El Salvador vs Malta: Free and fair elections

El Salvador
1
in 2025
Malta
1
in 2025
El Salvador rank
1st
Malta rank
1st

Free and fair elections over time

  • El Salvador
  • Malta
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 1 against 1 in Malta, a difference of 0.

Across all 86 years both countries report, Malta has been ahead every year.

El Salvador 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 El Salvador Malta Difference Ahead
1920s 0 1 1 Malta
1930s 0 1 1 Malta
1940s 0 1 1 Malta
1950s 0 1 1 Malta
1960s 0 1 1 Malta
1970s 0 1 1 Malta
1980s 0 1 1 Malta
1990s 0.9 1 0.1 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, El Salvador or Malta?
El Salvador, at 1 against 1 in Malta as of 2025.
What is the difference in free and fair elections between El Salvador and Malta?
0, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Malta?
86 years are reported by both, from 1921 to 2025.
How do El Salvador and Malta rank globally for free and fair elections?
El Salvador 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

Indicator
Free and fair elections
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
172 places, 17,000 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

Central estimate of whether national elections were free and fair or not.