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

Malta, at 0.899 against 0.889 in Italy as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Italy 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.

Italy vs Malta: Egalitarian Political Institutions Index

Italy

0.889

in 2025

Malta

0.899

in 2025

Italy rank

15th

Malta rank

12th

Egalitarian Political Institutions Index over time

Italy
Malta

How they compare

Malta currently reports 0.899 against 0.889 in Italy, a difference of 0.01.

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

Italy ranks 15th and Malta ranks 12th of 175 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 8 and Malta in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Italy	Malta	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.2295	0.326	0.0965	Malta
1910s	0.2656	0.326	0.0604	Malta
1920s	0.3255	0.4331	0.1076	Malta
1930s	0.2982	0.473	0.1748	Malta
1940s	0.4729	0.5197	0.0468	Malta
1950s	0.7346	0.657	0.0776	Italy
1960s	0.8303	0.7424	0.0879	Italy
1970s	0.8682	0.8354	0.0328	Italy
1980s	0.9178	0.8657	0.0521	Italy
1990s	0.9242	0.8643	0.0599	Italy
2000s	0.9228	0.8679	0.0549	Italy
2010s	0.9256	0.8793	0.0463	Italy
2020s	0.9017	0.8983	0.0033	Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher egalitarian political institutions index, Italy or Malta?: Malta, at 0.899 against 0.889 in Italy as of 2025.
What is the difference in egalitarian political institutions index between Italy and Malta?: 0.01, 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 egalitarian political institutions index?: Italy ranks 15th 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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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: 18 September 2026

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