Finland vs Malawi: Electoral democracy (Lexical Index)
Finland
1
in 2025
Malawi
1
in 2025
Finland rank
1st
Malawi rank
1st
Electoral democracy (Lexical Index) over time
- Finland
- Malawi
How they compare
Finland currently reports 1 against 1 in Malawi, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 135 shared years of data; in 1891 it was Malawi ahead.
Finland ranks 1st and Malawi ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 14 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0.1 | 0 | 0.1 | Finland |
| 1920s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Finland |
| 1930s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Finland |
| 1940s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Finland |
| 1950s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Finland |
| 1960s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Finland |
| 1970s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Finland |
| 1980s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Finland |
| 1990s | 1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | Finland |
| 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, Finland or Malawi?
- Finland, at 1 against 1 in Malawi as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electoral democracy between Finland and Malawi?
- 0, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Malawi?
- 135 years are reported by both, from 1891 to 2025.
- How do Finland and Malawi rank globally for electoral democracy?
- Finland 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
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).