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Malawi - Constraints on Government Powers 0.67

WJP Rule of Law Index · updated 2026-10-03 · 143 economies tracked

Latest value

0.67 (2025)

Global rank

##58 of 143 economies

Share of global total

0.8%

Growth since 2013

1.32×

Ranking Race — Constraints on Government Powers

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#12#23#34#45#56#672013201820232025#71#582024 overtook Benin2025 overtook Kosovo
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Real annual global ranks, 2013 - 2025. Malawi climbed from #71 to #58 (overtook Benin). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

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Key Events — Malawi

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2018
Climbed 15 places in global rank auto
2024
Overtook Benin in global rank auto
2025
Overtook Kosovo in global rank auto

Constraints on Government Powers, 2013-2025

WJP Rule of Law Index · 0-1 scale · linear scale · ranking in the race above
20132018202320250.510.570.620.68

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