Human rights index vs electoral democracy index in Malawi
Malawi: Human rights index vs electoral democracy index was 0.806 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Human rights index vs electoral democracy index in Malawi, 1900–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 0.806 for human rights index vs electoral democracy index in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human rights index vs electoral democracy index in Malawi peaked at 0.872 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.061, in 1915.
That places Malawi 72nd out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.064 | 0.064 | 0.064 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.0637 | 0.061 | 0.064 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.065 | 0.064 | 0.069 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.069 | 0.069 | 0.069 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.0714 | 0.069 | 0.073 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.0762 | 0.073 | 0.083 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.114 | 0.083 | 0.154 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0877 | 0.083 | 0.09 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.09 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3751 | 0.087 | 0.6 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6876 | 0.612 | 0.728 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7802 | 0.724 | 0.831 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8257 | 0.79 | 0.872 | 6 |
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More social development data for Malawi
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 35,241 (2025)
- 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)
- 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)
- Varieties democracy vdem 0.557 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human rights index vs electoral democracy index in Malawi?
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index in Malawi was 0.806 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human rights index vs electoral democracy index recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.872 in 2021.
- What is the lowest human rights index vs electoral democracy index recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.061 in 1915.
- How does Malawi rank for human rights index vs electoral democracy index?
- Malawi ranks 72nd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is human rights index vs electoral democracy index rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. 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 Human rights index vs electoral democracy index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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