Malta vs Netherlands, The: Political civil liberties index

Malta
0.891
in 2025
Netherlands, The
0.892
in 2025
Malta rank
44th
Netherlands, The rank
41st

Political civil liberties index over time

  • Malta
  • Netherlands, The
0.20.40.60.81178919072025

How they compare

Netherlands, The currently reports 0.892 against 0.891 in Malta, a difference of 0.001.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Netherlands, The ahead.

Malta ranks 44th and Netherlands, The ranks 41st of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 1 and Netherlands, The in 12.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malta Netherlands, The Difference Ahead
1900s 0.795 0.81 0.015 Netherlands, The
1910s 0.795 0.8108 0.0158 Netherlands, The
1920s 0.803 0.824 0.021 Netherlands, The
1930s 0.7976 0.822 0.0244 Netherlands, The
1940s 0.7957 0.5415 0.2542 Malta
1950s 0.8468 0.8507 0.0039 Netherlands, The
1960s 0.8606 0.879 0.0184 Netherlands, The
1970s 0.8574 0.9328 0.0754 Netherlands, The
1980s 0.8779 0.945 0.0671 Netherlands, The
1990s 0.929 0.9444 0.0154 Netherlands, The
2000s 0.9272 0.942 0.0148 Netherlands, The
2010s 0.9014 0.9356 0.0342 Netherlands, The
2020s 0.886 0.9102 0.0242 Netherlands, The

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher political civil liberties index, Malta or Netherlands, The?
Netherlands, The, at 0.892 against 0.891 in Malta as of 2025.
What is the difference in political civil liberties index between Malta and Netherlands, The?
0.001, with Netherlands, The ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Netherlands, The?
126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Malta and Netherlands, The rank globally for political civil liberties index?
Malta ranks 44th and Netherlands, The ranks 41st 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.

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Indicator
Political civil liberties index
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,211 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed