How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Malta?

126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Canada vs Malta: Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index

Canada

0.905

in 2025

Malta

0.929

in 2025

Canada rank

34th

Malta rank

31st

Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index over time

Canada
Malta

How they compare

Malta currently reports 0.929 against 0.905 in Canada, a difference of 0.024.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Canada ahead.

Canada ranks 34th and Malta ranks 31st of 176 countries.

Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Canada	Malta	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.8464	0.771	0.0754	Canada
1910s	0.8479	0.771	0.0769	Canada
1920s	0.8532	0.8166	0.0366	Canada
1930s	0.8576	0.828	0.0296	Canada
1940s	0.8663	0.835	0.0313	Canada
1950s	0.887	0.855	0.032	Canada
1960s	0.9189	0.882	0.0369	Canada
1970s	0.9368	0.897	0.0398	Canada
1980s	0.9514	0.9102	0.0412	Canada
1990s	0.9563	0.943	0.0133	Canada
2000s	0.957	0.943	0.014	Canada
2010s	0.9591	0.9191	0.04	Canada
2020s	0.9213	0.9183	0.003	Canada

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher individual liberties and equality before the law index, Canada or Malta?: Malta, at 0.929 against 0.905 in Canada as of 2025.
What is the difference in individual liberties and equality before the law index between Canada and Malta?: 0.024, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Malta?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Canada and Malta rank globally for individual liberties and equality before the law index?: Canada ranks 34th and Malta ranks 31st of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,494 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which extent to which citizens enjoy physical integrity rights, freedoms of religion, of movement, and from forced labor, as well as access to justice, laws are transparent, and public administration is impartial.