Bulgaria vs Malta: Participatory political institutions index

Bulgaria
0.616
in 2025
Malta
0.616
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
38th
Malta rank
38th

Participatory political institutions index over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Malta
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How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 0.616 against 0.616 in Malta, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 38th and Malta ranks 38th of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 8 and Malta in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Malta Difference Ahead
1900s 0.436 0.132 0.304 Bulgaria
1910s 0.4337 0.132 0.3017 Bulgaria
1920s 0.4403 0.1481 0.2922 Bulgaria
1930s 0.3835 0.152 0.2315 Bulgaria
1940s 0.3334 0.1549 0.1785 Bulgaria
1950s 0.2903 0.1703 0.12 Bulgaria
1960s 0.237 0.2371 0.0001 Malta
1970s 0.2894 0.3023 0.0129 Malta
1980s 0.265 0.311 0.046 Malta
1990s 0.5704 0.5346 0.0358 Bulgaria
2000s 0.5607 0.6232 0.0625 Malta
2010s 0.657 0.6614 0.0044 Malta
2020s 0.666 0.6483 0.0177 Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher participatory political institutions index, Bulgaria or Malta?
Bulgaria, at 0.616 against 0.616 in Malta as of 2025.
What is the difference in participatory political institutions index between Bulgaria and Malta?
0, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Malta?
126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Bulgaria and Malta rank globally for participatory political institutions index?
Bulgaria ranks 38th and Malta ranks 38th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Participatory 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
Participatory political institutions index
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 29,844 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed