Malawi vs San Marino: Electoral democracy
Malawi
1
in 2025
San Marino
1
in 2025
Malawi rank
1st
San Marino rank
1st
Electoral democracy over time
- Malawi
- San Marino
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 1 against 1 in San Marino, a difference of 0.
Across all 135 years both countries report, San Marino has been ahead every year.
Malawi ranks 1st and San Marino ranks 1st of 197 countries.
San Marino has averaged higher in every one of the 14 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | San Marino | 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 | 0.3 | 0.3 | San Marino |
| 1960s | 0 | 1 | 1 | San Marino |
| 1970s | 0 | 1 | 1 | San Marino |
| 1980s | 0 | 1 | 1 | San Marino |
| 1990s | 0.6 | 1 | 0.4 | San Marino |
| 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, Malawi or San Marino?
- Malawi, at 1 against 1 in San Marino as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electoral democracy between Malawi and San Marino?
- 0, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and San Marino?
- 135 years are reported by both, from 1891 to 2025.
- How do Malawi and San Marino rank globally for electoral democracy?
- Malawi ranks 1st and San Marino ranks 1st of 197 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).