Malawi vs South Africa: Electoral democracy row, gaps filled

Malawi
2
in 2025
South Africa
2
in 2025
Malawi rank
1st
South Africa rank
1st

Electoral democracy row, gaps filled over time

  • Malawi
  • South Africa
00.511.52190019622025

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 2 against 2 in South Africa, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was South Africa ahead.

Malawi ranks 1st and South Africa ranks 1st of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 8.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi South Africa Difference Ahead
1900s 0 0 0
1910s 0 1 1 South Africa
1920s 0 1 1 South Africa
1930s 0 1 1 South Africa
1940s 0 1 1 South Africa
1950s 0 1 1 South Africa
1960s 0.7 1 0.3 South Africa
1970s 1 1 0
1980s 1 0.4 0.6 Malawi
1990s 1.5 1.1 0.4 Malawi
2000s 1 2 1 South Africa
2010s 1.9 2 0.1 South Africa
2020s 2 2 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electoral democracy row, gaps filled, Malawi or South Africa?
Malawi, at 2 against 2 in South Africa as of 2025.
What is the difference in electoral democracy row, gaps filled between Malawi and South Africa?
0, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and South Africa?
126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Malawi and South Africa rank globally for electoral democracy row, gaps filled?
Malawi ranks 1st and South Africa ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Electoral democracy row, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Electoral democracy row, gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
176 places, 29,665 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Electoral democracy row with 71 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.