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?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by 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.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which registration fraud, systematic irregularities, government intimidation of the opposition, vote buying, and election violence are absent, and the election management body is autonomous and has enough staff and resources.