Bulgaria vs Malta: Judicial Checks on Government Index
Bulgaria
0.793
in 2025
Malta
0.785
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
60th
Malta rank
62nd
Judicial Checks on Government Index over time
- Bulgaria
- Malta
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 0.793 against 0.785 in Malta, a difference of 0.008.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Malta ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 60th and Malta ranks 62nd of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 4 and Malta in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.5 | 0.708 | 0.208 | Malta |
| 1910s | 0.5 | 0.708 | 0.208 | Malta |
| 1920s | 0.4985 | 0.708 | 0.2095 | Malta |
| 1930s | 0.5026 | 0.708 | 0.2054 | Malta |
| 1940s | 0.3361 | 0.708 | 0.3719 | Malta |
| 1950s | 0.22 | 0.708 | 0.488 | Malta |
| 1960s | 0.22 | 0.6936 | 0.4736 | Malta |
| 1970s | 0.22 | 0.68 | 0.46 | Malta |
| 1980s | 0.22 | 0.6874 | 0.4674 | Malta |
| 1990s | 0.8288 | 0.717 | 0.1118 | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 0.8562 | 0.717 | 0.1392 | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 0.8402 | 0.7164 | 0.1238 | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 0.8297 | 0.785 | 0.0447 | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher judicial checks on government index, Bulgaria or Malta?
- Bulgaria, at 0.793 against 0.785 in Malta as of 2025.
- What is the difference in judicial checks on government index between Bulgaria and Malta?
- 0.008, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Malta?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Malta rank globally for judicial checks on government index?
- Bulgaria ranks 60th and Malta ranks 62nd of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Judicial Checks on Government Index. 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 the extent to which the executive respects the constitution, complies with the judiciary and high courts, and higher and lower courts are independent.