Bhutan vs Malawi: Key features of liberal democracy

Bhutan
0.457
in 2025
Malawi
0.462
in 2025
Bhutan rank
71st
Malawi rank
70th

Key features of liberal democracy over time

  • Bhutan
  • Malawi
00.10.20.30.40.5190019622025

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 0.462 against 0.457 in Bhutan, a difference of 0.005.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Bhutan ahead.

Bhutan ranks 71st and Malawi ranks 70th of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 10 and Malawi in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bhutan Malawi Difference Ahead
1900s 0.0628 0.032 0.0308 Bhutan
1910s 0.075 0.0398 0.0352 Bhutan
1920s 0.0758 0.04 0.0358 Bhutan
1930s 0.0788 0.04 0.0388 Bhutan
1940s 0.079 0.04 0.039 Bhutan
1950s 0.1011 0.041 0.0601 Bhutan
1960s 0.1204 0.088 0.0324 Bhutan
1970s 0.1244 0.0828 0.0416 Bhutan
1980s 0.1252 0.077 0.0482 Bhutan
1990s 0.1329 0.2798 0.1469 Malawi
2000s 0.2195 0.3779 0.1584 Malawi
2010s 0.4915 0.4314 0.0601 Bhutan
2020s 0.4707 0.4848 0.0142 Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher key features of liberal democracy, Bhutan or Malawi?
Malawi, at 0.462 against 0.457 in Bhutan as of 2025.
What is the difference in key features of liberal democracy between Bhutan and Malawi?
0.005, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Malawi?
126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Bhutan and Malawi rank globally for key features of liberal democracy?
Bhutan ranks 71st and Malawi ranks 70th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Key features of liberal democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Key features of liberal democracy
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 28,671 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed