South Korea vs Malta: Free and fair elections
South Korea
1
in 2025
Malta
1
in 2025
South Korea rank
1st
Malta rank
1st
Free and fair elections over time
- South Korea
- Malta
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 1 against 1 in Malta, a difference of 0.
Across all 75 years both countries report, Malta has been ahead every year.
South Korea 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 | South Korea | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Malta |
| 1950s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Malta |
| 1960s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Malta |
| 1970s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Malta |
| 1980s | 0.5 | 1 | 0.5 | 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, South Korea or Malta?
- South Korea, at 1 against 1 in Malta as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free and fair elections between South Korea and Malta?
- 0, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Malta?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1948 to 2025.
- How do South Korea and Malta rank globally for free and fair elections?
- South Korea 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.