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