Age of electoral democracy lexical in Malawi
Malawi: Age of electoral democracy lexical was 32 in 2025. β Volatile
Age of electoral democracy lexical in Malawi, 1994β2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 32 for age of electoral democracy lexical in 2025. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 45.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age of electoral democracy lexical in Malawi peaked at 32 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1994.
Malawi ranks 86th of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.5 | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| 2000s | 11.5 | 7 | 16 | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.5 | 17 | 26 | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.5 | 27 | 32 | 6 |
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- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 551 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh 2 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 1 (2025)
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index 0.806 (2025)
- Liberal democracy index 0.462 (2025)
- Electoral democracy index 0.557 (2025)
- Freedom of association index 0.767 (2025)
- Freedom of expression index 0.754 (2025)
- Participatory democracy index 0.366 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age of electoral democracy lexical in Malawi?
- Age of electoral democracy lexical in Malawi was 32 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest age of electoral democracy lexical recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 32 in 2025.
- What is the lowest age of electoral democracy lexical recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1994.
- How does Malawi rank for age of electoral democracy lexical?
- Malawi ranks 86th out of 144 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age of electoral democracy lexical rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Age of electoral democracy lexical. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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