Political Participation Index in Malawi
Malawi: Political Participation Index was 7.5 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Political Participation Index in Malawi, 2005–2025
Source: Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, political participation index in Malawi stood at 7.5. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.4% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political participation index in Malawi peaked at 7.5 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 6.5, in 2005.
That places Malawi 30th out of 128 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.83 | 6.5 | 7.25 | 3 |
| 2010s | 7.1 | 6.5 | 7.25 | 5 |
| 2020s | 7.42 | 7.25 | 7.5 | 3 |
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More reference data data for Malawi
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.3659 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.0372 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.606 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Consumer price index 1,313 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies -0.5269 °C (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.9529 °C (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Annual precipitation 1,549 millimeters (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 3 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is political participation index in Malawi?
- Political participation index in Malawi was 7.5 in 2025, according to Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest political participation index recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 7.5 in 2021.
- What is the lowest political participation index recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.5 in 2005.
- How does Malawi rank for political participation index?
- Malawi ranks 30th out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political participation index rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Political Participation Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Indicates the extent to which elections are free and fair, democratically elected leaders have the effective power to govern, and citizen have the freedoms of association and expression.