Malta vs Poland: Political centralization index
Malta
0.176
in 2025
Poland
0.19
in 2025
Malta rank
120th
Poland rank
117th
Political centralization index over time
- Malta
- Poland
How they compare
Poland currently reports 0.19 against 0.176 in Malta, a difference of 0.014.
That makes Poland's figure about 1.1 times Malta's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 103 shared years of data; in 1918 it was Malta ahead.
Malta ranks 120th and Poland ranks 117th of 176 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 6 and Poland in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0.439 | 0.211 | 0.228 | Malta |
| 1920s | 0.327 | 0.2004 | 0.1266 | Malta |
| 1930s | 0.4078 | 0.3946 | 0.0132 | Malta |
| 1940s | 0.3842 | 0.6555 | 0.2713 | Poland |
| 1950s | 0.3168 | 0.628 | 0.3112 | Poland |
| 1960s | 0.333 | 0.5989 | 0.2659 | Poland |
| 1970s | 0.2842 | 0.599 | 0.3148 | Poland |
| 1980s | 0.2802 | 0.5334 | 0.2532 | Poland |
| 1990s | 0.2488 | 0.0325 | 0.2163 | Malta |
| 2000s | 0.247 | 0.0328 | 0.2142 | Malta |
| 2010s | 0.2478 | 0.1271 | 0.1207 | Malta |
| 2020s | 0.1753 | 0.3028 | 0.1275 | Poland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher political centralization index, Malta or Poland?
- Poland, at 0.19 against 0.176 in Malta as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political centralization index between Malta and Poland?
- 0.014, with Poland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Poland?
- 103 years are reported by both, from 1918 to 2025.
- How do Malta and Poland rank globally for political centralization index?
- Malta ranks 120th and Poland ranks 117th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Political centralization index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.