Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, Malawi or Tanzania?

Tanzania, at 0.318 against 0.317 in Malawi as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Tanzania?

111 years are reported by both, from 1915 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Egalitarian Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Malawi vs Tanzania: Egalitarian Democracy Index

Malawi

0.317

in 2025

Tanzania

0.318

in 2025

Malawi rank

89th

Tanzania rank

88th

Egalitarian Democracy Index over time

Malawi
Tanzania

How they compare

Tanzania currently reports 0.318 against 0.317 in Malawi, a difference of 0.001.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 111 shared years of data; in 1915 it was Tanzania ahead.

Malawi ranks 89th and Tanzania ranks 88th of 175 countries.

Across the 12 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 1 and Tanzania in 11.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malawi	Tanzania	Difference	Ahead
1910s	0.009	0.0742	0.0652	Tanzania
1920s	0.009	0.076	0.067	Tanzania
1930s	0.009	0.0762	0.0672	Tanzania
1940s	0.0132	0.077	0.0638	Tanzania
1950s	0.016	0.0846	0.0686	Tanzania
1960s	0.098	0.2491	0.1511	Tanzania
1970s	0.1262	0.2689	0.1427	Tanzania
1980s	0.12	0.262	0.142	Tanzania
1990s	0.245	0.3307	0.0857	Tanzania
2000s	0.2904	0.3403	0.0499	Tanzania
2010s	0.3178	0.3438	0.026	Tanzania
2020s	0.3335	0.328	0.0055	Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, Malawi or Tanzania?: Tanzania, at 0.318 against 0.317 in Malawi as of 2025.
What is the difference in egalitarian democracy index between Malawi and Tanzania?: 0.001, with Tanzania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Tanzania?: 111 years are reported by both, from 1915 to 2025.
How do Malawi and Tanzania rank globally for egalitarian democracy index?: Malawi ranks 89th and Tanzania ranks 88th of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Egalitarian Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Egalitarian Democracy Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 175 places, 20,734 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed: 30 October 2026

Central estimate of the extent of suffrage, the freedom and fairness of elections, freedoms of association and expression, as well as the extent to which the protection of rights, access to power, and distribution of resources is equal.