Malawi vs South Africa: Key features of liberal democracy, annual growth rate
Malawi
-2.12 % change on previous year
in 2025
South Africa
-2.31 % change on previous year
in 2025
Malawi rank
115th
South Africa rank
118th
Key features of liberal democracy, annual growth rate over time
- Malawi
- South Africa
How they compare
Malawi currently reports -2.12 % change on previous year against -2.31 % change on previous year in South Africa, a difference of 0.19 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 29 times across 125 shared years of data; in 1901 it was South Africa ahead.
Malawi ranks 115th and South Africa ranks 118th of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 7 and South Africa in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 3.83 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 3.83 % change on previous year | Malawi |
| 1910s | 0.2564 % change on previous year | 1.58 % change on previous year | 1.33 % change on previous year | South Africa |
| 1920s | 0 % change on previous year | 0.0781 % change on previous year | 0.0781 % change on previous year | South Africa |
| 1930s | 0 % change on previous year | 0.2314 % change on previous year | 0.2314 % change on previous year | South Africa |
| 1940s | 0 % change on previous year | -1.83 % change on previous year | 1.83 % change on previous year | Malawi |
| 1950s | 0.25 % change on previous year | -0.6412 % change on previous year | 0.8912 % change on previous year | Malawi |
| 1960s | 10.25 % change on previous year | -0.8902 % change on previous year | 11.14 % change on previous year | Malawi |
| 1970s | -1.29 % change on previous year | 0.0011 % change on previous year | 1.29 % change on previous year | South Africa |
| 1980s | 0 % change on previous year | 2.87 % change on previous year | 2.87 % change on previous year | South Africa |
| 1990s | 24.92 % change on previous year | 20.6 % change on previous year | 4.32 % change on previous year | Malawi |
| 2000s | 0.038 % change on previous year | 0.945 % change on previous year | 0.907 % change on previous year | South Africa |
| 2010s | 0.3684 % change on previous year | -0.4988 % change on previous year | 0.8672 % change on previous year | Malawi |
| 2020s | 2.15 % change on previous year | 0.3262 % change on previous year | 1.83 % change on previous year | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher key features of liberal democracy, annual growth rate, Malawi or South Africa?
- Malawi, at -2.12 % change on previous year against -2.31 % change on previous year in South Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in key features of liberal democracy, annual growth rate between Malawi and South Africa?
- 0.19 % change on previous year, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and South Africa?
- 125 years are reported by both, from 1901 to 2025.
- How do Malawi and South Africa rank globally for key features of liberal democracy, annual growth rate?
- Malawi ranks 115th and South Africa ranks 118th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Key features of liberal democracy, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Key features of liberal democracy. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.