Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, Malawi or Tunisia?

Tunisia, at 0.323 against 0.317 in Malawi as of 2025.

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

126 years are reported by both, from 1900 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 Tunisia: Egalitarian Democracy Index

Malawi

0.317

in 2025

Tunisia

0.323

in 2025

Malawi rank

89th

Tunisia rank

87th

Egalitarian Democracy Index over time

Malawi
Tunisia

How they compare

Tunisia currently reports 0.323 against 0.317 in Malawi, a difference of 0.006.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Tunisia ahead.

Malawi ranks 89th and Tunisia ranks 87th of 175 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 2 and Tunisia in 11.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malawi	Tunisia	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.009	0.0304	0.0214	Tunisia
1910s	0.009	0.0305	0.0215	Tunisia
1920s	0.009	0.031	0.022	Tunisia
1930s	0.009	0.0307	0.0217	Tunisia
1940s	0.0132	0.0304	0.0172	Tunisia
1950s	0.016	0.0634	0.0474	Tunisia
1960s	0.098	0.1828	0.0848	Tunisia
1970s	0.1262	0.1842	0.058	Tunisia
1980s	0.12	0.1875	0.0675	Tunisia
1990s	0.245	0.2047	0.0403	Malawi
2000s	0.2904	0.1989	0.0915	Malawi
2010s	0.3178	0.5268	0.209	Tunisia
2020s	0.3335	0.389	0.0555	Tunisia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher egalitarian democracy index, Malawi or Tunisia?: Tunisia, at 0.323 against 0.317 in Malawi as of 2025.
What is the difference in egalitarian democracy index between Malawi and Tunisia?: 0.006, with Tunisia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Tunisia?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Malawi and Tunisia rank globally for egalitarian democracy index?: Malawi ranks 89th and Tunisia ranks 87th 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.