Malta vs United Kingdom: Justified political positions score

Malta
1.72
in 2025
United Kingdom
1.78
in 2025
Malta rank
32nd
United Kingdom rank
29th

Justified political positions score over time

  • Malta
  • United Kingdom
0.511.52190019622025

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 1.78 against 1.72 in Malta, a difference of 0.06.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Malta ahead.

Malta ranks 32nd and United Kingdom ranks 29th of 175 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 7 and United Kingdom in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malta United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1900s 0.765 0.475 0.29 Malta
1910s 0.765 0.475 0.29 Malta
1920s 0.765 0.475 0.29 Malta
1930s 0.765 0.811 0.046 United Kingdom
1940s 0.765 0.811 0.046 United Kingdom
1950s 0.765 0.811 0.046 United Kingdom
1960s 0.9342 1 0.0696 United Kingdom
1970s 1.05 1.29 0.246 United Kingdom
1980s 1.34 1.29 0.0423 Malta
1990s 2.01 1.31 0.7003 Malta
2000s 2.01 1.34 0.666 Malta
2010s 2.01 1.34 0.666 Malta
2020s 1.72 1.9 0.189 United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher justified political positions score, Malta or United Kingdom?
United Kingdom, at 1.78 against 1.72 in Malta as of 2025.
What is the difference in justified political positions score between Malta and United Kingdom?
0.06, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and United Kingdom?
126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Malta and United Kingdom rank globally for justified political positions score?
Malta ranks 32nd and United Kingdom ranks 29th of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?
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.

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About this data

Indicator
Justified political positions score
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
175 places, 20,802 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed