Malta vs Vanuatu: Engaged Society Score
Malta
0.937
in 2025
Vanuatu
0.86
in 2025
Malta rank
81st
Vanuatu rank
84th
Engaged Society Score over time
- Malta
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Malta currently reports 0.937 against 0.86 in Vanuatu, a difference of 0.077.
That makes Malta's figure about 1.1 times Vanuatu's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Malta ahead.
Malta ranks 81st and Vanuatu ranks 84th of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 9 and Vanuatu in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.515 | -2.23 | 2.74 | Malta |
| 1910s | 0.515 | -2.23 | 2.74 | Malta |
| 1920s | 0.515 | -2.23 | 2.74 | Malta |
| 1930s | 0.515 | -2.23 | 2.74 | Malta |
| 1940s | 0.515 | -2.23 | 2.74 | Malta |
| 1950s | 0.515 | -2.23 | 2.74 | Malta |
| 1960s | 0.6446 | -2.23 | 2.87 | Malta |
| 1970s | 0.731 | -2.23 | 2.96 | Malta |
| 1980s | 0.7865 | 0.955 | 0.1685 | Vanuatu |
| 1990s | 1.05 | 0.955 | 0.099 | Malta |
| 2000s | 1.05 | 1.37 | 0.3115 | Vanuatu |
| 2010s | 0.9721 | 1.78 | 0.8039 | Vanuatu |
| 2020s | 0.937 | 1.18 | 0.2397 | Vanuatu |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher engaged society score, Malta or Vanuatu?
- Malta, at 0.937 against 0.86 in Vanuatu as of 2025.
- What is the difference in engaged society score between Malta and Vanuatu?
- 0.077, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Vanuatu?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Malta and Vanuatu rank globally for engaged society score?
- Malta ranks 81st and Vanuatu ranks 84th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Engaged Society Score. 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 the extent to which ordinary people independently discuss important policy changes among themselves, in the media, in associations or neighborhoods, or in the streets.