Malaysia vs Palau: Competitive elections
Malaysia
1
in 2025
Palau
1
in 2025
Malaysia rank
1st
Palau rank
1st
Competitive elections over time
- Malaysia
- Palau
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 1 against 1 in Palau, a difference of 0.
Across all 79 years both countries report, Palau has been ahead every year.
Malaysia 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 | Malaysia | 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 | 1 | 1 | Palau |
| 2000s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Palau |
| 2010s | 0.2 | 1 | 0.8 | Palau |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher competitive elections, Malaysia or Palau?
- Malaysia, at 1 against 1 in Palau as of 2025.
- What is the difference in competitive elections between Malaysia and Palau?
- 0, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Palau?
- 79 years are reported by both, from 1947 to 2025.
- How do Malaysia and Palau rank globally for competitive elections?
- Malaysia 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.