Key features of liberal democracy, gaps filled in Malawi
Malawi: Key features of liberal democracy, gaps filled was 0.462 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Key features of liberal democracy, gaps filled in Malawi, 1900–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for key features of liberal democracy, gaps filled in Malawi is 0.462, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, key features of liberal democracy, gaps filled in Malawi peaked at 0.522 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.029, in 1900.
Malawi ranks 70th of 176 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.032 | 0.029 | 0.039 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.0398 | 0.039 | 0.04 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.041 | 0.041 | 0.041 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.088 | 0.042 | 0.133 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0828 | 0.076 | 0.088 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.077 | 0.077 | 0.077 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2798 | 0.077 | 0.439 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3779 | 0.364 | 0.4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4314 | 0.406 | 0.457 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4848 | 0.462 | 0.522 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
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)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate -33.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 551 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0016 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is key features of liberal democracy, gaps filled in Malawi?
- Key features of liberal democracy, gaps filled in Malawi was 0.462 in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest key features of liberal democracy, gaps filled recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.522 in 2021.
- What is the lowest key features of liberal democracy, gaps filled recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.029 in 1900.
- How does Malawi rank for key features of liberal democracy, gaps filled?
- Malawi ranks 70th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is key features of liberal democracy, gaps filled rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Key features of liberal democracy, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Key features of liberal democracy with 58 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Key features of liberal democracy Our World in Data
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About this data
Key features of liberal democracy with 58 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.