Brazil vs Malta: Free and fair elections
Brazil
1
in 2025
Malta
1
in 2025
Brazil rank
1st
Malta rank
1st
Free and fair elections over time
- Brazil
- Malta
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 1 against 1 in Malta, a difference of 0.
Across all 87 years both countries report, Malta has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 1st and Malta ranks 1st of 172 countries.
Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 11 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Malta |
| 1930s | 0.5 | 1 | 0.5 | Malta |
| 1940s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0.4286 | 1 | 0.5714 | Malta |
| 1970s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Malta |
| 1980s | 0.8 | 1 | 0.2 | Malta |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 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, Brazil or Malta?
- Brazil, at 1 against 1 in Malta as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections between Brazil and Malta?
- 0, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Malta?
- 87 years are reported by both, from 1921 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Malta rank globally for free and fair elections?
- Brazil ranks 1st and Malta ranks 1st of 172 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Free and fair elections. 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 whether national elections were free and fair or not.