Belgium vs Malta: Justified Political Positions Score
Belgium
1.7
in 2025
Malta
1.72
in 2025
Belgium rank
33rd
Malta rank
32nd
Justified Political Positions Score over time
- Belgium
- Malta
How they compare
Malta currently reports 1.72 against 1.7 in Belgium, a difference of 0.02.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Malta ahead.
Belgium ranks 33rd and Malta ranks 32nd of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 7 and Malta in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.009 | 0.765 | 0.756 | Malta |
| 1910s | -0.1564 | 0.765 | 0.9214 | Malta |
| 1920s | 0.495 | 0.765 | 0.27 | Malta |
| 1930s | 0.495 | 0.765 | 0.27 | Malta |
| 1940s | 0.6788 | 0.765 | 0.0862 | Malta |
| 1950s | 2.14 | 0.765 | 1.38 | Belgium |
| 1960s | 1.81 | 0.9342 | 0.8801 | Belgium |
| 1970s | 1.78 | 1.05 | 0.731 | Belgium |
| 1980s | 1.78 | 1.34 | 0.4427 | Belgium |
| 1990s | 1.95 | 2.01 | 0.0532 | Malta |
| 2000s | 2.2 | 2.01 | 0.1924 | Belgium |
| 2010s | 2.2 | 2.01 | 0.1956 | Belgium |
| 2020s | 2.14 | 1.72 | 0.4208 | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher justified political positions score, Belgium or Malta?
- Malta, at 1.72 against 1.7 in Belgium as of 2025.
- What is the difference in justified political positions score between Belgium and Malta?
- 0.02, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Malta?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Malta rank globally for justified political positions score?
- Belgium ranks 33rd and Malta ranks 32nd of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Justified Political Positions Score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which political elites provide complex, nuanced, and complete justifications for their views when considering important policy changes.