Ethiopia vs Malawi

Ethiopia vs Malawi: Electoral democracy

Electoral democracy in 2025: 0.26 of 1 in Ethiopia and 0.56 of 1 in Malawi, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Malawi, by 0.3 of 1, or 2.17 times that in Ethiopia.

index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

Ethiopia vs Malawi: Electoral democracyElectoral democracy in 2025: 0.26 of 1 in Ethiopia and 0.56 of 1 in Malawi, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Malawi, by 0.3 of 1, or 2.17 times that in Ethiopia.
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What the numbers say

  • Malawi has been higher since 1993, when it overtook Ethiopia.
  • In 2025, Ethiopia ranked 128 and Malawi ranked 79 of 175 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The world as a whole: 0.48 of 1 in 2025.

Every year

index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

YearEthiopiaMalawiWorld
20250.260.560.48
20240.260.560.49
20230.280.570.49
20220.30.610.5
20210.290.60.5
20200.320.530.51
20190.330.480.52
20180.270.530.52
20170.230.550.52
20160.230.540.52
20150.230.540.52
20140.230.550.52
20130.220.560.52
20120.230.540.53
20110.220.520.53
20100.230.510.52
20090.240.50.52
20080.240.440.52
20070.240.440.52
20060.240.440.52
20050.260.440.52
20040.240.460.51
20030.240.480.51
20020.240.480.5
20010.240.480.49
20000.240.480.49
19990.250.510.49
19980.250.570.49
19970.250.570.49
19960.250.570.48
19950.220.570.47
19940.20.460.47
19930.230.250.46
19920.230.190.44
19910.20.170.42
19900.150.170.41
19890.150.170.36
19880.150.170.36
19870.10.170.35
19860.070.170.34
19850.070.170.34
19840.070.170.33
19830.070.170.32
19820.070.170.32
19810.070.170.32
19800.070.170.32
19790.070.170.31
19780.070.170.3
19770.070.160.3
19760.070.180.29
19750.080.210.29
19740.090.210.29
19730.10.210.29
19720.10.210.29
19710.090.210.29
19700.090.210.29
19690.090.210.29
19680.090.210.3
19670.090.210.29
19660.090.210.29
19650.090.240.3
19640.090.270.3
19630.090.240.3
19620.090.180.29
19610.090.120.29
19600.090.040.28
19590.090.020.27
19580.090.010.27
19570.090.010.27
19560.090.010.26
19550.030.010.25
19540.010.010.25
19530.010.010.24
19520.010.010.24
19510.010.010.24
19500.010.010.23
19490.010.010.22
19480.010.010.22
19470.010.010.21
19460.010.010.19
19450.010.010.16
19440.010.010.14
19430.010.010.14
19420.010.010.14
19410.010.010.15
19400.010.010.15
19390.010.010.17
19380.010.010.17
19370.010.010.17
19360.010.010.17
19350.010.010.17
19340.010.010.18
19330.010.010.18
19320.010.010.19
19310.010.010.18
19300.010.010.18
19290.010.010.19
19280.010.010.19
19270.010.010.19
19260.010.010.19
19250.010.010.19
19240.010.010.19
19230.010.010.19
19220.010.010.19
19210.010.010.19
19200.010.010.18
19190.010.010.16
19180.010.010.15
19170.010.010.15
19160.010.010.15
19150.010.010.15
19140.010.010.15
19130.010.010.15
19120.010.010.15
19110.010.010.15
19100.010.010.15
19090.010.010.15
19080.010.010.15
19070.010.010.15
19060.010.010.15
19050.010.010.15
19040.010.010.14
19030.010.010.14
19020.010.010.15
19010.010.010.14
19000.010.010.14
18990.01–0.22
18980.01–0.22
18970.01–0.22
18960.01–0.22
18950.01–0.22
18940.01–0.21
18930.01–0.21
18920.01–0.21
18910.01–0.2
18900.01–0.2
18890.01–0.2
18880.01–0.2
18870.01–0.2
18860.01–0.19
18850.01–0.19
18840.01–0.2
18830.01–0.19
18820.01–0.19
18810.01–0.19
18800.01–0.19
18790.01–0.19
18780.01–0.18
18770.01–0.18
18760.01–0.19
18750.01–0.18
18740.01–0.18
18730.01–0.18
18720.01–0.18
18710.01–0.18
18700.01–0.18
18690.01–0.17
18680.01–0.17
18670.01–0.17
18660.01–0.16
18650.01–0.16
18640.01–0.16
18630.01–0.16
18620.01–0.16
18610.01–0.15
18600.01–0.15
18590.01–0.14
18580.01–0.14
18570.01–0.14
18560.01–0.13
18550.01–0.13
18540.01–0.13
18530.01–0.13
18520.01–0.13
18510.01–0.13
18500.01–0.13
18490.01–0.15
18480.01–0.13
18470.01–0.11
18460.01–0.11
18450.01–0.11
18440.01–0.11
18430.01–0.1
18420.01–0.1
18410.01–0.1
18400.01–0.1
18390.01–0.1
18380.01–0.09
18370.01–0.09
18360.01–0.1
18350.01–0.09
18340.01–0.09
18330.01–0.09
18320.01–0.09
18310.01–0.09
18300.01–0.09
18290.01–0.08
18280.01–0.08
18270.01–0.09
18260.01–0.08
18250.01–0.08
18240.01–0.08
18230.01–0.08
18220.01–0.08
18210.01–0.07
18200.01–0.07
18190.01–0.06
18180.01–0.06
18170.01–0.06
18160.01–0.06
18150.01–0.06
18140.01–0.05
18130.01–0.05
18120.01–0.06
18110.01–0.06
18100.01–0.06
18090.01–0.05
18080.01–0.05
18070.01–0.05
18060.01–0.05
18050.01–0.05
18040.01–0.05
18030.01–0.05
18020.01–0.05
18010.01–0.05
18000.01–0.05
17990.01–0.05
17980.01–0.06
17970.01–0.05
17960.01–0.05
17950.01–0.05
17940.01–0.05
17930.01–0.05
17920.01–0.05
17910.01–0.05
17900.01–0.05
17890.01–0.05

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Good to know

  • V-Dem’s electoral democracy index: how far rulers answer to voters through free and fair elections, with free speech and association, from 0 to 1.
  • Source: V-Dem (2026), via Our World in Data.
  • Ranks count the 175 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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