Malawi vs Sudan

Malawi vs Sudan: Electoral democracy

Electoral democracy in 2025: 0.56 of 1 in Malawi and 0.13 of 1 in Sudan, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Malawi, by 0.43 of 1, or 4.28 times that in Sudan.

index, 0 to 1 · V-Dem

Malawi vs Sudan: Electoral democracyElectoral democracy in 2025: 0.56 of 1 in Malawi and 0.13 of 1 in Sudan, by V-Dem estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Malawi, by 0.43 of 1, or 4.28 times that in Sudan.
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What the numbers say

  • Malawi has been higher since 1990, when it overtook Sudan.
  • In 2025, Malawi ranked 79 and Sudan ranked 164 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

YearMalawiSudanWorld
20250.560.130.48
20240.560.140.49
20230.570.140.49
20220.610.160.5
20210.60.160.5
20200.530.170.51
20190.480.190.52
20180.530.230.52
20170.550.230.52
20160.540.220.52
20150.540.220.52
20140.550.210.52
20130.560.210.52
20120.540.210.53
20110.520.210.53
20100.510.210.52
20090.50.20.52
20080.440.20.52
20070.440.20.52
20060.440.20.52
20050.440.20.52
20040.460.180.51
20030.480.170.51
20020.480.170.5
20010.480.170.49
20000.480.130.49
19990.510.150.49
19980.570.150.49
19970.570.150.49
19960.570.140.48
19950.570.090.47
19940.460.090.47
19930.250.090.46
19920.190.090.44
19910.170.090.42
19900.170.090.41
19890.170.170.36
19880.170.370.36
19870.170.370.35
19860.170.330.34
19850.170.210.34
19840.170.20.33
19830.170.180.32
19820.170.160.32
19810.170.180.32
19800.170.170.32
19790.170.180.31
19780.170.180.3
19770.160.160.3
19760.180.160.29
19750.210.160.29
19740.210.150.29
19730.210.150.29
19720.210.150.29
19710.210.110.29
19700.210.10.29
19690.210.10.29
19680.210.230.3
19670.210.210.29
19660.210.210.29
19650.240.210.3
19640.270.110.3
19630.240.070.3
19620.180.070.29
19610.120.070.29
19600.040.070.28
19590.020.080.27
19580.010.260.27
19570.010.290.27
19560.010.290.26
19550.010.240.25
19540.010.230.25
19530.010.170.24
19520.010.110.24
19510.010.110.24
19500.010.110.23
19490.010.110.22
19480.010.060.22
19470.010.060.21
19460.010.060.19
19450.010.060.16
19440.010.060.14
19430.010.060.14
19420.010.060.14
19410.010.060.15
19400.010.060.15
19390.010.060.17
19380.010.060.17
19370.010.060.17
19360.010.060.17
19350.010.060.17
19340.010.060.18
19330.010.060.18
19320.010.060.19
19310.010.060.18
19300.010.060.18
19290.010.060.19
19280.010.060.19
19270.010.060.19
19260.010.060.19
19250.010.060.19
19240.010.060.19
19230.010.060.19
19220.010.060.19
19210.010.060.19
19200.010.060.18
19190.010.050.16
19180.010.050.15
19170.010.050.15
19160.010.050.15
19150.010.050.15
19140.010.050.15
19130.010.050.15
19120.010.050.15
19110.010.050.15
19100.010.050.15
19090.010.050.15
19080.010.050.15
19070.010.050.15
19060.010.050.15
19050.010.050.15
19040.010.050.14
19030.010.050.14
19020.010.050.15
19010.010.050.14
19000.010.050.14
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1894––0.21
1893––0.21
1892––0.21
1891––0.2
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1888––0.2
1887––0.2
1886––0.19
1885––0.19
1884–0.150.2
1883–0.150.19
1882–0.070.19
1881–0.070.19
1880–0.070.19
1879–0.070.19
1878–0.040.18
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1873–0.040.18
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1856–0.030.13
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1849–0.030.15
1848–0.030.13
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1844–0.030.11
1843–0.030.1
1842–0.030.1
1841–0.030.1
1840–0.030.1
1839–0.030.1
1838–0.030.09
1837–0.030.09
1836–0.030.1
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1834–0.030.09
1833–0.030.09
1832–0.030.09
1831–0.030.09
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1829–0.030.08
1828–0.030.08
1827–0.030.09
1826–0.030.08
1825–0.030.08
1824–0.030.08
1823–0.030.08
1822–0.030.08
1821–0.030.07
1820––0.07
1819––0.06
1818––0.06
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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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