Malawi: Direct popular vote index

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 Malawi

Direct popular vote index

 Latest value 0.013
 Year 2024
 Measure index points
 Data availability 1960 - 2024
 Average 0.008
 Min - Max 0.000 - 0.100
 Source Varieties of Democracy (V-Dem)
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The latest value from 2024 is 0.013 index points, unchanged from 0.013 index points in 2023. In comparison, the world average is 0.096 index points, based on data from 171 countries. Historically, the average for Malawi from 1960 to 2024 is 0.008 index points. The minimum value, 0 index points, was reached in 1960 while the maximum of 0.1 index points was recorded in 1993. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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 Recent values Malawi: Direct popular vote index
 2024 0.013
 2023 0.013
 2022 0.013
 2021 0.013
 2020 0.013
 2019 0.013
 2018 0.013
 2017 0.013




Definition: A measure of the extent to which direct democracy is used to make political decisions in the country.

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