How many years of comparable data are there for Greece 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.

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

Greece

0.905

in 2025

Malta

0.929

in 2025

Greece rank

34th

Malta rank

31st

Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index over time

Greece
Malta

How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Malta ahead.

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

Across the 13 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 5 and Malta in 8.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Greece	Malta	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.4662	0.771	0.3048	Malta
1910s	0.5058	0.771	0.2652	Malta
1920s	0.4755	0.8166	0.3411	Malta
1930s	0.3993	0.828	0.4287	Malta
1940s	0.2418	0.835	0.5932	Malta
1950s	0.5702	0.855	0.2848	Malta
1960s	0.4868	0.882	0.3952	Malta
1970s	0.5836	0.897	0.3134	Malta
1980s	0.9501	0.9102	0.0399	Greece
1990s	0.9612	0.943	0.0182	Greece
2000s	0.9671	0.943	0.0241	Greece
2010s	0.9578	0.9191	0.0387	Greece
2020s	0.9205	0.9183	0.0022	Greece

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher individual liberties and equality before the law index, Greece or Malta?: Malta, at 0.929 against 0.905 in Greece as of 2025.
What is the difference in individual liberties and equality before the law index between Greece and Malta?: 0.024, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Malta?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Greece and Malta rank globally for individual liberties and equality before the law index?: Greece 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.