FreedomRankings
MW

Malawi

Africa

Malawi ranks #77 of 197 tracked countries with an overall freedom score of 63.7/100.

Score
63.7
C+

Universal category breakdown

Freedom of Movement
9.7A+

Fraser HFI 2025 — Movement sub-index 9.7/10

Fraser HFIView source
Religion
9.2A+

Fraser HFI 2025 — Religion sub-index 9.2/10

Fraser HFIView source
Assembly & Association
7.7B+

V-Dem 2025 — Freedom of Association index 0.767 (0–1)

V-DemView source
Equal Protection
7.3B

V-Dem 2025 — Equal Protection sub-index 0.733 (0–1)

V-DemView source
Free Expression
6.0C+

RSF Press Freedom 2025 (59.2/100) · Freedom on the Net 2025 (61/100)

RSF + Freedom HouseView source
Due Process
5.2C-

WJP Rule of Law Index 2025 — Overall score 0.52/1 (x10 scale; blends Civil Justice + Criminal Justice + 6 other rule-of-law factors)

World Justice ProjectView source
Economic Liberty
5.1C-

Fraser HFI 2025 — Economic Freedom sub-index 5.1/10

Fraser HFIView source
Privacy
5.0C-

Editorial baseline — awaiting ingestion from the source index for this category.

EditorialEditorialView source
Property Rights
4.8D+

Fraser HFI 2025 — Property Rights sub-index 4.8/10

Fraser HFIView source
Political Participation
3.7D-

V-Dem 2025 — Participatory Democracy index 0.366 (0–1)

V-DemView source