%
1971	0.375	+0.0%
1972	0.375	+0.0%
1973	0.375	+0.0%
1974	0.375	+0.0%
1975	0.375	+0.0%
1976	0.375	+0.0%
1977	0.375	+0.0%
1978	0.375	+0.0%
1979	0.375	+0.0%
1980	0.375	+0.0%
1981	0.375	+0.0%
1982	0.375	+0.0%
1983	0.375	+0.0%
1984	0.375	+0.0%
1985	0.375	+0.0%
1986	0.375	+0.0%
1987	0.375	+0.0%
1988	0.375	+0.0%
1989	0.375	+0.0%
1990	0.375	+0.0%
1991	0.375	+0.0%
1992	0.376	+0.3%
1993	0.41	+9.0%
1994	0.435	+6.1%
1995	0.54	+24.1%
1996	0.54	+0.0%
1997	0.54	+0.0%
1998	0.54	+0.0%
1999	0.531	-1.7%
2000	0.56	+5.5%
2001	0.56	+0.0%
2002	0.56	+0.0%
2003	0.56	+0.0%
2004	0.546	-2.5%
2005	0.532	-2.6%
2006	0.532	+0.0%
2007	0.533	+0.2%
2008	0.533	+0.0%
2009	0.53	-0.6%
2010	0.53	+0.0%
2011	0.53	+0.0%
2012	0.541	+2.1%
2013	0.541	+0.0%
2014	0.539	-0.4%
2015	0.527	-2.2%
2016	0.528	+0.2%
2017	0.536	+1.5%
2018	0.492	-8.2%
2019	0.473	-3.9%
2020	0.512	+8.2%
2021	0.525	+2.5%
2022	0.513	-2.3%
2023	0.48	-6.4%
2024	0.506	+5.4%
2025	0.492	-2.8%

Malawi compared with similar countries

Malawi's 0.492 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.408, 1.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Malawi's 0.492 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.492, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1900s	0.034	0.034	0.034	10
1910s	0.034	0.034	0.034	10
1920s	0.034	0.034	0.034	10
1930s	0.034	0.034	0.034	10
1940s	0.0508	0.034	0.062	10
1950s	0.062	0.062	0.062	10
1960s	0.2678	0.063	0.375	10
1970s	0.375	0.375	0.375	10
1980s	0.375	0.375	0.375	10
1990s	0.4662	0.375	0.54	10
2000s	0.5446	0.53	0.56	10
2010s	0.5237	0.473	0.541	10
2020s	0.5047	0.48	0.525	6

Countries ranked near Malawi

110 Lebanon 0.505 compare
111 Peru 0.502 compare
112 Iran 0.497 compare
113 Cote d'Ivoire 0.492 compare
115 Mozambique 0.487 compare
115 Thailand 0.487 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is egalitarian political institutions index in Malawi?: Egalitarian political institutions index in Malawi was 0.492 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest egalitarian political institutions index recorded in Malawi?: The highest recorded value was 0.56 in 2000.
What is the lowest egalitarian political institutions index recorded in Malawi?: The lowest recorded value was 0.034 in 1900.
How does Malawi rank for egalitarian political institutions index?: Malawi ranks 113th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
Is egalitarian political institutions index rising or falling in Malawi?: Over the last ten years it is down 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Malawi data come from?: The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Egalitarian political institutions index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Egalitarian political institutions index
Source: Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 175 places, 20,802 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed: 30 October 2026