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
0.20.40.60.8186719462025

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.

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About this data

Indicator
Liberal political institutions index
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 29,207 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed