Germany vs Malta: Political civil liberties index
Germany
0.892
in 2025
Malta
0.891
in 2025
Germany rank
41st
Malta rank
44th
Political civil liberties index over time
- Germany
- Malta
How they compare
Germany currently reports 0.892 against 0.891 in Malta, a difference of 0.001.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 80 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Malta ahead.
Germany ranks 41st and Malta ranks 44th of 176 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 5 and Malta in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.606 | 0.795 | 0.189 | Malta |
| 1910s | 0.6037 | 0.795 | 0.1913 | Malta |
| 1920s | 0.82 | 0.803 | 0.017 | Germany |
| 1930s | 0.2672 | 0.7976 | 0.5304 | Malta |
| 1940s | 0.0224 | 0.771 | 0.7486 | Malta |
| 1990s | 0.964 | 0.929 | 0.035 | Germany |
| 2000s | 0.9646 | 0.9272 | 0.0374 | Germany |
| 2010s | 0.959 | 0.9014 | 0.0576 | Germany |
| 2020s | 0.9275 | 0.886 | 0.0415 | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher political civil liberties index, Germany or Malta?
- Germany, at 0.892 against 0.891 in Malta as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political civil liberties index between Germany and Malta?
- 0.001, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Malta?
- 80 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Germany and Malta rank globally for political civil liberties index?
- Germany ranks 41st and Malta ranks 44th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Political civil liberties index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.