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Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote in Malawi

Malawi: Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote was 100.0% in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)
100.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 176 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 1964
All-time low
0.0%
in 1900
Years of data
126
1900–2025

Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote in Malawi, 1900–2025

020406080100190019622025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2025, share of adult citizens who have the right to vote in Malawi stood at 100.0%. That is the highest value across all 126 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of adult citizens who have the right to vote in Malawi peaked at 100.0% in 1964 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1900.

That places Malawi 1st out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote in Malawi, year by year

Year % Change
1900 0.0% —
1901 0.0% —
1902 0.0% —
1903 0.0% —
1904 0.0% —
1905 0.0% —
1906 0.0% —
1907 0.0% —
1908 0.0% —
1909 0.0% —
1910 0.0% —
1911 0.0% —
1912 0.0% —
1913 0.0% —
1914 0.0% —
1915 0.0% —
1916 0.0% —
1917 0.0% —
1918 0.0% —
1919 0.0% —
1920 0.0% —
1921 0.0% —
1922 0.0% —
1923 0.0% —
1924 0.0% —
1925 0.0% —
1926 0.0% —
1927 0.0% —
1928 0.0% —
1929 0.0% —
1930 0.0% —
1931 0.0% —
1932 0.0% —
1933 0.0% —
1934 0.0% —
1935 0.0% —
1936 0.0% —
1937 0.0% —
1938 0.0% —
1939 0.0% —
1940 0.0% —
1941 0.0% —
1942 0.0% —
1943 0.0% —
1944 0.0% —
1945 0.0% —
1946 0.0% —
1947 0.0% —
1948 0.0% —
1949 0.0% —
1950 0.0% —
1951 0.0% —
1952 0.0% —
1953 0.0% —
1954 0.0% —
1955 2.0% —
1956 2.0% +0.0%
1957 2.0% +0.0%
1958 2.0% +0.0%
1959 2.0% +0.0%
1960 2.0% +0.0%
1961 10.0% +400.0%
1962 10.0% +0.0%
1963 10.0% +0.0%
1964 100.0% +900.0%
1965 100.0% +0.0%
1966 100.0% +0.0%
1967 100.0% +0.0%
1968 100.0% +0.0%
1969 100.0% +0.0%
1970 100.0% +0.0%
1971 100.0% +0.0%
1972 100.0% +0.0%
1973 100.0% +0.0%
1974 100.0% +0.0%
1975 100.0% +0.0%
1976 100.0% +0.0%
1977 100.0% +0.0%
1978 100.0% +0.0%
1979 100.0% +0.0%
1980 100.0% +0.0%
1981 100.0% +0.0%
1982 100.0% +0.0%
1983 100.0% +0.0%
1984 100.0% +0.0%
1985 100.0% +0.0%
1986 100.0% +0.0%
1987 100.0% +0.0%
1988 100.0% +0.0%
1989 100.0% +0.0%
1990 100.0% +0.0%
1991 100.0% +0.0%
1992 100.0% +0.0%
1993 100.0% +0.0%
1994 100.0% +0.0%
1995 100.0% +0.0%
1996 100.0% +0.0%
1997 100.0% +0.0%
1998 100.0% +0.0%
1999 100.0% +0.0%
2000 100.0% +0.0%
2001 100.0% +0.0%
2002 100.0% +0.0%
2003 100.0% +0.0%
2004 100.0% +0.0%
2005 100.0% +0.0%
2006 100.0% +0.0%
2007 100.0% +0.0%
2008 100.0% +0.0%
2009 100.0% +0.0%
2010 100.0% +0.0%
2011 100.0% +0.0%
2012 100.0% +0.0%
2013 100.0% +0.0%
2014 100.0% +0.0%
2015 100.0% +0.0%
2016 100.0% +0.0%
2017 100.0% +0.0%
2018 100.0% +0.0%
2019 100.0% +0.0%
2020 100.0% +0.0%
2021 100.0% +0.0%
2022 100.0% +0.0%
2023 100.0% +0.0%
2024 100.0% +0.0%
2025 100.0% +0.0%

Malawi compared with similar countries

  • Malawi's 100.0% is above the median for low income countries, which is 100.0%, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Malawi's 100.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 100.0%, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1900s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 10
1910s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 10
1920s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 10
1930s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 10
1940s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 10
1950s 1.0% 0.0% 2.0% 10
1960s 63.2% 2.0% 100.0% 10
1970s 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 10
1980s 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 10
1990s 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 10
2000s 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 10
2010s 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 10
2020s 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 6

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of adult citizens who have the right to vote in Malawi?
Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote in Malawi was 100.0% in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of adult citizens who have the right to vote recorded in Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1964.
What is the lowest share of adult citizens who have the right to vote recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1900.
How does Malawi rank for share of adult citizens who have the right to vote?
Malawi ranks 1st out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is share of adult citizens who have the right to vote rising or falling in Malawi?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Malawi data come from?
The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of adult citizens who have the right to vote
Unit
%
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,409 data points, 1789–2025
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