Estonia vs Malaysia: Electoral democracy
Estonia
2
in 2025
Malaysia
2
in 2025
Estonia rank
1st
Malaysia rank
1st
Electoral democracy over time
- Estonia
- Malaysia
How they compare
Estonia currently reports 2 against 2 in Malaysia, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Malaysia ahead.
Estonia ranks 1st and Malaysia ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Estonia averaged higher in 7 and Malaysia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0.2 | 0 | 0.2 | Estonia |
| 1920s | 2 | 0 | 2 | Estonia |
| 1930s | 0.9 | 0 | 0.9 | Estonia |
| 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 | 1.9 | 1 | 0.9 | Estonia |
| 2000s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Estonia |
| 2010s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Estonia |
| 2020s | 2 | 1.5 | 0.5 | Estonia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electoral democracy, Estonia or Malaysia?
- Estonia, at 2 against 2 in Malaysia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electoral democracy between Estonia and Malaysia?
- 0, with Estonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Malaysia?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Estonia and Malaysia rank globally for electoral democracy?
- Estonia 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.