Malawi
Rank 89 / 190
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Civica Index breakdown · 4 governance dimensionsweights empirically derived · source-specific inputs
How the 49 is calculated.
Democratic Quality
V-Dem · Liberal Democracy Index
27%
54
contributes 15 pts
Rule of Law
World Bank WGI
26%
49
contributes 13 pts
Freedoms & Rights
Freedom House
23%
67
contributes 15 pts
Corruption Control
Transparency International
24%
32
contributes 8 pts
History · quarterly CI trend
How the index has moved over time.
Historical CI data is not available yet for this country.
Regional rank
Where Malawi sits against peers.
Global#89 of 190
Africa#11 of 53
World Bank region
Sub-Saharan Africa · Low income
#1of 20
V-Dem Regimes of the World
Electoral Democracy
#34of 55
Compare with
Government taxonomy
Raw source
presidential republic
Regime type
Presidential democracy · 2025
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Civica Index for Malawi, 2026-05-07. Civica Atlas. https://civicaatlas.org/civica-index/malawi