Malta vs Romania: Political liberties
Malta
1
in 2025
Romania
1
in 2025
Malta rank
1st
Romania rank
1st
Political liberties over time
- Malta
- Romania
How they compare
Malta currently reports 1 against 1 in Romania, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 186 shared years of data; in 1840 it was Romania ahead.
Malta ranks 1st and Romania ranks 1st of 197 countries.
Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 19 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1850s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1870s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 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 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.1 | Malta |
| 1960s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Malta |
| 1970s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Malta |
| 1980s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Malta |
| 1990s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Malta |
| 2000s | 1 | 0.4 | 0.6 | Malta |
| 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, Malta or Romania?
- Malta, at 1 against 1 in Romania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political liberties between Malta and Romania?
- 0, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Romania?
- 186 years are reported by both, from 1840 to 2025.
- How do Malta and Romania rank globally for political liberties?
- Malta ranks 1st and Romania 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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