Which has higher egalitarian political institutions index, Cyprus or Malta?

Malta, at 0.899 against 0.898 in Cyprus as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Malta?

126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Egalitarian Political Institutions Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Cyprus vs Malta: Egalitarian Political Institutions Index

Cyprus

0.898

in 2025

Malta

0.899

in 2025

Cyprus rank

13th

Malta rank

12th

Egalitarian Political Institutions Index over time

Cyprus
Malta

How they compare

Malta currently reports 0.899 against 0.898 in Cyprus, a difference of 0.001.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Malta ahead.

Cyprus ranks 13th and Malta ranks 12th of 175 countries.

Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cyprus	Malta	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.279	0.326	0.047	Malta
1910s	0.279	0.326	0.047	Malta
1920s	0.2814	0.4331	0.1517	Malta
1930s	0.265	0.473	0.208	Malta
1940s	0.282	0.5197	0.2377	Malta
1950s	0.2901	0.657	0.3669	Malta
1960s	0.571	0.7424	0.1714	Malta
1970s	0.662	0.8354	0.1734	Malta
1980s	0.761	0.8657	0.1047	Malta
1990s	0.7865	0.8643	0.0778	Malta
2000s	0.8401	0.8679	0.0278	Malta
2010s	0.8637	0.8793	0.0156	Malta
2020s	0.8817	0.8983	0.0167	Malta

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher egalitarian political institutions index, Cyprus or Malta?: Malta, at 0.899 against 0.898 in Cyprus as of 2025.
What is the difference in egalitarian political institutions index between Cyprus and Malta?: 0.001, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Malta?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Cyprus and Malta rank globally for egalitarian political institutions index?: Cyprus ranks 13th and Malta ranks 12th of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Egalitarian Political Institutions Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Egalitarian Political Institutions Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 175 places, 20,802 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which the protection of rights, access to power, and distribution of resources is equal.