Croatia vs Malaysia: Electoral democracy
Croatia
2
in 2025
Malaysia
2
in 2025
Croatia rank
1st
Malaysia rank
1st
Electoral democracy over time
- Croatia
- Malaysia
How they compare
Croatia currently reports 2 against 2 in Malaysia, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 85 shared years of data; in 1941 it was Malaysia ahead.
Croatia ranks 1st and Malaysia ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Croatia averaged higher in 3 and Malaysia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Croatia | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Malaysia |
| 1960s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Malaysia |
| 1970s | 0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | Malaysia |
| 1980s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 0.8 | 1 | 0.2 | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Croatia |
| 2010s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Croatia |
| 2020s | 2 | 1.5 | 0.5 | Croatia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electoral democracy, Croatia or Malaysia?
- Croatia, at 2 against 2 in Malaysia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electoral democracy between Croatia and Malaysia?
- 0, with Croatia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Malaysia?
- 85 years are reported by both, from 1941 to 2025.
- How do Croatia and Malaysia rank globally for electoral democracy?
- Croatia ranks 1st and Malaysia 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
Identifies the political regime of a country using the Regimes of the World classification by political scientists Anna Lührmann, Marcus Tannenberg and Staffan Lindberg.