Revised Combined Polity Score in Malawi

Malawi: Revised Combined Polity Score was 6 in 2011. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2011)
6
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
14th
of 51 countries
All-time high
6
in 1994
All-time low
-9
in 1964
Years of data
48
1964–2011

Revised Combined Polity Score in Malawi, 1964–2011

-10-505196419872011

Source: Authoritarian regime"" in Western political discourse is a pejorative term for some very diverse kinds of political systems whose common properties are a lack of regularized political competition and .

Analysis

In 2011, revised combined polity score in Malawi stood at 6. That is the highest value across all 48 years on record.

That represents a change of up 50.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, revised combined polity score in Malawi peaked at 6 in 1994 and was at its lowest, -9, in 1964.

Malawi ranks 14th of 51 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s -9 -9 -9 6
1970s -9 -9 -9 10
1980s -9 -9 -9 10
1990s 0.1 -9 6 10
2000s 5.5 4 6 10
2010s 6 6 6 2

Countries ranked near Malawi

  1. 14 Burundi 6 compare
  2. 14 Guinea-Bissau 6 compare
  3. 14 Liberia 6 compare
  4. 14 Namibia 6 compare
  5. 14 Niger 6 compare

See the full ranking of 51 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is revised combined polity score in Malawi?
Revised combined polity score in Malawi was 6 in 2011, according to Authoritarian regime"" in Western political discourse is a pejorative term for some very diverse kinds of political systems whose common properties are a lack of regularized political competition and .
What is the highest revised combined polity score recorded in Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 6 in 1994.
What is the lowest revised combined polity score recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was -9 in 1964.
How does Malawi rank for revised combined polity score?
Malawi ranks 14th out of 51 countries with data for 2011.
Is revised combined polity score rising or falling in Malawi?
Over the last ten years it is up 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Malawi data come from?
The figures come from Authoritarian regime"" in Western political discourse is a pejorative term for some very diverse kinds of political systems whose common properties are a lack of regularized political competition and , published as part of Revised Combined Polity Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Revised Combined Polity Score
Source
Authoritarian regime"" in Western political discourse is a pejorative term for some very diverse kinds of political systems whose common properties are a lack of regularized political competition and
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
51 places, 2,425 data points, 1960–2011
Last refreshed

Revised Combined Polity Score is a modified version of the POLITY variable added in order to facilitate the use of the POLITY regime measure in time-series analyses.