How many years of comparable data are there for Lithuania 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.

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

Lithuania

0.932

in 2025

Malta

0.929

in 2025

Lithuania rank

29th

Malta rank

31st

Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index over time

Lithuania
Malta

How they compare

Lithuania currently reports 0.932 against 0.929 in Malta, a difference of 0.003.

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

Lithuania ranks 29th and Malta ranks 31st of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Lithuania averaged higher in 3 and Malta in 10.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lithuania	Malta	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.2675	0.771	0.5035	Malta
1910s	0.3594	0.771	0.4116	Malta
1920s	0.7084	0.8166	0.1082	Malta
1930s	0.6427	0.828	0.1853	Malta
1940s	0.0065	0.835	0.8285	Malta
1950s	0.0483	0.855	0.8067	Malta
1960s	0.0929	0.882	0.7891	Malta
1970s	0.0957	0.897	0.8013	Malta
1980s	0.1237	0.9102	0.7865	Malta
1990s	0.9201	0.943	0.0229	Malta
2000s	0.9487	0.943	0.0057	Lithuania
2010s	0.9587	0.9191	0.0396	Lithuania
2020s	0.9318	0.9183	0.0135	Lithuania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher individual liberties and equality before the law index, Lithuania or Malta?: Lithuania, at 0.932 against 0.929 in Malta as of 2025.
What is the difference in individual liberties and equality before the law index between Lithuania and Malta?: 0.003, with Lithuania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lithuania and Malta?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Lithuania and Malta rank globally for individual liberties and equality before the law index?: Lithuania ranks 29th 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.