Malta vs Trinidad and Tobago: Meaningful democratic electoral institutions
Malta
1
in 2025
Trinidad and Tobago
1
in 2025
Malta rank
1st
Trinidad and Tobago rank
1st
Meaningful democratic electoral institutions over time
- Malta
- Trinidad and Tobago
How they compare
Malta currently reports 1 against 1 in Trinidad and Tobago, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
Malta ranks 1st and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 1st of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 2 and Trinidad and Tobago in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Trinidad and Tobago | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0.2 | 0 | 0.2 | Malta |
| 1950s | 0.8 | 0 | 0.8 | Malta |
| 1960s | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.1 | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 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, Malta or Trinidad and Tobago?
- Malta, at 1 against 1 in Trinidad and Tobago as of 2025.
- What is the difference in meaningful democratic electoral institutions between Malta and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 0, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Malta and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for meaningful democratic electoral institutions?
- Malta ranks 1st and Trinidad and Tobago 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.