Malta vs South Africa: Free and fair elections, gaps filled

Malta
1
in 2025
South Africa
1
in 2025
Malta rank
1st
South Africa rank
1st

Free and fair elections, gaps filled over time

  • Malta
  • South Africa
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How they compare

Malta currently reports 1 against 1 in South Africa, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 95 shared years of data; in 1921 it was Malta ahead.

Malta ranks 1st and South Africa ranks 1st of 172 countries.

Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 11 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malta South Africa Difference Ahead
1920s 1 0 1 Malta
1930s 1 0 1 Malta
1940s 1 0 1 Malta
1950s 1 0 1 Malta
1960s 1 0 1 Malta
1970s 1 0 1 Malta
1980s 1 0 1 Malta
1990s 1 0.6 0.4 Malta
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 free and fair elections, gaps filled, Malta or South Africa?
Malta, at 1 against 1 in South Africa as of 2025.
What is the difference in free and fair elections, gaps filled between Malta and South Africa?
0, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and South Africa?
95 years are reported by both, from 1921 to 2025.
How do Malta and South Africa rank globally for free and fair elections, gaps filled?
Malta ranks 1st and South Africa ranks 1st of 172 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Free and fair elections, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Free and fair elections, gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
172 places, 17,276 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Free and fair elections with 276 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.