Malta vs Panama: Liberal Political Institutions Index
Malta
0.77
in 2025
Panama
0.773
in 2025
Malta rank
58th
Panama rank
57th
Liberal Political Institutions Index over time
- Malta
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 0.773 against 0.77 in Malta, a difference of 0.003.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 123 shared years of data; in 1903 it was Malta ahead.
Malta ranks 58th and Panama ranks 57th of 176 countries.
Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.492 | 0.3177 | 0.1743 | Malta |
| 1910s | 0.492 | 0.3255 | 0.1665 | Malta |
| 1920s | 0.6804 | 0.3675 | 0.3129 | Malta |
| 1930s | 0.5341 | 0.3726 | 0.1615 | Malta |
| 1940s | 0.5568 | 0.3601 | 0.1967 | Malta |
| 1950s | 0.7086 | 0.4218 | 0.2868 | Malta |
| 1960s | 0.6529 | 0.3952 | 0.2577 | Malta |
| 1970s | 0.6915 | 0.2513 | 0.4402 | Malta |
| 1980s | 0.6993 | 0.2312 | 0.4681 | Malta |
| 1990s | 0.725 | 0.7204 | 0.0046 | Malta |
| 2000s | 0.725 | 0.7166 | 0.0084 | Malta |
| 2010s | 0.7105 | 0.7005 | 0.01 | Malta |
| 2020s | 0.7698 | 0.7438 | 0.026 | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher liberal political institutions index, Malta or Panama?
- Panama, at 0.773 against 0.77 in Malta as of 2025.
- What is the difference in liberal political institutions index between Malta and Panama?
- 0.003, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Panama?
- 123 years are reported by both, from 1903 to 2025.
- How do Malta and Panama rank globally for liberal political institutions index?
- Malta ranks 58th and Panama ranks 57th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Liberal Political Institutions 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 of individual and minority rights, equality before the law, and executive constraints.