Kiribati vs Malta: Political liberties

Kiribati
1
in 2025
Malta
1
in 2025
Kiribati rank
1st
Malta rank
1st

Political liberties over time

  • Kiribati
  • Malta
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How they compare

Kiribati currently reports 1 against 1 in Malta, a difference of 0.

Across all 134 years both countries report, Malta has been ahead every year.

Kiribati ranks 1st and Malta ranks 1st of 197 countries.

Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 14 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kiribati Malta Difference Ahead
1890s 0 0 0
1900s 0 0 0
1910s 0 0 0
1920s 0 0 0
1930s 0 0 0
1940s 0 0 0
1950s 0 0.1 0.1 Malta
1960s 0 1 1 Malta
1970s 0.2 1 0.8 Malta
1980s 1 1 0
1990s 1 1 0
2000s 1 1 0
2010s 1 1 0
2020s 1 1 0

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher political liberties, Kiribati or Malta?
Kiribati, at 1 against 1 in Malta as of 2025.
What is the difference in political liberties between Kiribati and Malta?
0, with Kiribati ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Malta?
134 years are reported by both, from 1892 to 2025.
How do Kiribati and Malta rank globally for political liberties?
Kiribati ranks 1st and Malta ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Political liberties. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Political liberties
Source
Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
198 places, 32,485 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed

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