Italy vs Malta: Equality of Political Power across Social Groups Score
Italy
2.02
in 2025
Malta
1.96
in 2025
Italy rank
18th
Malta rank
21st
Equality of Political Power across Social Groups Score over time
- Italy
- Malta
How they compare
Italy currently reports 2.02 against 1.96 in Malta, a difference of 0.06.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Malta ahead.
Italy ranks 18th and Malta ranks 21st of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 5 and Malta in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.184 | 1.15 | 0.963 | Malta |
| 1910s | 0.5775 | 1.15 | 0.5695 | Malta |
| 1920s | 0.8357 | 1.15 | 0.3113 | Malta |
| 1930s | 0.791 | 1.15 | 0.356 | Malta |
| 1940s | 1.29 | 1.15 | 0.1434 | Italy |
| 1950s | 1.97 | 1.15 | 0.825 | Italy |
| 1960s | 1.97 | 2.31 | 0.3342 | Malta |
| 1970s | 1.97 | 3.08 | 1.11 | Malta |
| 1980s | 1.97 | 3.08 | 1.11 | Malta |
| 1990s | 2.3 | 2.43 | 0.125 | Malta |
| 2000s | 2.44 | 1.77 | 0.669 | Italy |
| 2010s | 2.44 | 1.77 | 0.669 | Italy |
| 2020s | 2.02 | 1.96 | 0.053 | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher equality of political power across social groups score, Italy or Malta?
- Italy, at 2.02 against 1.96 in Malta as of 2025.
- What is the difference in equality of political power across social groups score between Italy and Malta?
- 0.06, with Italy 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 equality of political power across social groups score?
- Italy ranks 18th and Malta ranks 21st of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Equality of Political Power across Social Groups 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 social groups — defined by language, ethnicity, religion, race, region, and/or caste — are irrelevant to politics or have similar political power.