Liberia vs Malawi: Electoral democracy
Liberia
1
in 2025
Malawi
1
in 2025
Liberia rank
1st
Malawi rank
1st
Electoral democracy over time
- Liberia
- Malawi
How they compare
Liberia currently reports 1 against 1 in Malawi, a difference of 0.
Across all 135 years both countries report, Malawi has been ahead every year.
Liberia ranks 1st and Malawi ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 14 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Liberia | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 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 | 0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | Malawi |
| 2000s | 0.5 | 1 | 0.5 | Malawi |
| 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, Liberia or Malawi?
- Liberia, at 1 against 1 in Malawi as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electoral democracy between Liberia and Malawi?
- 0, with Liberia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Malawi?
- 135 years are reported by both, from 1891 to 2025.
- How do Liberia and Malawi rank globally for electoral democracy?
- Liberia 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).