Cyprus vs Malta: Free and fair elections index
Cyprus
0.909
in 2025
Malta
0.903
in 2025
Cyprus rank
34th
Malta rank
35th
Free and fair elections index over time
- Cyprus
- Malta
How they compare
Cyprus currently reports 0.909 against 0.903 in Malta, a difference of 0.006.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Malta ahead.
Cyprus ranks 34th and Malta ranks 35th of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Cyprus averaged higher in 5 and Malta in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cyprus | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0 | 0.5955 | 0.5955 | Malta |
| 1930s | 0 | 0.1578 | 0.1578 | Malta |
| 1940s | 0 | 0.1817 | 0.1817 | Malta |
| 1950s | 0.0023 | 0.6561 | 0.6538 | Malta |
| 1960s | 0.4893 | 0.5913 | 0.102 | Malta |
| 1970s | 0.5475 | 0.7466 | 0.1991 | Malta |
| 1980s | 0.7782 | 0.697 | 0.0812 | Cyprus |
| 1990s | 0.8716 | 0.8254 | 0.0462 | Cyprus |
| 2000s | 0.901 | 0.8669 | 0.0341 | Cyprus |
| 2010s | 0.9185 | 0.9029 | 0.0156 | Cyprus |
| 2020s | 0.9122 | 0.8968 | 0.0153 | Cyprus |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher free and fair elections index, Cyprus or Malta?
- Cyprus, at 0.909 against 0.903 in Malta as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections index between Cyprus and Malta?
- 0.006, with Cyprus 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 free and fair elections index?
- Cyprus ranks 34th and Malta ranks 35th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Free and fair elections index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.