Croatia vs Malawi: Electoral democracy

Croatia
1
in 2025
Malawi
1
in 2025
Croatia rank
1st
Malawi rank
1st

Electoral democracy over time

  • Croatia
  • Malawi
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How they compare

Croatia currently reports 1 against 1 in Malawi, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1918 it was Malawi ahead.

Croatia ranks 1st and Malawi ranks 1st of 198 countries.

Croatia has averaged higher in every one of the 12 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Croatia Malawi Difference Ahead
1910s 0 0 0
1920s 0 0 0
1930s 0 0 0
1940s 0 0 0
1950s 0 0 0
1960s 0 0 0
1970s 0 0 0
1980s 0 0 0
1990s 1 0.6 0.4 Croatia
2000s 1 1 0
2010s 1 1 0
2020s 1 1 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electoral democracy, Croatia or Malawi?
Croatia, at 1 against 1 in Malawi as of 2025.
What is the difference in electoral democracy between Croatia and Malawi?
0, with Croatia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Malawi?
108 years are reported by both, from 1918 to 2025.
How do Croatia and Malawi rank globally for electoral democracy?
Croatia ranks 1st and Malawi ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Electoral democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Electoral democracy
Source
Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
198 places, 32,485 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Identifies the political regime of a country using the reduced Lexical Index of Electoral Democracy. It distinguishes between non-electoral autocracies, one-party autocracies, multi-party autocracies without elected executive, multi-party autocracies, exclusive democracies, male democracies, and electoral democracies (including full democracies or polyarchies).