Lesotho vs Malta: Meaningful democratic electoral institutions
Lesotho
1
in 2025
Malta
1
in 2025
Lesotho rank
1st
Malta rank
1st
Meaningful democratic electoral institutions over time
- Lesotho
- Malta
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 1 against 1 in Malta, a difference of 0.
Across all 126 years both countries report, Malta has been ahead every year.
Lesotho ranks 1st and Malta ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | Malta |
| 1950s | 0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | Malta |
| 1960s | 0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | Malta |
| 1970s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Malta |
| 1980s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Malta |
| 1990s | 0.1 | 1 | 0.9 | Malta |
| 2000s | 0.7 | 1 | 0.3 | Malta |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher meaningful democratic electoral institutions, Lesotho or Malta?
- Lesotho, at 1 against 1 in Malta as of 2025.
- What is the difference in meaningful democratic electoral institutions between Lesotho and Malta?
- 0, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Malta?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Lesotho and Malta rank globally for meaningful democratic electoral institutions?
- Lesotho ranks 1st and Malta ranks 1st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Meaningful democratic electoral institutions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of whether the country is meaningfully an electoral democracy. This includes the extent to which political leaders are elected under comprehensive suffrage in free and fair elections, and freedoms of association and expression are guaranteed.