Italy vs Malta: Clientelism index
Italy
0.218
in 2025
Malta
0.226
in 2025
Italy rank
138th
Malta rank
137th
Clientelism index over time
- Italy
- Malta
How they compare
Malta currently reports 0.226 against 0.218 in Italy, a difference of 0.008.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 138th and Malta ranks 137th of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 5 and Malta in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.5573 | 0.529 | 0.0283 | Italy |
| 1910s | 0.546 | 0.529 | 0.017 | Italy |
| 1920s | 0.651 | 0.397 | 0.254 | Italy |
| 1930s | 0.6945 | 0.3709 | 0.3236 | Italy |
| 1940s | 0.5482 | 0.3704 | 0.1778 | Italy |
| 1950s | 0.3534 | 0.3635 | 0.0101 | Malta |
| 1960s | 0.3247 | 0.3599 | 0.0352 | Malta |
| 1970s | 0.2771 | 0.4441 | 0.167 | Malta |
| 1980s | 0.2769 | 0.4206 | 0.1437 | Malta |
| 1990s | 0.2143 | 0.2706 | 0.0563 | Malta |
| 2000s | 0.1971 | 0.2205 | 0.0234 | Malta |
| 2010s | 0.1771 | 0.2388 | 0.0617 | Malta |
| 2020s | 0.1717 | 0.2312 | 0.0595 | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher clientelism index, Italy or Malta?
- Malta, at 0.226 against 0.218 in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in clientelism index between Italy and Malta?
- 0.008, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Malta?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Italy and Malta rank globally for clientelism index?
- Italy ranks 138th and Malta ranks 137th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Clientelism index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.