Gambia vs Malta: Free and fair elections
Gambia
1
in 2025
Malta
1
in 2025
Gambia rank
1st
Malta rank
1st
Free and fair elections over time
- Gambia
- Malta
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 1 against 1 in Malta, a difference of 0.
Across all 75 years both countries report, Malta has been ahead every year.
Gambia ranks 1st and Malta ranks 1st of 172 countries.
Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 0.8889 | 1 | 0.1111 | Malta |
| 2000s | 0.5 | 1 | 0.5 | Malta |
| 2010s | 0.4 | 1 | 0.6 | Malta |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher free and fair elections, Gambia or Malta?
- Gambia, at 1 against 1 in Malta as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections between Gambia and Malta?
- 0, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Malta?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1947 to 2025.
- How do Gambia and Malta rank globally for free and fair elections?
- Gambia 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.