Ghana vs Malawi: Electoral democracy
Ghana
2
in 2025
Malawi
2
in 2025
Ghana rank
1st
Malawi rank
1st
Electoral democracy over time
- Ghana
- Malawi
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 2 against 2 in Malawi, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 124 shared years of data; in 1902 it was Malawi ahead.
Ghana ranks 1st and Malawi ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 3 and Malawi in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0.3 | 0 | 0.3 | Ghana |
| 1960s | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0.3 | 1 | 0.7 | Malawi |
| 1980s | 0.2 | 1 | 0.8 | Malawi |
| 1990s | 1.1 | 1.5 | 0.4 | Malawi |
| 2000s | 2 | 1 | 1 | Ghana |
| 2010s | 2 | 1.9 | 0.1 | Ghana |
| 2020s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electoral democracy, Ghana or Malawi?
- Ghana, at 2 against 2 in Malawi as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electoral democracy between Ghana and Malawi?
- 0, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Malawi?
- 124 years are reported by both, from 1902 to 2025.
- How do Ghana and Malawi rank globally for electoral democracy?
- Ghana 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
Identifies the political regime of a country using the Regimes of the World classification by political scientists Anna Lührmann, Marcus Tannenberg and Staffan Lindberg.