Malawi vs Palau: Competitive elections
Malawi
1
in 2025
Palau
1
in 2025
Malawi rank
1st
Palau rank
1st
Competitive elections over time
- Malawi
- Palau
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 1 against 1 in Palau, a difference of 0.
Across all 79 years both countries report, Palau has been ahead every year.
Malawi ranks 1st and Palau ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Palau has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Palau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0 | 0.9 | 0.9 | Palau |
| 1990s | 0.6 | 1 | 0.4 | Palau |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher competitive elections, Malawi or Palau?
- Malawi, at 1 against 1 in Palau as of 2025.
- What is the difference in competitive elections between Malawi and Palau?
- 0, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Palau?
- 79 years are reported by both, from 1947 to 2025.
- How do Malawi and Palau rank globally for competitive elections?
- Malawi ranks 1st and Palau ranks 1st of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Competitive elections. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Whether the outcomes of elections are uncertain because their timing is not violated, voters are not systematically coerced, and election fraud is not consequential.