Kenya vs Malawi: Government effectiveness vs electoral democracy index
Kenya
0.563
in 2025
Malawi
0.557
in 2025
Kenya rank
75th
Malawi rank
77th
Government effectiveness vs electoral democracy index over time
- Kenya
- Malawi
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 0.563 against 0.557 in Malawi, a difference of 0.006.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Malawi ahead.
Kenya ranks 75th and Malawi ranks 77th of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 7 and Malawi in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0.0691 | 0.01 | 0.0591 | Kenya |
| 1930s | 0.0635 | 0.01 | 0.0535 | Kenya |
| 1940s | 0.0768 | 0.0117 | 0.0651 | Kenya |
| 1950s | 0.0878 | 0.0133 | 0.0745 | Kenya |
| 1960s | 0.1962 | 0.1925 | 0.0037 | Kenya |
| 1970s | 0.2039 | 0.1944 | 0.0095 | Kenya |
| 1980s | 0.1882 | 0.1674 | 0.0208 | Kenya |
| 1990s | 0.3082 | 0.4016 | 0.0934 | Malawi |
| 2000s | 0.4551 | 0.4638 | 0.0087 | Malawi |
| 2010s | 0.4925 | 0.531 | 0.0385 | Malawi |
| 2020s | 0.5417 | 0.5732 | 0.0315 | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government effectiveness vs electoral democracy index, Kenya or Malawi?
- Kenya, at 0.563 against 0.557 in Malawi as of 2025.
- What is the difference in government effectiveness vs electoral democracy index between Kenya and Malawi?
- 0.006, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Malawi?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Kenya and Malawi rank globally for government effectiveness vs electoral democracy index?
- Kenya ranks 75th and Malawi ranks 77th of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Government effectiveness vs electoral democracy index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.