Which has higher deliberative democracy index, Malawi or United States?

United States, at 0.481 against 0.468 in Malawi as of 2025.

What is the difference in deliberative democracy index between Malawi and United States?

0.013, with United States ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and United States?

126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Deliberative Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Malawi vs United States: Deliberative Democracy Index

Malawi

0.468

in 2025

United States

0.481

in 2025

Malawi rank

61st

United States rank

58th

Deliberative Democracy Index over time

Malawi
United States

How they compare

United States currently reports 0.481 against 0.468 in Malawi, a difference of 0.013.

Across all 126 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.

Malawi ranks 61st and United States ranks 58th of 175 countries.

United States has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malawi	United States	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.012	0.337	0.325	United States
1910s	0.012	0.3494	0.3374	United States
1920s	0.012	0.4109	0.3989	United States
1930s	0.012	0.4651	0.4531	United States
1940s	0.0125	0.4824	0.4699	United States
1950s	0.0142	0.5138	0.4996	United States
1960s	0.0703	0.5975	0.5272	United States
1970s	0.0523	0.7089	0.6566	United States
1980s	0.047	0.7722	0.7252	United States
1990s	0.2849	0.8152	0.5303	United States
2000s	0.3676	0.7936	0.426	United States
2010s	0.4119	0.7836	0.3717	United States
2020s	0.4673	0.6707	0.2033	United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher deliberative democracy index, Malawi or United States?: United States, at 0.481 against 0.468 in Malawi as of 2025.
What is the difference in deliberative democracy index between Malawi and United States?: 0.013, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and United States?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Malawi and United States rank globally for deliberative democracy index?: Malawi ranks 61st and United States ranks 58th of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Deliberative Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Deliberative Democracy Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 175 places, 20,734 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed: 30 October 2026

Central estimate of the extent of suffrage, the freedom and fairness of elections, freedoms of association and expression, as well as the extent to which political elites justify their positions, justify them with the common good, acknowledge counterarguments, consult elites in policy changes, and society deliberates policy changes.