Malawi vs Papua New Guinea: Competitive elections
Malawi
1
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
1
in 2025
Malawi rank
1st
Papua New Guinea rank
1st
Competitive elections over time
- Malawi
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 1 against 1 in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.
Across all 135 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.
Malawi ranks 1st and Papua New Guinea ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 14 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 0.6 | 1 | 0.4 | Papua New Guinea |
| 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 Papua New Guinea?
- Malawi, at 1 against 1 in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in competitive elections between Malawi and Papua New Guinea?
- 0, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Papua New Guinea?
- 135 years are reported by both, from 1891 to 2025.
- How do Malawi and Papua New Guinea rank globally for competitive elections?
- Malawi ranks 1st and Papua New Guinea 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.