Malaysia vs Sri Lanka: Democracy
Malaysia
6
in 2025
Sri Lanka
6
in 2025
Malaysia rank
78th
Sri Lanka rank
78th
Democracy over time
- Malaysia
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 6 against 6 in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.
Across all 152 years both countries report, Sri Lanka has been ahead every year.
Malaysia ranks 78th and Sri Lanka ranks 78th of 198 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 16 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 1.8 | 1.8 | Sri Lanka |
| 1920s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Sri Lanka |
| 1930s | 0 | 2 | 2 | Sri Lanka |
| 1940s | 0 | 3 | 3 | Sri Lanka |
| 1950s | 1.3 | 7 | 5.7 | Sri Lanka |
| 1960s | 2.7 | 7 | 4.3 | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 2.7 | 6 | 3.3 | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 3 | 3.9 | 0.9 | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 3 | 6 | 3 | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 3 | 6 | 3 | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 3.6 | 4.5 | 0.9 | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 6 | 6 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher democracy, Malaysia or Sri Lanka?
- Malaysia, at 6 against 6 in Sri Lanka as of 2025.
- What is the difference in democracy between Malaysia and Sri Lanka?
- 0, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Sri Lanka?
- 152 years are reported by both, from 1874 to 2025.
- How do Malaysia and Sri Lanka rank globally for democracy?
- Malaysia ranks 78th and Sri Lanka 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).