Malaysia vs Mexico: Electoral democracy
Malaysia
1
in 2025
Mexico
1
in 2025
Malaysia rank
1st
Mexico rank
1st
Electoral democracy over time
- Malaysia
- Mexico
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 1 against 1 in Mexico, a difference of 0.
Across all 152 years both countries report, Mexico has been ahead every year.
Malaysia ranks 1st and Mexico ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Mexico has averaged higher in every one of the 16 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 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 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Mexico |
| 2010s | 0.2 | 1 | 0.8 | Mexico |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electoral democracy, Malaysia or Mexico?
- Malaysia, at 1 against 1 in Mexico as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electoral democracy between Malaysia and Mexico?
- 0, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Mexico?
- 152 years are reported by both, from 1874 to 2025.
- How do Malaysia and Mexico rank globally for electoral democracy?
- Malaysia ranks 1st and Mexico 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).