Political rights score fh in Malawi

Malawi: Political rights score fh was 30 in 2025. β–² Rising

Latest (2025)
30
Change on year
up 7.1%
World rank
81st
of 197 countries
All-time high
30
in 2025
All-time low
23
in 2002
Years of data
24
2002–2025

Political rights score fh in Malawi, 2002–2025

01020302002201320252002: 232003: 252004: 232005: 232006: 232007: 232008: 232009: 262010: 262011: 252012: 262013: 262014: 272015: 272016: 262017: 262018: 262019: 262020: 292021: 292022: 292023: 292024: 282025: 30

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Malawi recorded 30 for political rights score fh in 2025. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

The figure is up 7.1% on the previous year and up 11.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, political rights score fh in Malawi peaked at 30 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 23, in 2002.

That places Malawi 81st out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 23.62 23 26 8
2010s 26.1 25 27 10
2020s 29 28 30 6

Countries ranked near Malawi

  1. 81 Bolivia 30 compare
  2. 81 Brazil 30 compare
  3. 81 Bulgaria 30 compare
  4. 81 Senegal 30 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is political rights score fh in Malawi?
Political rights score fh in Malawi was 30 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest political rights score fh recorded in Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 30 in 2025.
What is the lowest political rights score fh recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 23 in 2002.
How does Malawi rank for political rights score fh?
Malawi ranks 81st out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
Is political rights score fh rising or falling in Malawi?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Malawi data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Political rights score fh. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Political rights score fh
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
197 places, 4,706 data points, 2002–2025
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