Gambia vs Malaysia: Democracy
Gambia
6
in 2025
Malaysia
6
in 2025
Gambia rank
78th
Malaysia rank
78th
Democracy over time
- Gambia
- Malaysia
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 6 against 6 in Malaysia, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 137 shared years of data; in 1889 it was Malaysia ahead.
Gambia ranks 78th and Malaysia ranks 78th of 198 countries.
Gambia has averaged higher in every one of the 15 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0.6 | 0 | 0.6 | Gambia |
| 1950s | 2 | 1.3 | 0.7 | Gambia |
| 1960s | 4.8 | 2.7 | 2.1 | Gambia |
| 1970s | 6 | 2.7 | 3.3 | Gambia |
| 1980s | 6 | 3 | 3 | Gambia |
| 1990s | 3.4 | 3 | 0.4 | Gambia |
| 2000s | 3 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 3.9 | 3.6 | 0.3 | Gambia |
| 2020s | 6 | 6 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Gambia or Malaysia?
- Gambia, at 6 against 6 in Malaysia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Gambia and Malaysia?
- 0, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Malaysia?
- 137 years are reported by both, from 1889 to 2025.
- How do Gambia and Malaysia rank globally for democracy?
- Gambia ranks 78th and Malaysia ranks 78th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Democracy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Identifies the political regime of a country. It distinguishes between non-electoral autocracies (score 0), one-party autocracies (score 1), multi-party autocracies without elected executive (score 2), multi-party autocracies (score 3), exclusive democracies (score 4), male democracies (score 5), electoral democracies (score 6), and full democracies (score 7).