Malta vs Panama: Political civil liberties index
Malta
0.891
in 2025
Panama
0.885
in 2025
Malta rank
44th
Panama rank
47th
Political civil liberties index over time
- Malta
- Panama
How they compare
Malta currently reports 0.891 against 0.885 in Panama, a difference of 0.006.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 123 shared years of data; in 1903 it was Malta ahead.
Malta ranks 44th and Panama ranks 47th of 176 countries.
Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.795 | 0.598 | 0.197 | Malta |
| 1910s | 0.795 | 0.598 | 0.197 | Malta |
| 1920s | 0.803 | 0.598 | 0.205 | Malta |
| 1930s | 0.7976 | 0.6193 | 0.1783 | Malta |
| 1940s | 0.7957 | 0.6216 | 0.1741 | Malta |
| 1950s | 0.8468 | 0.6187 | 0.2281 | Malta |
| 1960s | 0.8606 | 0.5565 | 0.3041 | Malta |
| 1970s | 0.8574 | 0.1455 | 0.7119 | Malta |
| 1980s | 0.8779 | 0.223 | 0.6549 | Malta |
| 1990s | 0.929 | 0.8636 | 0.0654 | Malta |
| 2000s | 0.9272 | 0.89 | 0.0372 | Malta |
| 2010s | 0.9014 | 0.8821 | 0.0193 | Malta |
| 2020s | 0.886 | 0.8692 | 0.0168 | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher political civil liberties index, Malta or Panama?
- Malta, at 0.891 against 0.885 in Panama as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political civil liberties index between Malta and Panama?
- 0.006, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Panama?
- 123 years are reported by both, from 1903 to 2025.
- How do Malta and Panama rank globally for political civil liberties index?
- Malta ranks 44th and Panama ranks 47th 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.