Croatia vs Malawi: Electoral democracy

Croatia
2
in 2025
Malawi
2
in 2025
Croatia rank
1st
Malawi rank
1st

Electoral democracy over time

  • Croatia
  • Malawi
00.511.52190019622025

How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 4 times across 85 shared years of data; in 1941 it was Malawi ahead.

Croatia ranks 1st and Malawi ranks 1st of 176 countries.

Across the 9 decades both report, Croatia averaged higher in 2 and Malawi in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Croatia Malawi Difference Ahead
1940s 0 0 0
1950s 0 0 0
1960s 0 0.7 0.7 Malawi
1970s 0 1 1 Malawi
1980s 0 1 1 Malawi
1990s 0.8 1.5 0.7 Malawi
2000s 2 1 1 Croatia
2010s 2 1.9 0.1 Croatia
2020s 2 2 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electoral democracy, Croatia or Malawi?
Croatia, at 2 against 2 in Malawi as of 2025.
What is the difference in electoral democracy between Croatia and Malawi?
0, with Croatia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Malawi?
85 years are reported by both, from 1941 to 2025.
How do Croatia and Malawi rank globally for electoral democracy?
Croatia ranks 1st and Malawi ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
V-Dem (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

Indicator
Electoral democracy
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 29,594 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Identifies the political regime of a country using the Regimes of the World classification by political scientists Anna Lührmann, Marcus Tannenberg and Staffan Lindberg.