Malta vs Singapore: Liberal political institutions index
Malta
0.77
in 2025
Singapore
0.767
in 2025
Malta rank
58th
Singapore rank
60th
Liberal political institutions index over time
- Malta
- Singapore
How they compare
Malta currently reports 0.77 against 0.767 in Singapore, a difference of 0.003.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Singapore ahead.
Malta ranks 58th and Singapore ranks 60th of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 8 and Singapore in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.492 | 0.5127 | 0.0207 | Singapore |
| 1910s | 0.492 | 0.511 | 0.019 | Singapore |
| 1920s | 0.6804 | 0.511 | 0.1694 | Malta |
| 1930s | 0.5341 | 0.511 | 0.0231 | Malta |
| 1940s | 0.5568 | 0.4002 | 0.1566 | Malta |
| 1950s | 0.7086 | 0.5674 | 0.1412 | Malta |
| 1960s | 0.6529 | 0.6568 | 0.0039 | Singapore |
| 1970s | 0.6915 | 0.6923 | 0.0008 | Singapore |
| 1980s | 0.6993 | 0.698 | 0.0013 | Malta |
| 1990s | 0.725 | 0.706 | 0.019 | Malta |
| 2000s | 0.725 | 0.713 | 0.012 | Malta |
| 2010s | 0.7105 | 0.7234 | 0.0129 | Singapore |
| 2020s | 0.7698 | 0.7502 | 0.0197 | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher liberal political institutions index, Malta or Singapore?
- Malta, at 0.77 against 0.767 in Singapore as of 2025.
- What is the difference in liberal political institutions index between Malta and Singapore?
- 0.003, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Singapore?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Malta and Singapore rank globally for liberal political institutions index?
- Malta ranks 58th and Singapore ranks 60th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- 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.